Many Muslims approach Ramadan with mixed feelings. On one hand they’ve heard how the Companions used to eagerly await Ramadan six months in advance. But on...
See Previous parts: FearBusters: Conquering our Fears, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6 Part 7: Fear of Failure I want...
People striving to find peace, who are religiously motivated but with little knowledge and often ridden by guilt are easy targets for political movements and militants...
 Ping! The familiar sound announcing another Whatsapp message arriving. I checked to see if it was anything important. It was a message on the local...
It’s interesting how a catchy nickname and a strong hit of nostalgia can override conventional wisdom. While basketball fans spend this week and the next (and...
Once I was picking up a scholar from a trip, he was dragging his carry on behind him and as I reached to take it from...
This Khutbah was given on the same day the Anti-Islam rally was supposed to take place in Phoenix, Arizona. Among other things, the Khutbah touched on...
By Maher Budeir The American Muslim Community is making a shift and is generally moving towards professionalizing the operation of our institutions. More and more, I...
Standing is obligatory only for Takbeer Tahreema in Fardh Salah (Obligatory Prayers) with which the prayer begins. After that a person can sit. This is the...
Forty is a special age. It’s the quintessential age of mid-life. It’s older than ‘young’, but younger than ‘old’. It’s an age where one has typically...