The Qurʾān is not a storybook of wondrous tales and ancient fables, isolated from the realities and complexities of real life. Each verse, in fact, each letter is...
This is Dr. Aafia Siddiqui’s story in visual form. The artist Christopher Towne is a young anti-war activist. He blogs here. Towne has given Muslimmatters.org exclusive permission...
Follow Shaykh Waleed on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShaykhWaleedBasyouni As a young adult, one of the blessings that Allah bestowed upon me was being able to grow up in...
When she woke for Fajr, she didn’t know at first where she was. Her shoulder was stiff where she had fallen on it the day before.
Lecture by Ismail Kamdar | Transcribed by Zara T. The lecture can be viewed here. Asalamualaykum warahmatulahi wabarakatuhu All praise is due to Allah and may Allah’s peace and blessings...
Feeling as if she’d been shocked with a stun gun, Jamilah hung up the phone and went to the bathroom. She splashed water on her face,...
Jamilah caught the mouth-watering scent of chicken and lentils. When she walked into the living room wearing a dress and hijab, all conversation stopped.
Many of us have heard the beautiful gems Nouman Ali Khan gives in his tafsīr sessions. Whenever I’d take notes of the tafsīr sessions at LinguisticMiracle.com,...
By Maryam Sultan Yellow is my favorite color. It’s the color of the purse my sister gifted me on the day that I completed my...
“We don’t make deals with Allah,” Kadija said. “Making a deal implies that each side needs something from the other, and they’re coming to an accommodation.