The winter holiday season is once again here, and as converts to Islam, whether we come from observant or secular...
This Ramadan, MuslimMatters reached out to our regular (and not-so-regular) crew of writers asking them to share their reflections on...
A dear friend told me recently, “I mean no offense, but your life is so fraught with trials and tribulations that when things are bad I...
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...
On the surface, there is little to connect the two books, but if you look past the exterior – what we may realise is that the...
Though past peoples knew of savagery, it is only in the modern era that brutality is witnessed as it is taking place. The rise of the...
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...
A study published in the journal Personal Relationships has suggested how just a little display of gratitude between spouses is the key to improving a marriage.[1]...
By far, one of the most difficult experiences I faced in hijab was when I made the decision to wear niqaab (the face veil). As I...
I saw a fraction of what it meant to be face to face with the heavy armament of the United States military forces while I stood,...
