The winter holiday season is once again here, and as converts to Islam, whether we come from observant or secular...
This fatwa was initially prepared by Dr. Yasir Qadhi at the behest of the Fiqh Council of North America. The...
Courtesy of Sh. Haitham Hamdan at Multaqa Ahl al-Hadith: Over 250,000 palestinians praying in Al-Aqsa Masjid
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The Triangle of virtue- Part II: The Qur’an and Taqwa (Part 1 can be found here) There is no doubt that the Qur’an is the book...
You’d think it must be a horribly weak faith if it requires a violent video game to attract teenagers to practice it. It must be a...
This article seeks to discuss, in moderate detail, the fiqh ruling on giving zakāt al-fiṭr in the form of money instead of staple food item. In...
As many MuslimMatters readers know, I am in the midst of planning Light of Islam, a nonprofit bookstore set to open in April 2008 in Houston....
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh, As the last 10 nights of Ramadhan are now upon us, I wanted to share a short and simple yet...
As Salaamu Alaikum I wanted to share the good news that Huda TV is now availabe online at: http://www.huda.tv/defaultN.aspx?rt=15 This is a great resource that is...
Of the acts of worship special to this month is that of I’tikaf. Allah (تعالى) mentions I’tikaf in one place in his book: أُحِلَّ لَكُمْ لَيْلَةَ...
Assessing our Ramadan As the last 10 nights are now upon us, it is time to re-evaluate where we have come so far. Two-thirds of the...
