With all the talk about “Clash of Cultures” and “Muslims adjusting to the West,” and all the rest of that jazz, there’s something that has been...
(Read Intro and Part 1 before proceeding) Debt Perceptions – Islamic View of Debt Even a brief review of basic literature in Islam regarding debt shows...
I. Debt Perceptions – The Consumer Culture in America To owe someone $8,000, for about $6,500 worth of stuff, and be enslaved to paying a small...
I would like to kick off a series of posts in the upcoming days (or weeks) regarding the issue of Muslims being in debt. I have...
Please read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 before proceeding. Also there is a post on MM from a few months ago about best practices...
This article was posted before the al-Awlaki’s militant views were known. Because of this, while MuslimMatters has decided to leave this post, we in no way...
This is a great video. It’s by an Australian brother who came to Islam telling about his journey through different religions. I know that these types...
Whether you’re a “born Muslim” or convert/revert, one is often taught things or comes across things that are passed off as “Sunnah” or part of Islam....
Please read Part 1 and Part 2 before proceeding. Also there is a post on MM from a few months ago about best practices for youth...
This article addresses some fundamental questions, misconceptions, and “truths” about this often misunderstood and controversial issue of Taqlid, including: The etymology, literal and religious meaning of...