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  • Spiritual Awakening: Beautifying the Heart and Life

    We, human beings, of past, present and future, are in absolute need of Divine grace and the opportunity to earn His pleasure. Our human power — no [...]

  • The Strong Believer

    The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: The strong believer is better and more beloved to God than the weak believer, while there is good [...]

  • Fatimah bint Sa’d al Khayr

    The pursuit of knowledge and wisdom into the far reaches of the world is one of the jewels of Islamic civilization, and one of the most widely [...]

  • Beautifying the Heart with Sincerity

    In The Alchemy of Happiness, Imam Al-Ghazali writes: ”His five senses are like five doors opening on the external world; but, more wonderful than this, his heart [...]

  • Contentment: A Paradise on Earth

    We need to know first and foremost that God has portioned for us our provision. As long as we work, we will get what is written for [...]

  • Pure Submission: The Prayer of Prophet Ibrahim (pbuh)

    Indeed, we cannot give of something if we do not own it. The one who does not possess something cannot dispense it to others. If I do [...]

  • Returning to Allah

    Say, “O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah . Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, it [...]

  • The Complete Islamic Personality

    It is well known and understood that Islam is a holistic system that impacts all areas of a person’s life. We hear this often but do we [...]

  • How to Attain Humility in Prayers

    In an environment with countless distractions, how can we make our prayers more beneficial for ourselves? Following is an excerpt from Inner Dimensions of Islamic Worship, a [...]

  • Peace, Security and God Consciousness

    Laws alone can never bring about full peace and security. This is a very important reality that sets Islam apart from all human attempts at establishing law, [...]

  • What is an Islamic Personality?

    The question — “What is an Islamic personality” — comes into the Muslim mind now and again. There is no record of companions asking Prophet Muhammad (peace [...]

  • How to Respond to Islamophobia?

    “Indeed, this Qur’an guides to that which is most right” (Qur’an 17:9). The objective of the Islamophobia campaign is to plant seeds of fear about Muslims and [...]

  • Q&A with Dr. Jamal Badawi

    Can you summarize why the West has become fearful of Islam and Muslims?  Why does this image exist? Answer by Dr. Jamal Badawi Number 1: Because we [...]

  • Re-securing the Future of Muslims in America

    When a tragedy strikes, whether natural disaster or man-made catastrophe, there is death and destruction. Human suffering mounts as people are disoriented and mentally and emotionally devastated. [...]

  • Syria: The Iron Hand of Injustice

    When Kofi Annan, the former Secretary General of the United Nations and Special Envoy to Syria, recently embarked on his peacemaking mission to Syria, most Syria watchers [...]

  • The American Mosque: A Thriving Institution

    The number of mosques continues to rise in the United States. A recent report conducted by a group of major American Muslim organizations and academic institutions reveals [...]

  • NYPD’s Surveillance of Muslim Students

    “When will it end?” This is the thought going through the minds of Muslim Americans ever since the news first broke last August of the New York [...]

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    As we know, the Glorious Quran contains many stories related to the Messengers that were sent by Allah (SWT). These stories about the great men are not [...]

  • Divine Call for Helping Humanity

    Right from his conception until he breathes his last, man faces problems, difficulties, risks and dangers. These challenges may be in the form of health hazards, diseases, [...]

  • Challenges in Education in South Asia

    Living in an Illiterate World Before reading the rest of this article, take a moment and try a few simple exercises. Imagine for a few minutes not [...]

  • Manufactured Misery and Global Suffering

    During the 1980s, longtime activist Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. popularized the expression “misery index” in response to President Ronald Reagan’s domestic fiscal philosophy of trickle-down economics and [...]

  • Raising Children With Deen & Duniya

    I still vividly remember the first night I spent by myself in the hospital after delivering my eldest son Shaan. The guests were gone for the day, [...]

  • The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Individuals

    One important lesson that we can learn from the Sahaba is that their successes were due to the fact that they were God–conscious individuals. They were committed [...]

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    Introduction Imagine a city in 16th century West Africa where thousands of Black African students pondered over the latest ideas in science, mathematics, and medicine. A fabled [...]

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    Bosnia and Herzegovina (referred to in the West as Bosnia), a country with three ethnic groups—Serbs, Croats and Bosniaks— went through a devastating war coupled with ethnic [...]

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    China is sometimes referred to as a “riddle wrapped in an enigma”. A nation with an ancient civilization that is one of the fastest growing economies of [...]

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