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Are You a Complete Muslim? | Part 10

Allah trains us step-by-step through testing, and He guides to His Straight Path all who are willing to be guided. Those rightly guided are intended to live in the world as a united effort for good. How do we encourage one another…

The Story of Bahira the Monk: Fact or Fiction? (2) | Aataai Gazi Mahbub

IN PART 1 we raised the question of authenticity of the sources and narrators regarding the story of Baḥîra the Monk in Ibn Isḥâq’s Sirât Rasûl Allah((The Life of Muhammad, a Translation of Ibn Isḥâq’s Sirât Rasûl Allah with Introduction and Notes…

Speaking Truth to Power: The Eloquence of the Prophet’s Granddaughter | Part 2

The Speech before the Khalifa The granddaughter of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, had just spoken truth to power—in front of Yazîd ibn Muʿâwiyah, the khalîfa, the Umayyad ruler in Syria (Part 1). Zaynab bint ʿAli paused, and then delivered the speech that became…

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Dhul Hijjah 2020

We have reached a point in this pandemic where most of us have adjusted to a new way of doing things. For most of our lives, we worked and studied in such specific ways that it commonly became accepted as convention. Today,…

Asiyah: Mother of a Prophet and a Revolution

A TYRANT RISES to power, ruling his nation with cruelty and hatred. In one fell swoop, he creates a giant chasm between two segments of society — those whom he belongs to, and those whom he has declared outsiders. For years, he…

“And the Male is not Like the Female”: Is One Gender Preferred Over Another in Islam?

"The idea that women are merely trying to be seen as full-fledged humans with all the needs and necessities associated, appears alien to so many men - even the 'good' ones, the ones who do not intend harm, the ones who do…

Got The Ramadan Blues? Work the BUGS Out Now! | Maryam Amirebrahimi

“I am exhausted,” a friend told me. “The days are so long this Ramadan. I haven’t been able to keep up with my Quran goals because of work and I don’t know how to balance spending time with my in-laws, taking care…

Are You a Complete Muslim? | Part 9

It is a simple truth that humankind did not create themselves; we humans are meant to acknowledge our dependence upon our Creator. He it is who provides us with a mandatory boot camp in regard to the moral laws of the universe,…

Surat Yusuf: A Story to Comfort | Part 1- Revelation

"Yûsuf’s story was meant to comfort the Prophet, but it was also meant to bring relief to the believers. The Companions were suffering through mental, physical and emotional persecution. It was incredibly painful and difficult for them and they asked the Prophet…

Parents in a School Daze over Islam

LECTURES ABOUT WHAT Buddhists believe and how their faith spread to China, Burma, and beyond whizzed past my unlistening ears. A bad student, I dozed through discussions about what Martin Luther nailed to the door of All Saints’ Church and why he…