The American Muslim communities have several distinct ethics problems. Consider these hypotheticals. A professional imam trained in Islamic Studies becomes popular in his local community. The...
The General Social Survey of 2016 reports that almost 50% of people are often or always exhausted due to work. Many such cases lead to complete...
Last updated October 7, 2021 Why is it that a large number of Muslim communities in North America are all struggling with the same issues? Board...
“Your possessions and your children are only a trial, and Allah it is with Whom is a great reward.” – Quran 64:15 I was sitting in...
Shaykh Muhammad al-Hasan Wald al-Dadaw (b.1383/1963) (sometimes spelt: Muhammad al-Hassan al-Amin Walid al-Didu/Dedew al-Shanqiti) is a contemporary Mauritanian scholar who is rarely described without resorting to...
How are countless believers able to pray tarāweeḥ throughout the month of Ramadan when many of them do not enter the mosques throughout the rest of...
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اصْبِرُوا وَصَابِرُوا وَرَابِطُوا وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ “O you who have attained faith! Be patient in adversity, outdo all others in endurance,...
We can say “Peace on Earth.” We can sing about it, preach about it or pray about it, but if we have not internalized the mythology...
When I began telling people that I was planning on going for Hajj, I was surprised to hear one piece of advice over and over again—use...
Earlier this month, the Markfield Institute, where I teach undergraduate Islamic studies, was host to a lecture by Dr Shuruq Naguib of Lancaster University. Dr Naguib...
