Muslim Thanksgiving in 2025 blends faith, family, and food with unavoidable debates on history, politics, and the future of the...
American Muslim political groups are calling on Muslim voters to turn out in support of candidates who support just policies.
When it was confirmed that I was to be married and the dates for the event set, family members went into a flurried pseudo-state of panic...
I was volunteering at a science event in a children’s museum on the morning of November 9th. While I was eager to help out, I thought...
By: Abu Aaliyah (Surkheel Sharif) There has been a certain reluctance on the part of classical scholars when it comes to defining love (mahabbah). It is not...
A young brother sent me the following question a few days ago: A shia brother posted this status: The Holy Prophet said: Surely,...
An Eid gift was delivered to Nabila Rahman’s home by Americans last year. A gruesome gift that blew her grandmother’s body into pieces on a magical...
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...
I have a special relationship with the Philippines- even though I doubt the islands know. When my son was diagnosed with autism and my husband and...
By: Abu Aaliyah (Surkheel Sharif) This is a short piece translated from Ibn Qudamah’s Mukhtasar Minhaj al-Qasidin. It distills a picture the Quran and ahadeeth build up of the...
Consider this scenario: A husband buys a house for his family. You ask the wife if she thanked her husband. Wife replies with a surprise, “Why...
Ramadan has always been a time for me to make new resolutions and reflect on the past so that I can grow as a person and...
