In the name of Allah , the Gracious, the Merciful The age of consent to sexual relations is not firmly established in classical Islamic law like...
Two questions have often been put to me since the publication in Arabic of al-Wafa’ bi asma’ al nisa’ (The Biographical Dictionary of Women Narrators of...
“Islam and Women” (and every possible tangent that has the potential to fall within this category) is an eternally hot topic, regularly pontificated about by traditional...
A leading scholar of Islamic studies with focus on Seerah literature and history, he unconventionally broke many stereotypes—both orthodox and modern and all his life epitomized...
Introduction The fight against anti-Blackness has once again hit the global stage, and American Muslims have a central role to play in the movement of racial...
They say history is the biography of great men and women. Well, history is also the story of great buildings. This case is rarely more painfully...
In the second decade of the 21st century in America, Muslims consider themselves “as American as apple pie,” don American-flag hijabs, and consider their presence and...
We all know that Ramadan is the month of fasting, abstinence and reflection. Ramadan also just happens to be a month of awesome history defining events...
Hadith: “Hasten to perform good deeds before seven events: Are you waiting for poverty that makes you forgetful? Or wealth that burdens you? Or a debilitating...
The patient couldn’t speak now, but she motioned to my pen. I handed it to her with her. She scribbled words that broke my heart. “Doctor,...