By Iftikhar Husain Saiyid : Bismilillah ir Rahmaan ir Raheem [in the name of Allah, the most Gracious, the most Merciful] SURAH AL-ALAQ Al Makkaiah (96) Ayat: 19 Rukuh: 1 The number 96 is the number of this Surah in the traditional arrangement of the Quran. This Surah was revealed in two parts: The first …
Linda “iLham” Barto I was raised Southern Baptist, was always religious and active in my religion. In 1999, however, I began a spiritual journey that started with dreams of a country I had never known and people I had never seen. I had never read the Qur’an and did not know anything about Islam, but …
Arthur recalled how he stumbled upon Islam. He had stopped at Tariq Ali Khan’s store to change his tires. That is when He met Ali. Ali’s honesty and respectful customer handling attracted him. He inquired: “Are you Muslim?”
The Story of How a Grandfather and His Grandson Found the Way and the Truth in Islam A personal account by David Cavall I remember the first time my then 18 year old grandson Casey began a discussion with me about Islam and all it represented. He had been reading articles online as well as listening to …
There is undoubtedly a Western-ophobia common among devoted Muslims, which is sometimes just as misplaced and unfair toward Western people and values as Islamophobia is to us. The presence of Muslims in the West was quite insignificant until the last few decades in which we have seen exponential growth. At the same time, through mass …
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Imam Khalil A. Akbar The fourth pillar of Al- Islam is fasting in the month of Ramadan, which is the ninth month of the Islamic Calendar. In Arabic it is called “Sawm.” The word means “heat” or “burning” and indicates that Ramadan is a month of protection from our fiery passions and desires. This month …
Imam Atif Chaudhry & Duston Barto There is so much strife and misery in the Muslim world, from Gaza to Burma; from China to Philippines, from Iraq and Syria to Somalia and Libya. There is much chaos in the world and Muslims everywhere are affected by it. As a people of one ummah, we feel …
Haroon Sait Invite to the way of your Lord with wisdom and good instruction, and argue with them in a way that is best. Indeed, your Lord is most knowing of who has strayed from His way, and He is most knowing of who is [rightly] guided. – Surah An-Nahl 16:125
Written by SUHAIB WEBB, originally published in November 2010, revised November 2013 Question Can I celebrate Thanksgiving with my parents? I converted a few years back and it is very important to them. Things haven’t been great since my reversion. What are your thoughts? Answer There is a legitimate scholarly difference surrounding this issue. Those who …
Samia Mubarak Too often we hear how a city is so nice to live in, but “if only its Muslim community was more united.” Many of the main problems Muslims face today are: racism, prejudice, sexism, backbiting, rumors, and other diseases that cause communities to be disunited. How can we save our communities? The Quran always has answers to our problems. What can our community learn …
