Alhamdu Lillah, most Chicago Muslim families are among the affluent economically, educationally and In Sha Allah, religiously. I pray to HIM to put baraka (blessings) in what HE gives us.
When people would ask me who my favorite superhero was, my mind would immediately go to Batman, rather than someone like Superman or Spider-Man. I’ve always liked the darkness he
Families are the building blocks of society. Solid blocks result in a better society. Families are happier and function properly when each member contributes to the betterment of the family.
Taharah linguistically means cleanliness from physical filth, and it also means purity from sins. From an Islamic perspective it has two meanings: Cleaning the actual physical filth, like urine on
Obligated – Fardd (الفرض) It is that which Sharia commanded assuredly through clear authentic proof with no doubt whatsoever. Verification of practices in this category is related through verses from
Imagine bliss, joy, and happiness were the only thing you knew You no longer understand sorrow, no longer feel lonely or blue All your worries, hardships, and obstacles have been
If one wants to make Allah (SW) his opponent and expose his own defects even if he was inside his home, let him get busy gossiping and prying into people’s
Allah (SW) said: {Moreover, it is God [alone] who has enabled you to make for yourselves houses as places of [rest and] residence. And He has enabled you to make
The warm gluten filled aroma knocks at my door. My unconscious mind still manages to command my body to salivate. I force my heavy eyelids open and jolt my head
-Oh how this ummah has changed -Going to the hookah bar -Instead of -Going to the masjid -Spending nights doing haram -Instead of -Spending nights doing qiyam -People will look
I believe that a person in any capacity must continually challenge himself to do better, bring new ideas, and adapt to the times to be relative to his surroundings. Many
A person enduring starvation does not sense thirst, making them dehydrated. Muscles become shriveled to the bone, and movements become painful due to muscle atrophy. The skin becomes cracked, as
يأتي عام وينقضي عام، وما أنت أيها الإنسان إلا تراكم أيام، إذا ذهب يومك، ذهب بعضك، فهل أعددت لرحيل ما بقي؟ وهل أحسنت فيما ذهب؟. في استقبال عام جديد لا
You say you’ll go for it You’ll do anything to score for it It is you or is there more to it? Cause if there is, we need to make
Sujud, or prostration, is presented in Quran as a universal phenomenon. Before we talk about Sujud, we should say few words about Ruku’ or bowing. Unlike Sujud, Ruku’ is presented
لعل من أكبر التحديات التي قد تواجهها الجاليات المسلمة في أمريكا، تحقيق الاندماج في المجتمع الغربي، دون الذوبان فيه وفقدان الهوية الدينية والثقافية التي تتميز بها عن بقية المجتمع الأمريكي،