Music is haram. Music is halal. … and the debate continues ad infinitum. I recently listened to a lecture called ‘The End of Music’ by Kamal...
Throughout my childhood, my family would visit my five uncles and grandmother in Michigan, making us well experienced in taking road trips and traveling. As a...
By Irum Sarfaraz ‘We will show them our signs in the furthest regions (of the earth) and in their souls, until it becomes clear to them...
In the Qur’an, Allah directs us over and over to ponder over the miracles of His creation, and even swears by them: the sun, the moon,...
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 “Why don’t you come to the masjid with me, we’ll pray with everyone there and come back,” said...
Accounting 350 this week was the same as usual, slow and unexciting. There I was stuck in a three hour night class, slightly bored and fiddling...
This is one of the winning papers from Qabeelah Nurayn for the Heavenly Hues class with Shaykh Yaser Birjas. It was written by sr. Erum. Check...
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 “So, what religion are you?” “Ummm, I think I’m half-Muslim, half-Christian because my mom is Muslim, but my...
I recently attended the MMYC 2008 Spring Conference in Michigan this past weekend. The conference is a annual retreat for high schoolers, and I served as...
Note: This is a short essay that I wrote during my Comprehensive Exams as part of the requirements of the PhD at Yale. The question was...
