Prepare for your ‘Best Ramadan Ever!’ with this video series from Shaykh Yahya Ibrahim! A forgotten Sunnah is to bring...
The New York Times has put out the article that I referred to earlier Again, not on the strength of any theological arguments, but using the...
After an extended break from our weekly Blogosphere reviews comes an extended version: Dr. M is back with his hard-hitting observations here. On Ahad vs. Mutawatir...
Or rather, showing it. In keeping with what seems to be a trend here at MuslimMatters, this post is also going to be about the parent-child...
A nice reminder of the humanity of our suffering brothers and sisters in Palestine (hat-tip to Under the Holly Tree)
I was listening to the radio this morning, and heard a New York Times writer discussion the growing trend of “Shiitization” in Syria. “Shiitization” refers to...
Several years ago, as a teenager/young-adult in America, I used to hear this quite a bit from my parents: “America kee hawa lug gayi hey” (you...
Sometime ago the Australian Medical Association asked our medical department for our vote on legalizing Mifeprestone (RU486) in Australia in yet another attempt to make non-invasive...
Chivalry: n. pl. chiv·al·ries a. The qualities idealized by knighthood, such as bravery, courtesy, honor, and gallantry toward women. b. A manifestation of any of these...
A while back I wrote on my Houston Chronicle blog about whether or not Islam can be “reformed.” The post was written for non-Muslim readers, and...
Previous: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 The Earth’s Complaint (Final) 4. SANCTITY Another tenet in Islam’s weltanschauung or worldview concerns sanctity of life: both human...
