Tuesday, May 13th, 2014 Proof! A delegation of seventeen men of Banī al-Azd came to the Prophet ﷺ in the ninth year after the hijra. It is said that the Prophet ﷺ was impressed with how they presented themselves before him and asked them, “Who are you?” Banī al-Azd had already entered Islam at the […]
Tuesday, April 29th, 2014 Rajab Shopping Sometimes it feels overwhelming to think about becoming a better person. “I’m ok,” resonates easily in the breast and our ‘busyness’ helps us avoid thinking about it. But at Maghreb tonight we will herald in the month of Rajab and with it a golden opportunity. Anas b. Malik (r)
Tuesday, April 22nd 2014 Unmosqued, The Film Today I was privileged to view a private screening of the documentary Unmosqued. It was a powerful film that touched me deeply. In my early days of Islam I was shocked and horrified by my mosque experiences. I felt humiliated, isolated, oppressed, dejected and rejected. I never spoke
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Tuesday, April 15th, 2014 Did you pay your taxes? April 15th is ‘tax day’ in the USA. It is the deadline for filing forms that report on income and spending for the previous year. Procrastinators across the USA scramble to finish their forms and file them all day long today. What if we were to
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Tuesday, April 8th, 2014 Tame your tongue The birds are singing in the morning and freshness is pervasive. Spring has sprung. Many women will begin to eye their stuffy homes with mop and scrub brush in hand. Warm and toasty woolen blankets will begin to look unbearable, and will be washed and packed away. Spring
January 9, 1960 – April 1, 2014 Maryam grew up in the English countryside, and could tell me the name of any flower I wondered about. As a mother of five, she and her husband opened her home to dawah – calling it a ‘dawah center’ and exchanged tending the flowers of the country with
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Tuesday, April 1st, 2014 Maryam grew up in the English countryside, and could tell me the name of any flower I wondered about. As a mother of five, she and her husband opened her home to daʿwa – calling it a ‘dawah center’ and exchanged tending the flowers of the country with tending the hearts
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Tuesday, March 4th, 2014 Grudges How many grudges do you carry in your heart? Are you calling them to mind? Against whom do you hold a grudge? Are those grudges helping you on your spiritual path? In a series of instructions to believers, Allah (swt) says in Sūrat Āl ʿImrān, {Who spend during ease and
Tuesday, February 25th, 2014 Respect The Prophet ﷺ said, “He is not of my umma, who does not honor/respect our elders, have mercy on our young, and know the right of our scholars” {Musnad al-Imām Aḥmad}. ليس من أمتي من لم يجل كبيرنا ويرحم صغيرنا ويعرف لعالمنا حقه مسند الإمام أحمد These are strong words.
Tuesday, February 18th, 2014 Fear. We live in an age of fear. We are afraid of what people will say, afraid of what the weather might be tomorrow, and afraid of how the economy might go next year. We are afraid to eat the chocolate cake, afraid to step on the scale and afraid to
