Guest post by Abdul Wahab Saleem (Facebook/Twitter) I received a question on my Facebook page recently about what the difference between a Shaykh and an Ustฤdh...
It was something I learned very young: Never say the word kaafir. I didnโt know Arabic at the time, but I knew it was worse than...
You're not expected to try to make everyone happy, nor is it possible. That's not Islam. Respect for others is vital, but in the end we...
How It Changed Me By Hufsa Lodhi Shaking hands. Sweaty palms. Endless butterflies gnawing at your stomach. Defined as the typical feeling of nervousness, it has...
Post-Racial? Racism is a complicated issue. Racial prejudice has persisted in America despite the evolution of countervailing social norms that not only undermine the rationales that...
By: Abu Aaliyahย (Surkheel Sharif) There has been a certain reluctance on the part of classical scholars when it comes to defining love (mahabbah). It is not...
By: Abu Aaliyahย (Surkheel Sharif) This is a short piece translated from Ibn Qudamahโsย Mukhtasar Minhaj al-Qasidin.ย It distills a picture the Quran and ahadeeth build up of the...
Ramadan has always been a time for me to make new resolutions and reflect on the past so that I can grow as a person and...
By: Sawitri Mardyani (Phd) It seems like a completely outrageous claim, doesn’t it? ย Especiallyย if you’ve tried to study Arabic before. ย You know how many weeks,ย months, years...
This article was originally posted here. By: Abu Aaliyah (Surkheel Sharif) โThere are times where my heart feels clouded (innahu la yughanu โala qalbi); and I...
