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 Aaliyah (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 Aaliyah (Surkheel Sharif) This is a short piece translated from Ibn Qudamah’s Mukhtasar Minhaj al-Qasidin. 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?  Especially if you’ve tried to study Arabic before.  You know how many weeks, months, years...
This article was originally posted here. By: Abu Aaliyah (Surkheel Sharif) ‘There are times where my heart feels clouded (innahu la yughanu ‘ala qalbi); and I...
Timeline: Towards the end of Fall semester 2012, my friend Omar and I were talking about how excited he and I were that he was going...
How to Survive School Without Swearing By Zaynub Siddiqui The first day at a new school. Middle School. It was intimidating and I was super nervous...
Presenting the Shaykh ‘N Bake: A critical analysis of the utilization of shame grenade discourse by Muslims on the internets and its efficacy. Please watch the following video...
I was recently speaking with an old college friend of mine and we found ourselves reminiscing about the good old days on campus. How often do...
