“Delusions of Love – When The Heart Tries To Go It Alone” – Abrar Qadir Among the more telling hadith regarding the Muslim’s relationship with the Prophet involves Umar ibn al-Khataab’s declaration to the Prophet, “O’ Messenger of God, you are dearer to me than everything except myself!” The Prophet responded, “By the One in […]
“A new website, Celebrate Mercy, encourages Muslims to send messages of condolence to Ambassador Chris Steven’s family. For details on Celebrate Mercy‘s Mercy Mailings campaign, see:
La Ilaha Illalah! By Novid Shaid, 2011 Sing it with sincere ardour! Drink it in with cheer and fervour! The authentic formula! La ilaha illalah! Hear it echo in your dreams! Wear this credo with esteem! It’s the manifesto supreme! La ilaha illalah! Through it strengthens certainty! View it with sincerity! Imbue it, oh humanity! […]
“Too Embarrassed to Talk About It”: Pornography Addiction and Some of Its Effects on Muslim Marital Life – Ibrahim Long Pornography addiction is a rapidly growing condition affecting thousands across the world. The addiction has grown tremendously alongside advances in internet speeds and usability that make more accessible the internet’s reportedly 4.2 million pornographic websites.[1] […]
By the Grace of Allah, over $210,000 was raised of our ambitious $300,000 in 30 days campaign whose goal was to facilitate the Knowledge Without Barriers initiative. Knowledge Without Barriers is a high impact initiative offering all of our services completely free, making relevant and reliable traditional Islamic education accessible to everyone, everywhere. In the last year alone: […]
Libyan Graves Shaykh Musa Furber Published in Egyptian Independent: Libyan Graves Last week, millions of Muslims worldwide celebrated one of Islam’s two annual celebrations, Eid al-Fitr, which follows their completion of fasting the month of Ramadan. For Muslims, Eid is a time for visiting family and friends, and a time for feeling joy and solidarity. […]
In the Name of Allah, the Benevolent, the Merciful The Loss of Meaning: The Destruction of Muslim Holy Sites By Faraz Rabbani EVERY YEAR, Muslim holy sites are destroyed at an alarming pace. What is perhaps more alarming is that some Muslims see no problem with this. Rather, they may even feel that this is […]
What is a fatwa? Who can give one? – Washington Post By Sheikh Musa Furber Recently at a conference in Cairo, Imam Hashem Islam issued a fatwa (religious edict) to the people of Egypt. His edict was that an upcoming protest, aimed at criticizing Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi, was illegitimate, as the newly elected president […]
The Prayer of Glorification (salat al-tasbih) صلاة التسبيح The prayer of glorification (salat al-tasbih) is a recommended prayer that the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) encouraged performing as often as one can. It consists of four rakats and 300 glorifications (tasbih), 75 in each rak‘a. (1) After the opening takbir and opening […]
The Muslim Household – Shaykh Hamza Yusuf Hamza Yusuf is currently visiting the Emirates. He studied there in his youth, and has maintained ties with his friends there over the years. He has been invited back many times to share his knowledge and experience with the people in the place where his journey of seeking […]
