As the month of October has started, you might have realized that the last month of the Islamic calendar is also beginning. Â This month is Dhul-Hijjah,...
Beginning of the Ashur-ul-Hajj Shawwal is the first of the three months named as “Ashhur al-Hajj” (i.e. the months of Hajj). Although the major acts of Hajj are normally...
We watched an episode of Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations on ‘Īd day, it was playing in the background at my in-laws’ place, after the presents had been opened...
There is no place on Earth as venerated, as central or as holy to as many people as Makkah. By any objective standard, this valley in...
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Al Jazeera English correspondent Jamal Elshayyal reports from this year’s Hajj on a group of Rohingya Muslims making the pilgrimage. One pilgrim interviewed said: “The problem...
Public Announcement by CAIR Due to ongoing concerns of “traveling while Muslim” airport profiling incidents as well re-entry delays, CAIR-SFBA is advising those going on pilgrimage to be aware...
Hajj Reflections: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 I did not think I’d be going for Hajj this...
There are tons of reasons why you wouldn’t want to pass up this opportunity. Do you know which one? The first ten days of Dhul Hijjah....
It was my pleasure to write this article at the request of Shaykh Waleed Basyouni for distribution to students in his upcoming course, Fiqh of Love,...
