To believe in the tenets of faith makes one a believer. But the believers have another goal too: wilaya. Wilaya is a personal relationship with Allah...
The chapter of Light contains the verse of light; one of the most commented upon verses in the Qurโan. In verse 35, Allah sets forth a...
Zakat, that economic act of worship often paid in Ramadan we regard as the third pillar of Islam, is increasingly becoming a hollow shell. If you’d...
โWhen we were young, every Ramadan, we had to complete one recitation of the Quran because my dad made us. There was no question of not...
It was a sad day in Ninevah. The Prophet Yunus, peace be upon him, was leaving. Angry, frustrated, and unable to continue what felt like a...
By Dr Hatem Al Haj The issue of slavery may be of the hardest issues to discuss. Our collective conscience as a global community is extremely...
By KN Gratwick Some of us excel in math, some in fine arts, and there is of course the rare talent who does both. Our interests...
By Hooyo Said (a pseudonym) I write this on the evening that I told my daughterโs Qurโan teacher that I wanted my child to quit memorising...
As mentioned in a previous article, Sลซrah al-Fฤtiแธฅah revolves around discussing the three basic principles of Islam. Namely, belief in Allah , following the Prophet ,...
We live in turbulent timesโ thereโs no doubt about that. Yet in this era of confusion, weโre witnessing a moment of revival for Muslims when it...
