The Quran: My Best Friend
So why was the Quran revealed? The Quran was revealed as a guide for humankind; it was revealed as a manual for life, and we should use it as so. The Holy Quran should not just merely be a book that sits…
Tag: Ramadan
The Last Ten Nights: Six Ways to Make the Most of It
IT IS THE LAST Ten Nights and you may have barely felt Ramadan. Suddenly, the final stretch is ahead of you and you can’t help but regret all you could have done and wished you could do. There are only ten nights…
Islam Changes Destiny
The destiny of Bilal (RA) was changed when he chose one kind of slavery over another. He chose slavery to Allah over slavery to false deities. From that time forth, he would be opposed and persecuted for choosing Allah as His Lord.…
Two Boys and a Hungry King: Ramadan and Yom Kippur
(Aljumuah offers our series of articles by Reform Jewish Rabbi, Allen S. Maller, as a bridge-building effort to promote good relations among Jewish and Muslim communities. We share much in common due to the same source of our prophets and the revelations they…
The Ramadân Muslim
The surge of spiritual energy, the feeling of goodness within your soul, the hopes of doing good – the time of Ramadân! Undoubtedly the best kickstart a Muslim can get in trying to set aright their wrongs, rectify bad habits, or simply…
On Our Relationship with Allah
MUSLIMS ARE SUPPOSED to feel connected to Allah and experience His closeness more than anyone else of His creation. After all, no one is more privileged and honored than him who is required to stand before his Creator in prayers and praise…
Helping Children Respect the Masjid
WHEN MY DAUGHTER was about a year and a half, I dared to venture to the masjid for Tarawih one night. I had been trying to stay away from the masjid when she was younger because she was hard to control and…
How Does Culture Color Ramadan Around the World?
RAMADAN, AT ITS core, is a celebration of life. During Ramadan, we celebrate that we are alive to act on the opportunity that Allah has placed before us: to shed the burden of our misdeeds, to earn His pleasure, to better ourselves.…
Laylat Al-Qadr & Shavuot: Ramadan’s Trans-Historical Revelations
((Aljumuah offers our series of articles by Reform Jewish Rabbi, Allen S. Maller, as a bridge-building effort to promote good relations among Jewish and Muslim communities. We share much in common due to the same source of our prophets and the…
Radical Ideas Muslims Celebrate in Ramadan
RAMADAN IS A time of selfless devotion and a month of above-ordinary worship. It is time of taking a spiritual inventory and reflecting deeply on all matters of moral significance- what it means to be a Muslim, and where does one fit…