Salams brother/sister I’ve just converted to Islam and as you can read below, my name is Samuel and I live in the UK. I was wondering if I have to adopt a new name like Mohamed or Ahmed, do I have to grow a beard and wear shortened pants? I mean no offence towards those…
Dear Counselor, My name is Randir. According to people’s opinion of me, I’m a good Muslim, I pray, I’m good to my family and try to help others as much as I can. But I lie a lot, I lie even about trivial things that do not matter much to me and I just can’t…
Dear Counselor, Should I drop him a sign every now and then? Can I directly propose to him? I have the guts to do that and I don’t mind. But is it right to do so? Do you think he’d appreciate my honesty and my feelings for him or would that harm my image and…
Dear Counselor, I know that we Muslims should hold our beloved Prophets in great respect and relate to them as our role models, but honestly I find difficulty committing to that. How can one adhere to the way of thinking and attitudes of people, with all due respect to them, who lived centuries ago? I…
Dear Counselor, Over the past few months I started developing a tormenting feeling that everything I do is Haram, and that my prayer is always incomplete, which drives me crazy; as I keep repeating each unit several times till I reach a point where I don’t really know how many Raka’s I’ve prayed. Same problem…
I understand that for our Duas to get answered we first need to develop certainty that Allah will fulfill them. But knowing myself, I cease to have this sense of certainty. I know it’s wrong, and I’ve discussed this issue with many of my friends and those who have a good deal of Islamic knowledge……
I’m a 19- year old Muslim girl living in Netherlands with my family. I’m not a Hijabi, yet I consider myself more on the conservative side. But not accepting the fact that I am different than most of my colleagues and so-called friends puts me in situations where I have to compromise… Dear Counselor, Salams,…
I’ve been searching for answers for myself and finally got The Muslim Tribune page. I am a young unmarried lady sufering anxiety and panic attacks. It all statred when I was etermely angerly and there came the breathing problem. Assalamu alikum warahmatu Allah wa barakato (peace be upon you) I’ve been searching for answers…
“We are a young Muslim family and we’ve just settled down in the US this last 4 years. My wife and her family have been here from the last 15 years and we moved closer to their home to make it easy and convenient for both us and them. And there started the problem…” Assalamu…
I always set my intention firm to stick to the Sunnah path, the path of our beloved Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. But regrettably, each time I set my heart to such intention I fail to commit… Please help me! Dear Shaikh, Assalamu alikum, I always set my intention firm to…
When the deadly Hurricane Sandy first hit America, it prompted some people, commenting on the incident, to think and say that it was Allah’s wrath sent to punish Americans. Do you think this is true? I understand there are many Atheists and Polytheists in the States, along with many followers of other religions, including Christianity,…
“And who is better in speech than one who invites to Allah and does righteousness and says, “Indeed, I am of the Muslims.”- (Quran 41:33) Does this mean we should all work in the field of Da’wah, should we all some way or another engage in Da’wah activities? I understand that calling to Allah and…
The life of our beloved Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) has been a source of light to Muslims throughout the centuries, but as well, has been a source of many speculations and debates to many researchers and historians. All sorts of biographies, based on varrying accounts, were authored about Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), some were…
Whether you’re a university student, academic professor, or a researcher preparing a thesis on some Islamic- related subject matter and you’re in a darn need for a credible multi-lingual resource providing syntax-based explanation of the Qur’an, then Quranic Arabic Corpus is your place. Whether you’re a university student, academic professor, or a researcher preparing…
HadithaDay offers email subscription for Muslim individuals who wish to receive daily inspirational Hadiths to start their day with, instead of circulated quotes, which may still be inspirational, but miss out on a lot of divine blessings Muslims are in darn need for nowadays. Hadith a day Org is a resourceful online Islamic project that…
