Everyday, Muslims are walking a tight rope with our deen on one side and the realities we face on the other. We can’t ignore the world,...
Much ink has been spilt as of late on the topic of social justice. Though injustice is not a new phenomenon (indeed, much of human history...
By Imam Zia Sheikh Is Beer Halal According to the Hanafi Fiqh? You might be forgiven for thinking so if you believed the recent viral posting of...
Q. When non-Muslims embrace Islam, is ghusl (bathing) obligatory upon them? The process of becoming a Muslim is very straightforward and undemanding. Allah desires ease for...
Over the last two years, Muslim bloggers and writers have published countless articles that challenge or outright reject the traditionally normative Islamic view on social issues...
Today is ‘Ashuraa’, a day we fast in commemoration of our beloved Prophet Musa’s safe escape from Fir’awn and his tyranny. I would like to share...
How do we distinguish a scholar from a da‘i, motivational speaker or ‘knowledgeable brother or sister’? What are the proper qualifications for true scholarship? How serious a sin is giving fatwas and religious rulings without...
By Hamza Andreas Tzortzis ‘And We created not the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, for mere play.’[1] [The Qur’an] A popular...
Many ‘conservative’ Muslims feel instantly uncomfortable when they hear someone talk about tajdeed (renewal) of the religion. Some of us do this out of fear of...
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