Articles New Muslims

I Did Not Choose Islam, God Had a Plan For Me

Linda El Mekawy 16 September, 2025 I did not choose Islam, it chose me, or rather Allah directed me, pushed me, gave me no choice. My life turned in a…

Articles Value of Manners

Facing Trials with Wisdom

Tabassum 13 September, 2025 What do we do when things get hard? When the future seems hopeless and bleak?   There are some people around us who are incredible at the face…

Articles New Muslims

Umar Hakim-Dey, Los Angeles Muslim Leader and Activist, Dies at 55

AboutIslam & News Agencies 16 September, 2025 Umar Hakim-Dey, a prominent Muslim community leader and activist in Southern California who dedicated his life to social justice and interfaith work, has…

Articles Inventions and Civilization

Az-Zahrawi: The Great Muslim Surgeon

David W. Tschanz 14 September, 2025 Az-Zahrawi was born in 938 in Cordoba, Andalusia He wrote At-Tasrif, a medical encyclopedia covering various aspects of medicine, including obstetrics, maternal and child…

Articles Family and Society

Childbirth: Lessons Learned, Life Changed

Marwa Abdalla 06 September, 2025 If I were asked to make a list of my most “life-changing experiences”, there would be many that would fit the bill: My first job,…

Articles Prophet Muhammad

Prophet Muhammad: Master of Tolerance

Raya Shokatfard 03 September, 2025 God has always chosen prophets with the best of characters, morals and spirits. Since God is All-Knowing, All-Wise, and has ordained human’s destiny before their birth, it…

Articles Faith and Spirituality

Battling Depression with the Quran – How?

Amna Anwaar 06 September, 2025 Contrary to what humans would like to believe, life is not a bed of roses. It is a journey, where we stumble upon pain, calamities, heartbreak,…

Articles Prophet Muhammad

The Spirituality of Prophet Muhammad

Aisha Stacey 05 September, 2025 This short series of three articles will examine the spirituality of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).   The first article will concentrate predominantly on…

Articles Miscellaneous Articles

Harmony in Allah’s Universe

  Allah says in the Noble Qur’an:  “And the heaven We built with Our own powers (aydin) and indeed We go on expanding it” (Qur’an 51:47).   The Universe is all of…

Articles Islam

Water: It Also Flows in Paradise

Dr. Karima Burns 28 August, 2025 “Allah created the heavens from its vapors” (Surat Al-‘Anbya’ 21:30); yet we often devalue its healing powers. The Prophet (SAW) advised us to “allow…