Islam is My Dowry
Since I came to the US in the late eighties, I have heard young Muslim men who were trying to get married complaining about the availability of Muslim women and the high costs and expenses that come with weddings, especially the dowry. That might have been the reason for some men to marry outside the […]
Build Your Legacy
You wake up to your alarm, make wudu, and pray Fajr. You barely have your eyes open as you finish, say your salams and head back to bed. After you’ve hit your snooze button a couple of times, your school alarm goes off. You get dressed, pack your bag and zoom out the door! As […]
Creations of Witness
As-Sami’. The All-Hearing. Al-Baseer. The All-Seeing. Al-Alim. The All-Knowing One. We get these names, try to memorize them, and know the essence behind them. Why is that not enough? We’re told from the moment we start learning about Allah (swt) that He knows all, but do we believe it? Right here is where I know […]
أعيادنا ليست لنا
نحن المسلمين نصوم شهر رمضان المبارك، ونعلم أن من أعظم دروسه أن نعيش تلك الأيام استسلاماً لأمر الله في تلك الفريضة، وأكثر ما نشعر به في رمضان هو الجوع؛ ليكون كل الشهر بمثابة لحظات نشارك بها الجوعى حول العالم، وإن كنّا نمتنع عن الطعام بملء إرادتنا وهو بين أيدينا، وهم يمتنعون عن الطعام غصباً عنهم […]
Role of the Tailbone (Coccyx) in Resurrection
ALLAH (SWT) stated in many verses of the Qur’an that resurrection will be easy for HIM as HE created them the first time. Consider the following verses: And it is HE who begins creation; then HE repeats it, and that is easier for Him. To HIM belongs the highest attribute in the heavens and earth. […]
فَبِذَلِكَ فَلْيَفْرَحُوْا
لبّيك اللَّهُمَّ حباً متعبداً بجلالك لبّيك إلهنا العظيم قُرباً نتوسَد به رضاك لبّيك رب العرشِ لبّيك الله أكبر.. الله أكبر.. الله أكبر حُبِّبَ إلينا العيد و زُّيِّن في قلوبنا.. و رُزِقنا رضاً و سروراً و رضوانا جُبِلنا على الفرح بعد الطاعة .. و وُعِدنَا بالقبول بعد العمل و هل يفرح المؤمن بغير طاعة مولاه! و […]