(This article was originally posted at ibnabeeomar.com. To follow Omar’s work please subscribe to his email list.) I was excited, as a teenager, to join the...
As countries across the world come to terms with COVID-19 as still a significant threat to global public health, we are facing yet another ‘code red...
The Prophet of Islam is commonly known to have been given a unique Arabic name that was not given to any before him—Muhammad, “the oft-praised one.”...
By Rania Awaad, MD, Taimur Kouser, BA, Osama El-Gabalawy, MD, & Belal Zia, MA Trigger Warning: This article discusses suicide, which some might find disturbing. If...
Have you ever bought an item of clothing; a shirt, trouser, or even a hijab, and noticed the change in color after having washed it repeatedly?...
Two questions have often been put to me since the publication in Arabic of al-Wafa’ bi asma’ al nisa’ (The Biographical Dictionary of Women Narrators of...
First, we should differentiate between those who want to curse at the oppressor because it’s a fad, and those who do so because they either experienced...
Q. As Muslims, what should our stance be on racism or racial discrimination, and should we be supporting social justice movements like Black Lives Matter (BLM)? And isn’t all...
وعن عائشة رضي الله عنها قالت: “كان رسول الله ﷺ إذا دخل العشرُ أحيَى الليل، وأيقظ أهلهُ، وشدَّ المئزر” متفقٌ عليه(). ʿAʾishah (May Allah be...
وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه، قال: قال رسول الله ﷺ: “قال الله عز وجل: كل عمل ابن آدم له إلا الصيام، فإنهُ لي وأنا أجزي...