Stepping Stones
Imagine having a friend that’s your other half. You do everything together- you even think together. Fast forward. You grow apart, situations change, and you aren’t the friends you were before. You depended on that friendship, so now you’re just a half of that whole you two were together. Imagine pushing yourself for four years […]
Green Eggs, NO Ham
I am a Muslim, Yes I am, I can eat those eggs- But not that ham! If you like spicy, Or if you prefer sweet, Keep makin’ sure bacon’s Not part of your treat! So when you decide to eat big, And hear “bon appetit!” Remember that pigs Are not something we eat! […]
The Journey of Al-Hajj Part 1
Al-Hajj reminds us of Ibrahim, Hagar, and Ismael in a dry, waterless valley without cultivation, surrounded by barren mountains and the desert. Mecca emerged in this location reflecting the vision of Ibrahim that says: O man! If you internalize and actualize the spirit of Allah-o-Akbar, you have no excuse to quit or give up, no […]
الحَيَاءُ خُلُقُ الحَيَاةْ
تروي أمنا عائشة الصديقة رضي الله عنها، تقول: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مُضْطَجِعًا فِي بَيْتِي كَاشِفًا عَنْ فَخِذَيْهِ أَوْ سَاقَيْهِ، فَاسْتَأْذَنَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ، فَأَذِنَ لَهُ وَهُوَ عَلَى تِلْكَ الْحَالِ، فَتَحَدَّثَ، ثُمَّ اسْتَأْذَنَ عُمَرُ فَأَذِنَ لَهُ وَهُوَ كَذَلِكَ، فَتَحَدَّثَ، ثُمَّ اسْتَأْذَنَ عُثْمَانُ، فَجَلَسَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَسَوَّى ثِيَابَهُ، فَدَخَلَ فَتَحَدَّثَ، […]
New Insight Video Section
The Insight newsletter team is proud to announce the official launch of our new video section in the electronic edition of our newsletter. These will be original videos created by the talented youth in our own local community. In addition, we are having a contest to search for talented youth film makers. If selected, the […]
The Right Turn on the Right Path
4:34 p.m., music is blasting from the stereo. Singing along with my favorite song as my siblings are tagged along. To me, it was just another Thursday afternoon….or so I thought. After picking up my siblings from their friend’s house, it was straight back to the house. Traffic was bad and the rain was pouring. […]