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. […]
Video Contest Rules
ATTENTION AMATEUR MOVIE MAKERS! The deadline has been EXTENDED! And the contest has been opened to ALL AGES! (Is that the sound of applause? A STANDING OVATION!) OPPC is ready to discover your talent. Just make an ORIGINAL video, 1-5 minutes long, highlighting an Islamic theme. Make us laugh, make us cry, but make us proud! […]
The Three Scrolls
Anas (RAA) narrated that the messenger of Allah (SAAW) said: “Three scrolls will be spread for each servant at the Day of Judgment; A scroll of good deeds, a scroll of bad deeds and a scroll of God’s provisions and blessings. Allah (SW) will call on one of the smallest blessings from the scroll of […]
العيدُ السعيد
عندما كنا صغاراً، كنا نحاجي بعضنا أحجية فنقول: عيد وسعيد كانا معاً، ذهب سعيد، فمن يبقى؟ فيجيب المجيب بكل ثقة: عيد! فيقوم السائل ويكرر أحجيته مرة أخرى: عيد وسعيد كانا معاً، ذهب سعيد، فمن يبقى؟ لتتكرر الإجابة نفسها مرات ومرات، ليدرك فيما بعد ذلك الواثق الذي لا يمشي ملكاً أنه سيبقى يدور في حلقة مفرغة […]
Spiritual Numbness
At times we can acquire numbness to our faith, we go in and out of highs regarding our spirituality. It’s like a light went out inside you and when you hit a spiritual low, anything you used to do just stops. Prayer is just a routine and can even slip away from us, which is […]
Misinterpreting
“Never judge a book by its cover.” This saying is a true understatement because the message it conveys is not actually followed when it should be. There is always a time in our lives when our eyes are exposed to a person, and for some reason in that moment we seem to lose control of […]