Islam has always attracted people of all backgrounds since the day Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) started inviting people to it. Its simplicity and clarity has made it easy for people to relate to its message. As immigrants from Muslim world started arriving in the USA in big numbers since the turn of the […]
The Beginning
By Mohamed Haroon Sait Mankind is a special creation of God. Our beginning is humble and very delicate. If not taken care of, we will not survive. It is just amazing to see how, in few years, this delicate helpless being transforms into an engineer or a scientist who produces marvelous structures touching the clouds […]
To Bee or Not To Bee; Benefits of Beekeeping, with Osama Idlibi
Imagine you went to the grocery store to buy fruits, vegetables or just some mustard; you look in stands or on the shelf and see that everything costs ten times as much. You wonder why, so you ask an employee. They would tell you, it’s because the local producers can no longer meet the demand […]
My Journey to Islam – Victoria Abdelfattah
Victoria Abdelfattah I was raised in a fairly religious Christian family. We went to church and every week and I was very involved in the church’s youth group. I loved learning the stories of the prophets, but for some reason I never thought of Jesus as the son of God. Around late middle school my […]
If I told you today that I was a Messenger of God
Imam Eesaa Wood If I told you today that I was a Messenger of God…it’s understandable that your knee-jerk reaction might be to object to my claim or at least you might want to see some proof. Our Prophet Muhammad (May God exalt his mention) was in no different of a situation and thus we […]
Divine Will and Decree
By Imam Yahya Perhaps one of the most challenging subjects that believers deal with, and theologians have attempted to talk about is the issue of divine will and decree. I’ve had, I’m going to say dozens of people come to me, “Imam, I’m just having a hard time with something, and I need your help […]
My Intellectual Reversion
By Isa Hodge You may be asking yourself why I choose the word reversion over conversion in the title. It is because we know we are reverting back to our original intended state, the nature of our creation; that is, as a Muslim (one who submits to the will of Allah). Most of us are […]
Is there a meaning to this life ?
By Mohamed Haroon Sait “I did not create the Jinns and the human beings except for the purpose that they should worship Me.” (Adh-Dhariyat: 55) While the scientists are searching for life on Mars and on other planets, it appears that the purpose of life that exists on the Earth is not something that is […]
Significance of Arafa
By Imam Abdi Dahir My dear brothers and sisters in Islam, there is no anything that will happen Yawmul Qiyaamah, on the Day of Judgement accept what Allah has given us the examples in this dunya that thing that will happen. Allah (swt) He told us there is anhar in the jannah . There’s a different river in […]
In the Footsteps of the Prophets
By Duston Barto Labbaika Allahumma, Labbaik, Labbaika laa shareeka laka labbaik. Innal-Hamda wanni’mata laka wal mulk La shareeka lak Labbaik. (Translation: Here I am, O Allah, here I am! There is none comparable to You and to You I have come, Here I am! Verily all Praise and Grace are Yours and the Kingdom. Most Beloved […]