Rabata

The Opportunity She walks quietly to her kitchen and pulls out the coffeemaker. As the rich smell of caffeine confuses the usual nighttime smells, she pulls out her prayer carpet and her expensive perfume. The night awaits her and she is seeking forgiveness and the pleasure of her Lord. It is Niṣf Shaʿbān. An argument […]

Messy Closets and Rajab Rajab has been a tough month for many people. Three weeks ago we started out, in this month of tawba and forgiveness, with images of sweet tears and background music guiding us through this month. Instead it has been a struggle, and hard work. No background music has been playing and

The USA has never done well in the World Cup and no one expects them to beat Ghana. The game starts and, miraculously, they score within in the first 21 seconds of the game! I cannot believe it and set my work aside. I want USA to win. I watch and worry, getting upset when

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

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

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

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