Tag Archive for ‘Ibaadah’
“Forget you, mom!”
“Ignore her, as if you didn’t hear her — if it is important she will call again.”
Ramadan Conference Call 2007 Transcript
The following is a transcript of the Ramadan conference call (Audio can be downloaded here) that MM organized last year with Shaykh Yaser Birjas and Shaykh Yasir Qadhi. We would like to thank Sr. Ruth for taking the time to transcribe, jazakillahkhair!
Opening comments from Sh. Yasir Birjas:
People every year feel anxiety as Ramadan gets [...]
Kicking the Habit – The 6-Steps Ramadan Advice
We all have habits that we may not like or that which may not be liked by Allah. As a result of this, we feel its negative effect in our lives. By its nature, a habit is basically something ingrained and hardwired in our mind. The best way to get over it, is not to try to stop the habit straight away, rather by starting and working on a counter habit. I wanted to share with you a process that I follow to work on starting a new habit that counters a bad habit that I have. It is the following 6 steps..
Ramadhaan For Kids: Making It Count
As adults, we look forward to Ramadhaan as a time of increased spirituality and a more concerted effort at increasing our ‘ebaadah. In preparation, we read books and articles, listen to lectures, plan goals and menus for the month.
But what about kids? What do they know about Ramadhaan, what do they think about it, and [...]
Retread: Understanding the Controversies Regarding Moonsighting
The precise conditions required to sight a credible hilaal is just one of the many hundreds and thousands of issues of fiqh that our scholars have differed over, since the time of the Companions. And, in the multi-madhab milieu of North America, we are exposed to many such fiqh differences on a regular basis, to the extent that most of us have come to live with and accept the rich diversity of opinion present in our traditional legal schools of thought.
Ramadhaan To The Max!
SubhanAllah, less than a week until Ramadhaan! Insha’Allah this year we’ll be entering the blessed month sometime in early September… which also means back to school! For many youth in the West, this is going to be quite a challenge, since so far we’ve been fortunate enough to have experienced Ramadhaan in the shorter [...]
The Dua Barometer: How Bad Do You Want It?
What do you make dua for the most? Do you look for the special times that dua is accepted only when in a time of difficulty? Do you pray for others? When things are good though, do we keep up that same level of dedication we had before? The time that we feel this regret most though, is when we step up our dua in face of a hardship, Allah (swt) answers our dua and grants us ease. Then when we face another hardship, we realize how negligent we were in that time of ease.
Care for Converts Drive – Final Event this Saturday
Alhamdulillah, we are a nation that loves to give sadaqah, which explains why there are countless numbers of Muslim-lead charity events and organizations out there, that deserve a mention on blogs such as ours.
For some reason, halfdate.com has really caught my attention. Maybe it’s because their marketing machine is doing such a great job, masha’Allah… [...]
The so-called hajj of Scheherezade Faramarzi, AP reporter and fraud
“Hajj intimidating for secular reporter.” That’s the headline for this article.
When I read that headline I was confused, uncertain why hajj would intimidate anyone, let alone a journalist. Unfortunately, the reference is to the hajj of Associated Press reporter Scheherezade Faramarzi , self-described “secular journalist,” who is actually participating in hajj rites simply [...]
Hajj Journal, Chapter 3: Madinah
This is a continuation of Hajj journal, chapter 1 and chapter 2.
Madinah was a place of firsts for us and provided clues to the trip to come. We got off the plane like tourists, giddy and exhausted. The giddiness dissipated as we stood in line to be processed by a series of clerks who were [...]
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