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More Than 30 British Muslims Shine in 2026 New Years Honors List

AboutIslam & News Agencies 31 December, 2025 Dozens of British Muslims have been recognised in the United Kingdom’s 2026 New Year Honours List, highlighting their contributions across public service, healthcare,…

Acts of Worship Articles

Prayer Is Better Than Sleep: A Powerful Reminder

Idris Tawfiq 19 December, 2025 When young Muslims meet others for the first time and find out that they are Muslim, often one of the very first questions they ask…

Articles Family and Society

A Muslim Teacher’s Take on Christmas in Public Schools

Jeewan Chanicka 15 December, 2025 As the holidays approach, so too does some tension about celebrating Christmas in public schools.   Some feel that their ability to even use the…

Articles Family and Society

Explaining Christmas and Jesus to Muslim Children

Soumyana 12 December, 2025 Every year, around Christmas time, many Muslims living in the West face the same problem.   We wonder what to do about the holidays, what to…

Articles Comparative Religion

What Do People Really Celebrate on Christmas?

Idris Tawfiq 14 December, 2025 I often used to wonder, when even still a Christian, seeing those vast crowds in London’s Oxford Street a few days before Christmas, just what…

Articles Faith and Spirituality

Allah Does Not Look at Your Appearance

Hazem Said and Maha Ezzeddine 14 December, 2025 Abu Hurairah reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:   “Allah does not look at your…

Articles Faith and Spirituality

The Beauty of the Quran For a Non-Arabic Speaker

Discovering Islam Team 09 December, 2025 Certain parts of the Quran can pop out at readers or listeners, whether or not they themselves are speakers of Arabic. I cannot fully understand…

Articles Value of Manners

Texas Mosque Feeds Community as Anti-Muslim Protest Unfolds

AboutIslam & News Agencies 14 December, 2025 As an anti-Muslim hate rally was planned near its doors on Saturday, the East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC) chose compassion over confrontation —…

Articles New Muslims

How I Came to Love the Prayer as a Convert

Sariya Contractor 23 November, 2025 I am a convert to Islam and have been a Muslim for a very long time. Sometimes I think back to before I embraced Islam…

Acts of worship Articles

You Need Salah (Prayer) to Spiritually Breathe

Trudi Best 23 November, 2025 “Prayer is oxygen for the heart.” I’ve heard Ustadha Yasmin Mogahed refer to this several times when she is speaking on different spiritual matters. Just…