I am really honored and also kind of weirded out that you guys waited this long Alhamdu lillah. Jazakumu lahu khairun. If I sound a little out of it, that’s…
Ibn `Atta’: Perfect Your Beginning! (Words of Wisdom)
In his well-known book, Al-Hikam (Words of Wisdom), sheikh Ahmad Ibn `Ataa’illah As-Sakandari says: “A sign of success in the end is to refer to Allah in the beginning. If there is…
A good number of the Prophet’s hadiths promise huge rewards for seemingly small acts of worship. For example, in one hadith the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) tells us that reciting surat…
Giving advice is a Quranic concept that is found at least 13 times in different places in the Quran, especially where references are made to the purpose of sending prophets…
I teach a professional development course at a high school in Michigan. Although the school isn’t an Islamic school, the majority of my students are Muslim. They’re also majority the…
Until a year ago, I was living a worthless life that I am not proud of. I could walk around unmindful of other people’s issues and situations. Worse, I committed…
We make life so very complicated, don’t we? It’s not just the tragedy and the violence which we see on the television news that makes our lives so disjointed and…
Muslim Youth: Get Strong If You’ve to Be Different
As Muslims living in the modern world we have to interact. Today is not a time for isolation. The world needs good people to step up and make a stand,…
Back in 2012, when I was in high school, I had an opportunity to take courses at a local community college for both college and high school credit at the…
Does the Qur’an have the story of Adam & Eve as told in the Bible? Are the stories similar or different?
They are similar in a basic outline, but different on a few important points. First, let us consider the basic outline. Adam and Eve were placed in a garden in…
