–themuslimvibe “Although Allah is making me fight for my deen and values against familial pushback, I can see that He is only bringing me closer to Him. I have been relying on Him during this ordeal with my family.” I am struggling right now. A few months ago, I told my Hindu family about
BY: MICHEL JANSEN SOURCE: ISLAMICITY JUN 14, 2022 I have deep roots in America. Some of my father’s forbears migrated to the Virginia Colony in 1609, and on my mother’s side are ancestors who fought with Washington and Lincoln and a great grandfather who was a Pony Express rider. Until I was 16, I myself had had an […]
aboutislam.net I’ve been a revert for almost two years now and always pray at home. I’m scared to enter a mosque. I never did. I wanted to. How can I? There’s no friend or no one. I just did everything on my own. Learn by studies, etc. I don’t know what direction to enter to […]
As I prayed in my mind and heart, I felt a sense of belonging. It was a different feeling for me. I heard the sound of a bird through the window. Was this my new reality? Am I in a dream? 10TH DECEMBER 2021 Salaams to all my brothers and sisters. Hope the pandemic is […]
SOURCE: AL-MUHADDITHAT It surprises people to learn that women living under an Islamic order could be scholars, that is, hold the authority that attaches to being knowledgeable about what Islam commands, and therefore sought after and deferred to. The typical Western view is that no social order has (or aspires to have) more ‘religion’ in it […]
BY: MANSOOR ALAM SOURCE: ISLAMICITY, 2021 The Quran says: نَّحْنُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يَقُولُونَ ۖ وَمَا أَنتَ عَلَيْهِم بِجَبَّارٍ ۖ فَذَكِّرْ بِالْقُرْآنِ مَن يَخَافُ وَعِيدِ (50:45) – Fully aware are We of what they [who deny resurrection] do say; and thou canst by no means force them [to believe in it]. Yet none the
BY: SPAHIC OMER SOURCE: ISLAMICITY MAR 17, 2021 Ruins at the ancient city of Mugha’ir Shuʿayb (Madyan) near Al Bada’ in the Arabian Peninsula (photo: Florent Egal / saudiarabiatourismguide.com). Prophet Shuʿayb (Arabic: شعيب, meaning: “who shows the right path”) was appointed by God to the people of Madyan (مدين). The people of this land were
BY: SAMI YUSUF 2020 ‘The 99 Names’ is an evocative meditation on the divine Names so familiar to Muslims throughout the world. And just as Buddhist chants resonate widely beyond the borders of their path, the mesmerising sound of this single is finding receptive listeners everywhere. Its simple, chant-like melody is graced by celestial backing vocals […]
Try to spend your time uncovering the general messages present in Allah’s creation by reflecting on how Allah has blessed you and all of us by creating the things around you. Ponder so much that when you look at each and everything around you, you remember only Allah. Allah is whatever is in the heavens […]
“Indeed, Allah [alone] has knowledge of the Hour and sends down the rain and knows what is in the wombs. And no soul perceives what it will earn tomorrow, and no soul perceives in what land it will die. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Acquainted.” (Quran, 31:34) Although often forgotten about or guiltily pushed away […]