10 Tips On How To Concentrate During Salaat (Prayers)
Posted by Ibraheem 1. Before standing up for Prayer, try to deal with all the minor urgent matters which demand your attention. …
Objectives of the Shariah, by Nouman Ali Khan
Scholars and Da’ees (those who invite people to Islam) are not necessarily the same people. Every scholar may also be a da’ee, but every da’ee is not usually …
Gender barriers in the mosque: is it a Sunnah?
“I would argue that the root of the problem is not the barrier itself, because we cannot deny that some women enjoy the privacy it affords, allowing them to unabashedly rest or even nurse, but rather the lack of choice on the matter. We were never asked whether or not we would like a separation between us and the Imam…”
Cultivating Patience
By Shaykh Hasan Elwan
How do we cultivate patience? How do we tame our lower passions? How do we rise above our instinctive, animal nature? How can we develop inner peace, equilibrium? How can we become content with whatever Allah sends our way, hard or easy?
Listen to this inspiring and informative khutbah……
Why is the torment of the grave hidden from us?
Why is the torment of the grave hidden from us? from “Dear Muslim” blogspot The torment of the grave is one of …
Jihad and Hanukkah
“Unfortunately, the struggle (Jihad) for religious freedom exemplified by Hanukah still goes on. Thank God, those of us who live in democratic states can fight for religious freedom non-violently within the laws of our own countries. This was not the situation in the past…”
Responding to hate, by Shaykh Ismail Londt
By Sheikh Ismail Londt, Masjid Awwal, Cape Town, 21 February 2014
How should Muslims respond to hatred and prejudice? What example has Prophet Muhammad sws set for us?
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Muslim American Women are the new ‘normal’
“When you hide an entire group of women behind lazy, monolithic, and often inaccurate clichés, you impede the understanding and respect that come when people from different backgrounds get to know one another. You discount that we have something to learn from each other. You preclude the possibility of affection.
In effect, you keep us from being friends, and that is a loss for all of us.”