Have Muslims Misunderstood Evolution? | Yasir Qadhi

A Glimpse at the Life of Aishah Bint Abi Bakr

Lecture by Ismail Kamdar | Transcribed by Zara T. The lecture can be viewed here. Asalamualaykum warahmatulahi wabarakatuhu All praise is due to Allah and may Allah’s peace and blessings...

How to Extract Gems from the Quran

Many of us have heard the beautiful gems Nouman Ali Khan gives in his tafsīr sessions. Whenever I’d take notes of the tafsīr sessions at LinguisticMiracle.com,...

Palliative Care – A Reflective Essay

By Maryam Sultan   Yellow is my favorite color.  It’s the color of the purse my sister gifted me on the day that I completed my...

Know Your Soul, Know Yourself

Many passages in the Qurʾān extol the significance of the soul or nafs. In one celebrated passage, it says: By the soul and Him that formed it, then...

MuslimKidsMatter | Am I Doing the Right Thing? – A Muslim Preteen and the Hijab Heebeejeebees

Do you ever wonder about the purpose of hijab?  Do you sometimes think that wearing a hijab might be too much for you?  Are you interested...

Ismail Kamdar I Tolerance of Fiqh Issues

Lecture by Ismail Kamdar | Transcribed by Zara T. [The following is the video and transcript of Ismail Kamdar’s lecture “Tolerance in Fiqh Issues”  The transcript includes slight modifications for...

Pitfalls of a Practicing Muslim

It is said: “Whoever acts by what he knows, God will bequeath to him knowledge that he does not know.”1 Thus, as a person practices what they...

Ibn Juzayy on Remembrance of God

Cross-posted from:  http://thehumblei.com/2012/08/20/ibn-juzayy-on-remembrance-of-god/ Masters of the inward life tell us that remembrance of God, or dhikr, is the cornerstone of the spiritual path, the key to sanctification (wilayah)...