All Life is Sacred: Thoughts on Paris

By Sheikh Sajid Umar A version of this post has been published here. My dear brothers and sisters, we live in trying times and are witnessing...

Trump Wants ID Badges for Muslims But He’s Behind the Times

Over the past few days, many have expressed alarm about Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s remarks saying he would “absolutely” consider special ID registration for Muslims. But...

How Can Married Couples Rekindle the Fire? | Haleh Banani

The Dark Business of the Journey of Light – Hajj Fraud

Pilgrims are urged to get everything in writing. “Always get written terms and conditions as this details your contract with the travel company. Make sure your...

A Ribbon of Mercy

I believe in the divine plan. I do. I have read up on Islamic eschatology. I know that the current climate of strife and warfare and...

Ouroboros, Parts 8 & 9 – The Man Who Might Have Been

This, Jamilah thought, is what he would look like if he had never gone missing, never been perverted into something evil. This is the grown-up Charlie...

Texas Falls Victim to Terror

Terror has taken over Texas. Not with guns or bombs, but with fear and xenophobia. Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, the state in which I live...

ISIS and Its Faulty Logic

I want to state that this is not a rant against the ‘West’ or ‘Europeans’ or ‘Americans’ or any such grouping. I am more than aware...

Responding to Paris Prophetically

  “Don’t they see that they are tested every year once or twice, yet they don’t repent and they don’t take heed?” 9:126 Do the people...

The Paris Massacre, Assessing the Muslim Response

I do not regard lightly, the loss of any innocent life that Allah has made inviolable. Innocent life is sacred, regardless of race, creed, color, religion,...