This Ramadan, MuslimMatters reached out to our regular (and not-so-regular) crew of writers asking them to share their reflections on...
By Nadim Sohail [dropcap size=big]F[/dropcap]ew weeks after the deadly terrorist attack in South of France that killed 86 people, a group of politicians started a controversy...
All praise is due to Allah, the creator of Love, Al-Wadood, Who designed it in our hearts, and made it a gift pursued, To be exchanged...
Infidelity is a major topic that too often, like many other embarrassing elements of our community, gets brushed under the rug. Imams routinely have to deal...
Br.Yousef is the moderator of www.straightstruggle.com MuslimMatters has carried a number of articles over the past few years related to the topic of homosexuality. Some of...
By Hamza Andreas Tzortzis ‘And We created not the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, for mere play.’[1] [The Qur’an] A popular...
The comforting, feel-good narrative was that Ibtihaj Muhammad of the United States did not need to win a fencing match, let alone a fencing medal, for...
It is narrated in Sahih al-Bukhari that when the angel of death came to Prophet Musa he punched him and popped his eye out. The angel...
A pink yoga mat is laid out on the hard wood floor. In a crisp white coat Lani*, the hijama practitioner, takes the Made in Korea...
By Ismail Ibrahim (Reading time without references: 45 minutes) The Islamic faith requires Muslims to believe in and practice five pillars. In our day and age,...
Many ‘conservative’ Muslims feel instantly uncomfortable when they hear someone talk about tajdeed (renewal) of the religion. Some of us do this out of fear of...
