By Nur Kose and Zaynub Siddiqui The school year will be beginning for many kids around the world. Many kids are wondering what this year will be...
By Hena Zuberi “I read about the Prophet Muhammad and whatever made him, him, that is what I wanted to follow,” muses children’s book author Julie...
By: Mirza Yawar Baig Our present methods of teaching which are inflicted on by far the vast majority of children in the world are the single...
By Khadijah Abdullah “The silence in the room was deafening. All eyes were on me. If I had the power, I would become invisible. But there...
Going abroad to study Arabic is one of the best ways to learn the language. With a vibrant culture and a rich intellectual heritage, Morocco is...
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 Ustādh...
by Ammar Alshukry Years ago I was walking down the street with a mentor of mine and he was discussing the importance of reading books. He...
by Shaykh Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad Cross-posted from The Lotus Tree Blog Islamic scholars occupy a special place in Muslim society. They are often considered to...
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...
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...