Duston Barto In our first issue, we welcomed Imam Atif Chaudhry as he’d accepted the position as Imam at the Islamic Society of Greater Charlotte in March of this year. Now in our 5th issue, we finally got some time with Imam Atif and really get to know his approach to communicating the deen in …
Finding Unity in Diversity (An Interview with Imam Athif Chaudhary) Read More »
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 …
Is the West Inherently Un-Islamic ? (Yahya) Ederer Read More »
The Hanbali school opinion is that it suffices if at least a group from the community performs it [fard kifayah]. The Maliki and Shafi’i schools’ opinions is that Eid prayer is a sure/documented practice of the Prophet [sunnah mu’akadah].
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 …
The October issue of Carolina Muslims is missing one article that we had hoped to bring to you. We reached out to all three candidates of the Senate race for North Carolina to ask them specific questions that we felt were keyed to Muslim-American concerns. Neither Kay Hagan nor Thom Tillis responded even after dozens …
Sean Haugh Responds to Carolina Muslims Concerns Read More »
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 …
by Linda “iLham” Barto All religions of light share consonant values of honesty, justice, charity, love, and kindness. Most of these religions have books or oral traditions that provide guidance and instruction. The book considered to be the best-selling book of all time is the Bible, or, more correctly said, the Bibles (plural). There is …
By Duston Barto One of the greatest things that our community has done historically to promote positive interfaith relationships is to defend the weak; strike down the oppressors and speak truth no matter who it is against. Somehow, even though this relationship was seen by our founding fathers in America, there has been a global …
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 …
