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At first you point at others and say, "How sad." You pity them due to issues that you assume could never affect you. Then you wake up one day and that fire is burning inside your own home. Crisis. One involving family, at that. Even the seemingly devout are struggling. As an Ummah among the many things we must deal with today, family is at the top of the list. When family crumbles, civilizations fall. The irony, is that all we need to repair the situation, is to implement the way of life we call our own, Islam. The lecture below details this issue and talks about the initial steps to putting out this fire. Read More »

As we are striving to increase deposits in our spiritual bank accounts by doing a plethora of righteous deeds, we become aware of the personal strength and respect that we are acquiring. This strength is derived from withstanding the numerous temptations we are faced with each day. We are empowered by choosing righteousness over heedlessness and in not succumbing to our physiological needs. Read More »

The following series of four-line poems, or Rubaiyaat, was written by MM Associate, Abez, and is not an entry to the contest, but a reminder: there is only 1 week left before the closing date for submissions to the Ramadan Poetry Contest (10th Ramadan)! Cash prizes, including sadaqah, are on ... Read More »

I’ve tried several times to begin this article and this is my third attempt. I’m supposed to be writing about special needs parenting from an Islamic/Muslim/Spiritual point of view, and the challenge is finding a balance between the bitter and the sweet. I have had some experience, my son Khalid was born with autism, a neurological disorder with complex genetic causes and no known cure. Read More »

The feeling of strangeness from the one who is in a state of grief, fear or worry because of sins is due to them possessing a living heart. Their heart feels that even the non-living things around them are strange and is filled with mixed feelings of isolation and dreariness. This is the reaction of a living heart to sins. Read More »

After a long, tiresome journey, this great army has finally reached their destination. They are prepared to meet their enemy. But their leader, the leader of a nation, sits and recalls that one Companion dear to his heart is not among them. "Allah's Apostle did not remember me till he reached Tabuk. So while he was sitting amongst the people in Tabuk, he said, 'What did Ka'b do?' Read More »

In times of crisis, some people may resign to defeat. The beautiful Hadith of the Palm Shoot paints this very problem in a very dramatic way. It then inspires us to fight back, to work against all odds, and to contribute to the benefit of humanity. It's a short hadith but it's an ultimate inspiration to stay positive and to contribute in the darkest of times. Read More »

While some have failed to abide by true love to him (sallaAllahu alayhe wasallam) this lunar month, by celebrating that which he did not command to be celebrated, they have forgotten that this great Prophet was one who, “Whenever he saw clouds or wind, his color would change.” Read More »

The poor among the Ummah deserve a special mention because they are more often than not overlooked, their interests disregarded and their voices ignored. Read More »