Things That Revoke Wudu
Among the eleven things that revoke your Wudu are three that all scholars agreed upon. These three are: Anything that passes from the private parts such as urine, gas and stool. Excluded from that would be the semen as it requires a ghusl, or a full shower. Allah said: {Or any of you comes after […]
Time for a Change
I’m going to be extremely blunt, our generation is in serious trouble. We care more about the amount of followers we have on social media rather than the friends themselves. We care more about Snapchatting our food, instead of actually consuming it and feeling thankful. It’s sad that some people actually forget the fact that […]
زوَّجَها أبوها بدرهمين
نقل الإمام شمس الدين الذهبي في كتابه سِير أعلام النبلاء، عن تابعي من أنبل نبلاء زمانه، تقدم الخليفة عبد الملك بن مروان بخِطبة ابنته لابنه الوليد بن عبد الملك، لكنه رفض وردَّ الخليفة وولدَه، وزوّج ابنته لأحد طلابه على مهرٍ قدره درهمين. ذلكم هو سيد التابعين في زمانه، وشيخ مسجد رسول الله، الذي كان يُفتي […]
Dear Someone
Dear Someone: This is for you The one reading this The one in need of a friend Feeling lonely Feeling as though you have been forgotten… You. The shy and timid Muslim The one who disappeared from the community out of fear. You. The one who has no support because you were raised by a […]
Living Up to One’s Responsibility
Many conflicts occur when people demand their rights but do not live up to their responsibilities. Conflicts also occur because of unreasonable expectations. A family is like a corporation and the spouses are the corporate officers responsible for its wellbeing. Allah (subhanahu wata’ala) made marriage a sacred institution and characterized the bond between the spouses […]
وأن المساجد لله
زارنا منذ أيام مجموعة من أبناء وفتيات جاليتنا الكريمة إلى المسجد من مختلف الأعمار، هدفهم أن يتعرفوا على بيوت الله، وأحكامها، وآدابها، ويرسموا صورة في أذهانهم عن رسالة المسجد، تبقى معهم في حياتهم، ليكونوا بحق عُمّاراً لهذه المساجد، وينشروا هذه الرسالة في مجتمعهم الصغير في البيت والمدرسة.. ولما كان لهذه الزيارة أثرها الواضح عليهم، آثرت […]
All That
I see my hands – palm open upward and clean I re-offer myself to God and all that it means to be I re-surrender to nothing in this life Except by exception through acceptation all that is good That which He would have me have A lightness of spirit as chains made of pain, born […]
Cover Up
People ask why I cover up I cover up for confidence For modesty And yes I do it for my religious beliefs But before I covered up “My kind” didn’t even talk to me They didn’t even acknowledge me They assumed I wasn’t their “kind” Before I covered up I wasn’t happy I wasn’t confident […]
Al-Wudu (Ablution)
Definition: Linguistically, it means brightness and looking good. We can relate this meaning as the cleanliness of keeping Al-Wudu keeps people clean, looking bright and good. Islamically, it means a specialized type of cleanliness that includes washing parts of the body mentioned in the Quran and Sunnah. Types of Al-Wudu: Obligated: Al-Wudu is a necessity […]
أبناؤنا والقرآن
لا يغيب اسمه عن بال كثير من المسلمين، الصحابي الجليل زيد بن ثابت، أحد كُتابِ الوحيْ، الذين استأمنهم رسول الله على كتاب الله، فكان ينادي الواحد منهم باسمه ويقول له: “اكتب”، ويقرأ عليه ما أنزله الله من الآيات.. فكانوا أعلم الناس بكتاب الله، يعرفون آيات الله قبل غيرهم، وبمن نزلت، ولمَ نزلت، ويتلقون آيات الله […]