As the month of Ramadan fast approaches, and as Muslims the world over await its arrival in joyous anticipation, here is a short piece by Ibn...
Ramadan 2013 Posts The Qurʾān is not a storybook of wondrous tales and ancient fables, isolated from the realities and complexities of real life. Each verse, in fact,...
Below are five short easy to memorize Ramadan prayers that I picked from the book of Adhkaar by Imam an-Nawawi. I made sure that I picked...
Preserved in the Qur’an are private conversations between Our Master and His Servants. These were the conversations of the prophets and the pious – of Mary,...
The Prophet arrival in Madinah was a turning point for the Muslim community. Abdullah b. Salam, a Jewish scholar, was awaiting his arrival along with the...
By Aishah Mohd Nasarruddin People respond differently to crisis. During troubled times, it is natural to be sad and exasperated be it the death of a loved...
Question: Is marking out the 15th night of Sha‘ban (laylat al-nisf min sha‘ban) with extra prayers and devotion sanctioned by Islam, or is doing so judged to...
This is Part #2 of a multipart post: You can find Part 1 here Step 2: Sentence structure – Placement of Words in an Ayah: a – Understand the main...
Summer vacation is here for many of you around the world. I hope you’re enjoying these long, summer days! With the tension of final exams and...
The first apartment where my husband and I lived had six stories, and we lived on the sixth floor. I remember this clearly because in the...