How to Ask of Allah During Ramadan
AND IF MY servants ask thee about me—behold, I am near; I respond to the call of him who calls, whenever he calls unto Me: let them, then, respond unto Me, and believe in Me, so that they might follow the right…
Category: Society
The Lioness of Ahl Al-Bayt | Zainab Bint Younus
Either you carry Islam, or Islam carries you. Those in the former category are those who uphold the honor of this Ummah and are its strength; those in the latter category are like those who are carried in Ṭawâf – weak and…
Islamic Birthing (2): Assisted Birth vs. Unassisted Birth | Janet Kozak
Maryam’s Birth Story WHEN WE LOOK to the story of Maryam (Mary, mother of ʿÎsa/Jesus) we find that she was first and foremost a women of piety and respect. We learn that her life was dedicated to the service of Allah by…
Working Through Emptiness
An illustration of the kind of negative, stressful, depressive feelings and thoughts that some of us can fall into deeply. An attempt in using our faith and resolve in trying to overcome them, and replacing them with hope, positivity, inner strength and…
A Very Un-American Primary: Exploiting American Values for Political Gain | Theresa Corbin
THE LEVEL OF ignorance about American Muslims that has been shouted across rallies, debates, and interviews in the presidential primary is nothing short of horrifying. But the ignorance that is most frightening is not from the average citizen. It is coming from…
Risking A Spiritual Heart Attack | Olivia Kompier
ISLAMIC TALKS ABOUT the heart are all well and good, but often times we can be lost (even pleasantly) in the discussion of this mysterious muscle, which is fixed in the world of the unseen just as much as it is the…
The Mother-Martyr and Spiritual Burnout | Olivia Kompier
THE STATUS OF the mother is greatly extolled in our religion. The Prophet ﷺ is reported to have said, Jannah lies beneath the feet of your mother, a metaphorical call to treat our mothers with excellence, as our attainment of Jannah…
TAQWA (God-consciousness) | Part 1
Taqwa and its Purpose “Verily, the muttaqun will be in the midst of Gardens and Rivers (Paradise). In a great seat of truth (i. e., Paradise), near the Omnipotent King (Allah, the One, the Blessed, the Most-High, the Owner of Majesty and…
Islamic Perspectives on Abortion
Current Status of Abortion: Categories ABORTION IS THE termination of pregnancy by removing a fetus or embryo from the womb, before it can survive on its own. An abortion which occurs spontaneously is known as a “miscarriage.” An abortion may be initiated…
Food Matters – When Less Is More (3)
IN PART 2 we focused on the modern question of what we humans are meant to eat. This question is currently being repeatedly asked relative to discussions of Vegetarianism. While taking the life of our fellow human beings is forbidden and punishable…