Is it a cult, new culture, or just a new trend capturing the attention of Muslim Youths in the West?! Regardless of the many issues and controversies this question may arise, Al Taqwacore is a “phenomenon” that has deeply penetrated through and rapidly spread among Muslims living in Western societies in recent years and worths…
Night outings, social gatherings- buzzing entertainment spots- oriental decorations and extra lightings may seem to be the only dominating Ramadan schemes in Muslim communities around the world. While I may partially agree with such hypothesis, I reject it as a generic outlook. Superficial traditions seem more apparent, but there are a silent majority of wise…
Torpedoes, arches, surgical scalpels, the camera, the three-meal course, arches, among other inventions, were all the outcome of hard work and realization of dreams inspired by alert connectivity to human life and the legacy entitled to the genuine believers. Four or five years ago I was invited to an event hosted by 1001 Inventions: The…
It goes without saying that the people are the most direct causes of their own civilizational destinies. They, by and large, are fully responsible for them. Allah says, for example, that He will change the condition of a people only when they change what lies in themselves. He also says that He will help a…
Pious children who are well-brought up and educated can be a crucial asset in a human society, help bringing much needed prosperity, let alone set the standards of truly Islamic and progressive nations that abide by the law of God and develop life on earth as ordered by the Almighty (SWT).
Traditions and cultural practices in Arab and African nations have long been the source of many misconceptions about Islam, particularly among those who do not know much about the Islamic doctrine and its teachings. Among such practices and probably the most detestable of all is Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), also called Female Circumcision, and widely…
It is not befitting us Muslims to believe that the Prophet at the hands of whom God revealed the concluding message of Islam that acknowledges all the Prophets who were sent with the early messages of Monotheism, is not really foretold or the least mentioned in the Torah and Jesus Bible, themselves revealed by Almighty…
In this episode I shall attempt to draw more similarities and touch on two main and indeed major aspects of the prophecy which make Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) the right candidate perfectly fitting into the Bible’s prophecy of the concluding Prophet. Assalamu alikum Brothers and Sisters, In the previous episode of this series I tackled…
First I congratulate you on having decided to become a Muslim; may Allah grant you steadfastness and permanent peace of mind and heart. First advice I have for you is that you ought to learn about Islam and practically embrace it. You have to fully comprehend what’s the meaning of Islam, the only religion that’s…
After 9/11 I had more questions about Islam, but I thought that people who converted to Islam were misguided. When I was 51 I went back to college to finally finish my bachelor’s degree. To satisfy a requirement, I decided to take a course in Islamic history. I was born and raised in the…
“O mankind! We have created you from a male and a female, and made you nations and tribes, that you may know one another. Surely the most honorable of you in the sight of God is the most pious of you. Indeed God is All-Knowing, All-Aware.”—(Quran 49:13) The reason I decided to use this verse…
There are so many instances in the Holy Quran and the Sunnah, where Allah Almighty stresses the interconnectedness between the two- with Dunya (life) representing the platform through which humankind practice their Deen; the law they abide by and adhere to in their living. The inherited misconception of a seeming “split” between Deen “religion”, and…
It’s not befitting us Muslims to live in the shades of darkness of perception as to where our freedoms start and where they end.. It is equally not befitting us to murmur just what recurs in the media. Common sense dictates that we learn, understand about our position in the societies we’re living in, and…
The glaring achievements of Muslim scientists in developing science and methods of scientific research are made known as a matter of fact. The analysis of Islamic scientific legacy may allow one to conclude that “Experimentation” is an essential step in the scientific research which is based on induction, deduction and “qias” (analogy). Making use of…
Jizyah as a section of the Islamic Shariah, or Islamic law, has long been a source of great controversy and largely misinterpreted by those of poor Islamic knowledge or no knowledge at all … Jizyah is a tax prescribed and levied on non-Muslim citizens in an Islamic State, those who meet certain criteria set and…
