Be Patient Til You Meet Me At The Hawdh (Prophets Advice To Every Muslim And Muslimah) Abdullah bin Zayd said that the Prophet (saws) said, ‘Be patient until you meet me at the Hawdh.’ (saheeh bukhaari) With the world events worsening and the trials and tribulations increasing it is upon the believers to find a […]
Category Archives: Contemporary Islam
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Our brothers and sisters amongst the Muslims of old used to carry a precious belonging with them, protecting and safeguarding it to the best of their ability, ever fearful that someone might try to harm it. Their homes were filled with it. They would be seen carrying it into the places of worship, bringing it […]
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The Qur’an is strongly related to our daily life Dear brothers, there is a fairly big difference between believing that the Noble Qur’an is the Word of the Lord of the worlds, which was revealed to the heart of the Prophet PBUH, and feeling that this Noble Qur’an is intimately and strongly related to your […]
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Nearly one quarter of the world’s population follows the religion that was revealed to the Prophet Mohammed and subsequently transcribed into the Quran. Despite its number of faithful followers that have now settled across the globe, many Westerners don’t have a clear idea of what this religion entails. Subsequently, even incredibly fundamental questions, such as […]
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In this video, Hamza Yusuf is telling Muslims how they should be acting towards others.
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Deena loses her job and decides to start a daily photo blog with her free time. What results is an intimate glimpse in to a woman’s prayer and the personal struggle connecting with the Divine.
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When a Florida pastor oversees the trial, conviction and incineration of Islam’s holy book, it’s splashed across front pages, or when American soldiers serving in Afghanistan burn the Quran, news stations lead with the story. But pervasive as such headlines are, not all Americans’ interaction with the Quran is focused on its destruction. Everitte Barbee is […]
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Below are some quotes of what different people (mostly Non-Muslims) said about Islam, Muslims, Prophet Mohammad and Quran: “He was Caesar and Pope in one; but he was Pope without Pope’s pretensions, Caesar without the legions of Caesar: without a standing army, without a bodyguard, without a palace, without a fixed revenue; if ever any […]
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One of the results of the popular uprisings in Egypt that swept the former regime from power earlier this year is that Al-Azhar is slowly beginning to return to its position of prominence in the Muslim world. Being allied too closely to the former regime lost Al-Azhar credibility in the eyes of Muslims both here […]
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Many young Muslims have grown up knowing only hostility between Islam and the West. It seems to them as though Islam and Muslims are blamed for the ills of the whole world. Since the infamous attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001, in which so many lives were lost so senselessly, Islam and […]