UPDATE #3: Did Michael Jackson Die As A Muslim?

There are multiple reports coming from religious leaders confirming that Michael Jackson was Muslim. However, Imam Zaid has since modified his original article with clarification, Yasir Qadhi has issued clarification on his khutbah, and we have been unable to find supporting evidence for CNN’s alleged report of a janazah prayer. We’ll keep you posted of any more news as well as any updates on if Jackson will indeed be receiving a Salatul Janazah.

How to Really Put Yourself in Someone Else’s Shoes

In this post – 2 books, 2 videos, and one story.
A few lessons many of us often learn in childhood or early in life-

Always look at those who haven’t been given what you have so that you are thankful
Try to imagine what someone else goes through before criticizing them
Things are not always what they [...]

A Wake-Up Call For Muslim Parents

The young parent forgets what it was like as a child, to be caught red-handed, or worse, to be scolded or punished. It seems as if, now that a couple has become parents, they can get away with treating their children however they like. The moment the effect of their parenting mistakes manifests itself in their young children’s negative behavior, the latter are ceremoniously lectured or reprimanded. However, do the parents pause and reflect about which actions of theirs might have been the cause of that behavior?

Obama To Continue Iraq Occupation

Barack Obama won the votes of many Americans by promising to swiftly end the Iraq War and bring U.S. troops home. He denounced George W. Bush’s invasion of Iraq as a “violation of international law.”
So will U.S. troops leave Iraq? Will those responsible for this trumped-up war face justice?
No, on both counts. [Toronto Sun]
The best [...]

Sex & the Ummah: Intimacy and Marital Problems for Victims of Molestation. Part II- C/D

The development of extreme personalities within the victims is a very crucial point to understand. Many victims of molestation do end up developing extreme personalities, like being extreme about discipline to the level of dictatorship, or extreme about cleanliness to the level of perfection, or extreme negligence, or extreme mood swings, or extreme dependence or complete lack of dependence.

Our Legacy for the Next Generation: Doubt?

Posted by abu abdAllah
Indeed all praise is for Allah.  I seek refuge with Him from the rejected-devil, from the evil that my misdeeds and excesses may bring upon me or others, and from every source of evil.  In the Name of Allah, I begin.

Ash-Shura, Ayat 14
Sahih International: And they did not become divided until after [...]

Not Just Gmail, Gmail With MM “Web Clips!”

Innalhamdolillah. Bismillah.
[written by abu abdAllah]
Here’s a neat trick for all of you who use Gmail and love reading Muslimmatters.

Open Gmail in your web browser.
Click on settings (located at the very top of the page, among the links at the top right).
Click on web clips (if you use the link, you can skip steps 1 and [...]

Outrageous: Muslim Woman, Lisa Valentine, Jailed for “Hijab Contempt” in Georgia!

We are happy to introduce the latest addition to our Associate Writers, one who is quite familiar to regular bloggers. We are excited to welcome Br. Abdul-Malik Ryan (Abu Noor Al-Irlandee), who joins the MM family with this post. You can read about Br. Abu Noor’s background on our updated Associates page. A related message [...]

The World from the view of a Single Brother

In my mind, if I were to be asked this question, I would reply back and say, Uncle, when you married your wife, how much money did you have in your account? Of course that will result to an automatic rejection, but that is besides the point.

Judge Defers Aafia’s Case Decision till Dec 17

Update on Dr. Aafia’s case. More delays and more unjust incarceration.

By Our [Dawn] Correspondent
NEW YORK, Nov 19: The judge hearing the case of Aafia Siddiqui, the Pakistani neuroscientist charged with firing on US officials, deferred on Wednesday a decision on her competency to stand trial till Dec 17.At a conference hearing, Federal Judge Richard [...]