This Ramadan, MuslimMatters is pleased to host the Institute Of Knowledge‘s daily Ramadan series: Keys to the Divine Compass. Through this series,...
By Naureen Ahmed My parents married each other in the late 70’s in Karachi. They moved to Brooklyn, NY, where my mother gave birth to my...
I was being submerged under water after being told to proclaim Jesus (as) as my savior and route to Allah (most revered, most glorified). The Pastor...
Sunnism is suffering an identity crisis: other than not self-identifying as a Shī’ite, very few people who identify as Sunnīs can explain what beliefs makes a...
Everyone knows that Islam’s first Muezzin was black, Bilal Ibn Rabah, Radi’Allahu ta’ala ‘anhu. But did you know that the second was blind? I’m going to...
By Fatima Asad When my first-born was born six years ago, I finally felt what my mother must have felt when she had me. As...
In every era, in every society, there’s a common phrase people use to praise a person. In ours it’s the generic expression, “good person.” So…what exactly...
While working on a story I met a woman today who visits her father’s grave every day – once while going into work and then before...
As we approached the green lights in the Sa’i between Safa and Marwa, my husband and I prepared to split up so that he could fulfill...
By Nafisah Kara Almost every follower of the zero waste movement seems to have started their journey reading Bea Johnson’s Zero Waste Home. After reading...
By Tasneem Hoque, MD This is a continuation of Save Rohingya: A Physician’s Journal, Part 1 January 16, 2018: Day 8, Thaingkhali Camp Block E4 It...
