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Dear Lord

Dear Lord, The Most High, the All Great The All Knowing, the All Seeing, the All Brave The Lifegiver, the Caretaker, the All Praised It’s me again, the boy created

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Dear Friend

Dear Friend, I know you’ve had a lot on your plate recently. In case no one has told you yet, that’s okay. It’s okay to be so busy you spend

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عاشوراء … ثورة في وجه الطغيان

بعد أن هاجر الرسول – صلى الله عليه وسلم – إلى المدينة المنورة، وجد أن اليهود الذين يسكنون بجوار المدينة وما حولها يصومون يوم عاشوراء، ويحتفلون به ويعظمونه ويتخذونه عيدا

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The Hijrah as Metaphor

Hijrah is the vision that enables the believers through history to position themselves in time and space and decide where they are going. Hijrah is the metaphor for liberation, renewal,

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The Best Community خير أمّة

كُنتُمْ خَيْرَ أُمَّةٍ أُخْرِجَتْ لِلنَّاسِ تَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَتَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنكَرِ وَتُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ ۗ {You are the best Community ever brought forth for [the good of] humankind: You enjoin what is

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Colorful Roots

I came to my hometown this summer to be exposed to an endless amount of history behind the division between the Israelis and the Palestinians. I was 8 years old

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The Journey of Al-Hajj Part 2

The journey to Arafa reflects the drama of the human being. Arafa is at the heart of Al-Hajj, as Prophet Mohammad said Al-Hajj is Arafa. Ibrahim is the architect and

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Awakening

Post Ramadan can be a transitional phase, and how to implement those 29/30 days of spiritual highs into your normal everyday routine. Those big iftars that we frequently attend turn

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Are Our Children Praying?

Salat, as the main pillar of Islam after Shahadah, is the strong foundation that we need to build in our children as parents. Prophet Ibrahim (AS) made Dua to Allah

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