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This discussion about the true spirit of Islam is not irrelevant or superficial. I truly understand that we have many pressing social issues that need to be addressed. Education, spousal relations, parenting, personal and community finances, all of these are immensely important. But this issue is one that defines Islam, it is at the heart of what it means to be a servant of God. This is what opens or closes the gates of Heaven and Hell. It is the first building block of a personal relationship with the Creator; the first step towards true love and loyalty, or the first step towards infidelity and ingratitude. Even at the community level, this is relevant because unity is only achieved through a common sense of purpose. Read More »

Welcome, it's our monthly Poetry day again! If you want to share your verses with everyone here, kindly email us at poetry[@]muslimmatters[.]org stating your name, along with your poem.  As soon as your poem is selected for publishing, we'll let you know so that you can keep an eye out for ... Read More »

Family is at the core of our experience as human beings. Family impacts us in so many ways. The situation within the home affects us psychologically, emotionally, and even spiritually. Different aspects of family life have been addressed in the Quran and Sunnah. We are witnessing the deterioration of the institution of family. When family falters, civilizations fall. In spite of this challenge, the solution remains very simple. It is the implementation of the way of life granted to us by Allah: Islam. This lecture briefly discusses not only the issues families face today, but also the solutions. Read More »

Welcome, it's our monthly Poetry day again! If you want to share your verses with everyone here, kindly email us at poetry[@]muslimmatters[.]org stating your name, along with your poem.  As soon as your poem is selected for publishing, we'll let you know so that you can keep an eye out for ... Read More »

I wanted to dedicate this one session to what I feel is one of the most pressing issues in the lives of Muslim youth and one that I have come to experience myself personally at one point in my life. As I’ve had the opportunity to travel more recently and interact with many young people across the country, I’m noticing it’s not a problem localized to one community or limited to one specific kind of person, but rather it’s happening pretty much almost universally. I guess I want to term it a crisis of faith, and a crisis of confidence in the religion. Read More »

Just like the meaning, the prayer ṣalāt’-l-istikhārah, which is from the Sunnah of the Prophet (ṣallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam), is an authentically narrated Sunnah of the Prophet (ṣallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam) and an extremely emphasized practice of the Messenger (ṣallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam). Just like the meaning of the word istikhārah, the purpose of the ṣalāh is similarly to seek that which is good from Allāh (subḥānahu wa ta‘āla). I want to inshā’Allāh have this session to explain the procedure and the purpose of istikhārah. Read More »

The heart is the place of īmān. Allāh and His Messenger (ṣallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam) have said īmān is related to the heart of the mu’min. Allāh (subḥānahu wa ta‘āla) told us that those who will survive on the Day of Judgment and those who will be saved from the Hellfire and from Allāh’s Wrath are those who will come with a clean and pure heart. It is a heart that is pure from the desires, lust and the evil feelings. It is pure and free from all the doubts about Allāh (subḥānahu wa ta‘āla) and His religion and His Messenger. Read More »

In this supplication, one is asking Allāh to instill his soul with guidance. What is true guidance in this context? It is everything that leads to obedience to Allāh and His messenger, just as the Prophet (ṣallallāhu `alayhi wa sallam) once addressed in a sermon, “Whoever obeys Allāh and His messenger is rightly guided, and whoever disobeys Allāh and His messenger has gone astray (from the right path).” Read More »

Dear kids, your blog post could also be featured on MuslimKidsMatter like the one below! Send in your contribution and inshā'Allāh, it may just be published here! Write to muslimkidsmatter@muslimmatters.org, with your name, age and your article attached. Lessons Learnt from Surah Yusuf by Nur Kose He said: “No reproach ... Read More »