Rising Tensions
Kenosha, Wisconsin, my beloved former city. I lived in Kenosha for almost two years in the early 90s. I was a manager of a convenience store/gas station on 75th Street, just a few blocks west of Lake Michigan. I moved there because a close friend of mine had bought a property and asked me to […]
Al-Fatiha as a Supplication
Al-Fatiha is the perfect template for du’a. It can be viewed as a prayer within a prayer since it is obligatory to be recited as a supplication in each unit of every regular prayer. In this manner, it builds the awareness and the skill of performing du’a. Prophet Mohammad (S) designated it as the “mother […]
أبشروا بالخير
من ظنَّ أنه بلا ذَنْبٍ فقد أَذْنَبْ! ومن ظنَّ أن رحمةَ الله لا تسعُ ذَنْبَهُ فقد أَغْرَقَ في الذَّنْبْ! ومن دَأْبِ العارفين بالله، أن إذا عصى الواحد منهم ربَهُ سارع إلى التوبة، وأدَّاها بشروطها المعهودة، بل زاد على ذلك أن يقدم عملاً صالحاً بين يدي توبته. ما نفهمه من قول الله تعالى: “إِنَّ الْحَسَنَاتِ يُذْهِبْنَ […]
التقويم الهجري: هوية أمة وقصة حضارة
مقدمة السلسلة: يحل علينا العام الهجري الجديد 1442 وتحل معه ذكريات عزيزة، ترتبط بعمق بوجدان الأمة، وتشكل جزءا لا يتجزأ من هويتها وتاريخها. إلا أن الأمة تشهد مرحلة من أصعب مراحل تاريخها وأشدها مرارة، مرحلة ابتليت فيها الأمة الإسلامية بالضعف والوهن، والفرقة والتشرذم، والتراجع على مختلف الأصعدة والتخلف عن ركب الحضارة، بحيث أصبحت هذه الرزايا […]
New Hijri Year
A new year has fallen upon us. Not the kind of year that we are used to in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, but a new year according to the Hijri calendar. We have just been blessed by Allah (swt) to witness the commencement of the new Hijri year, 1442. It is the unfortunate reality […]
Blindsided by Signs
I came across this post and it was the most fear I have ever endured I could feel the goosebumps on my skin My breath trembling by the overlying shock Artists and photographers like to really capture a picture in ways we may never understand Yet, for this specific photo, the message was clear […]