What Islam has done for me ?
I grew up in a home that really didn't have a set religon .... My mother a mormon and my father a Babtist. And then there is me. I never felt right in any of the place of religon that I visited.
That was until I found Islam. When I found it it was overwhelming. I just new.
It was like I ...
Continue ReadingQuran & The Clouds
Scientists have studied cloud types and have realized that rain clouds are formed and shaped according to definite systems and certain steps connected with certain types of wind and clouds. One kind of rain cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud (pictured above) associated with ... Continue Reading
How Our People Live
I
look up!
The beautiful sky is smeared with a Jet fighter's trail!
I look at the Horizon!
An ugly monster of steel is rumbling towards us!
Father! Mother! Where are you!
I am scared!
Ya Allah! Make me strong!
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Advice to the Seekers of Knowledge
- Source: His introduction to his classical work Iqtidaa-ul-'Ilm Al-'Amal
- Translator: Isma'eel Alarcon
We give thanks to Allaah, the One free of all defects, for having inspired us. And we ask Him to grant us the ability to act upon what ... Continue Reading
The virtue of the last ten days of Ramadaan and Laylat al-Qadr
Praise be to Allaah, the Lord of the Worlds, and peace and blessings be upon the Trustworthy Prophet Muhammad and upon all his family and companions.
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to strive hard (in worship) during the last ten days of Ramadaan in a way that he ...
Continue ReadingGiving Priority to the Quraan
Hudhayfah said:The Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam) related matters to us. I have seen one of them, and I am waiting for the other. He (sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam) informed us: "Trustworthiness was sent down in depths of the heart of ... Continue Reading
Arafah and the First Ten Days of Dhul-Hijjah
In the Holy Qur'an, Allah the Exalted says (interpretation of
the meaning)
{By the dawn. By the ten nights} [Al-Fajr 89:1-2]. Many scholars
have said
that this refers to the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah, and the
fact that
Allah swears by them means that they are indeed significant and
worth ...
George Bernard Shaw's Testimony
"I have always held the religion of Muhammad in high estimation because of its wonderful vitality. It is the only religion which appears to me to possess that assimilating capacity to the changing phase of existence which can make itself appeal to every age. I have studied him - the ... Continue Reading
Pity Me Not
For the clothes I wear
Nor for the scarve
That covers my hair Pity me not
For my black garb
My modest air
My humble heart.
Pity me
not
For my lack of speech
B/c my silent voice
Can always find a heart to reach.
Pity me
not
For my Muslim name
It is the sign of my honor
And the ...
How to destroy your child's mind
All the love, nurturing and time spent on molding a child to be confident and creative. The first years of life are so important to develop the necessary qualities for success in later life. Knowing this mothers, concentrate on these early years , only in the end, to send to them to school... ... Continue Reading
From Titi to Maryam!
It all started on November 20, 1979, the year of the Ram. I was born at Jacobi Hospital, now Bronx Municipal, in the Bronx at around 10:00 pm. I was always a happpy baby, so I was told. But even more so I was terribly mischeivous. Here's a story for you: My mother had to tie my foot to the bed ...
Continue ReadingUnnecessary Obstacles to Marriage
Sheikh Salman al-Oadah
Young women have many hopes and dreams. Among the most important of these dreams focus upon their future husbands, the men who are going to be their partners through the long and arduous journey of life. Some girls want their husbands to be young and handsome. Others ...
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