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 […]
Not a Regular Eid
A different feeling indeed, as we pass yet another Eid since the Corona pandemic stopped the world in its tracks. Many of our community members, including myself, were ready to be in Makkah and Madinah to perform Hajj. Unfortunately, that did not happen because of the COVID-19 virus. Eid is not to be celebrated in […]
الأعياد والمناسبات الدينية، ودورها في بناء شخصية المسلم في الغرب
يحل علينا عيد الأضحى المبارك في ظروف لا تختلف كثيرا عن ظروف عيد الفطر السابق، فلا زالت جائحة وباء الكورونا تلقي بظلالها على مختلف مناحي الحياة، بما فيها الدينية والاجتماعية. لقد اعتادت جالياتنا المسلمة في الغرب على الاحتفاء بالعيد بما لا يوازيه أو يقاربه احتفاؤها بأية مناسبة دينية أخرى، فما أن يحل يوم العيد حتى […]
Al-Hajj: Mere Ritual or A Comprehensive Way of Life?
How did Makkah emerge on the socio-religious map of the world? Are the rituals practiced during Al-Hajj the response to the prayer of Ibrahim and Ismail? What is the journey of Al-Hajj? Is it a mere ritual or a comprehensive way of Life? The objective of this article is to show you that the rituals […]
على خطى الزواج الناجح
“انظر إليها فإنه أحرى أن يُؤدَم بينكما”، من هذا الحديث الشريف، تلاقت العينان، وخفق القلبان، وتعانقت الأرواح، وأُعلنت الأفراح… “فلم نر للمتحابين مثل النكاح”، صدقت يا رسول الله، وقد قلت إن الزواج من سنتك، ومن رغب عن سنتك فليس منك. ما تزوج أحد من أمة محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم إلا كان رسول الله أول […]
Fear
Take me back to when I was a child Where the only thing I feared was hurting myself on the playground Can you see it? Do you taste it? Can you feel it creeping in on you… “Fear” is the inevitable Growing up from the stages of an infant to an adult We are taught […]
Optimism, the Track to Inner Peace
In the day of Hudaibiah, when the prophet (SAAW) came to perform Umrah in Makkah, many messengers of Quraish were sent to negotiate a deal with the prophet (SAAW), but matters did not work out between the two sides. When Suhayl the son of Amr came, the prophet (SAAW) said, “Ease for your matter has […]
المسلمون في الغرب
لعل من أخطر التحديات التي يواجهها المجتمع المسلم في الغرب: تحديد الموقف من كيفية التعامل مع المجتمعات الغربية، ومدى الانخراط في نمط الحياة الغربي، دون فقدان للبوصلة الفكرية والأخلاقية، وتحقيق التعايش مع المجتمع الأمريكي الغربي بشكل سليم من جهة، مع الحفاظ على الموروث الثقافي، والهوية الدينية من جهة أخرى. إن المطالع لأوضاع المسلمين في أمريكا […]
Oaths and Kaffarah
In many disputes between spouses, each uses any means available to support his or her point of view against the other. One of such ways often used by husbands is to make oaths to pressure their wives into doing something or to prevent them from doing something. And then such an oath becomes an obstacle […]