Unable to Appreciate

In the Qur’an, Allah directs us over and over to ponder over the miracles of His creation, and even swears by them: the sun, the moon, the stars, the seas, the turning of the seasons.
“Wal ‘Asr…” “WatTeeni wazZaytoon…” “WadhDhuha… walLayli ithaa sajaa…” “Wal Fajr…” “WashShamsi wa DhuHaahaa…”
By Time… By the fig and the olive… By […]

Lessons from Ignorance: Part 1

“So, what religion are you?”

“Ummm, I think I’m half-Muslim, half-Christian because my mom is Muslim, but my dad is Christian.”

This is just a guess on my part, but after reading that, I bet your thoughts may have looked something like the following:

“Subhaan’Allah, this guy’s a moron.”

One Special Moment of Mercy

I belong to a book discussion group whose members are predominantly converts. We are currently reading Even Angels Ask by Jeffrey Lang. I’ve struggled through the book, disliking some of his broad generalizations about people and feeling concern about some of his ways of deriving knowledge.
Yesterday, however, we got to a point in the book […]

New Khutbah: Obedience from Love of Allah

New Khutbah by Nouman Ali Khan, delivered in February 2008. This is an inspirational khutbah, calling us to re-examine our relationship with Allah, and take a look at how it affects our day to day actions.

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Uncomparable Love - Yasir Qadhi khutbah in Chicago on March 14, 2008

Shaykh Yasir Qadhi gave a khutbah at Islamic Foundation masjid in Villa Park, IL last Friday. He was in town to attend the Americal Oriental Society’s 2008 Call For Papers, and when he came in Friday morning came to our local masjid and delivered a khutbah people have been begging for a copy of it […]

NEW Pics! No Excuse From Prayer (Scuba Diver Prays Under Water)

So, what’s your excuse?
The hardest time I have praying is when I have gone skiing (snow-skiing), wearing those boots that don’t really flex at all, and you pretty much have to fall down into your sajdah. In fact, I was skiing this weekend and found a nice spot behind a cabin. Its an interesting feeling […]

Thoughts on Death

While death is a subject often discussed in khutbahs and duroos and something that I’d heard and read about from an Islamic point of view, I’d never had any real personal exposure to death until recently.
Back in September, I helped wash and shroud my first dead body. Last weekend, my granduncle passed away. Both were […]

Roger Clemens and the Meaning of Life

We hasten unto them with good things (in this worldly life so that they will have no share of good things in the Hereafter)? Nay, but they perceive not. (23:56)
And I (Allah) created not the jinns and humans except they should worship Me (Alone). (51:56)
While people around the world are starving, dying, and fighting wars […]

A Conversation with a Jinn: The Exorcism Experience

*Umm Reem describes her attempt at exorcism and the conversations that occurred during this experience. Please note that this questions of fiqhi nature may not be addressed, as this was not intended to be a course on the methodology of exorcism. Finally, please do not try this at home!*

We read and we believe in […]

Question Yourself

Dear Self,

Here is a list of questions to ask yourself everyday, and see if you truly are Living Islam Daily.

Regards,
Yourself