A major change in dates did not deter ICNA-MAS convention attendees as more than 21,000 converged at the Baltimore Convention Center on Easter weekend, April 14-16, 2017, making a bold …
Alcohol Use by Muslim College Students
“There’s nothing else happening on this campus anyway,” Amir thought to himself as he grabbed his jacket and rushed off to join his classmates at the neighborhood sports bar. It …
Religion, Science, and the Climate Change Debate
“If you believe in God, then intellectually you cannot believe in man made global warming… You must be either agnostic or atheistic to believe that man controls something that he …
Trusting That All Things Are According to Allah’s Will and Command
As human beings, we are limited in our knowledge of the unseen, of the future, and of why things occur the way that they do. Although as Muslims we know …
How a Used Car Taught Me About Ihsan
I recently had some car trouble and started getting incredibly frustrated with my vehicle. It was a 2001 model, practically falling apart at the seams. It felt like every month …
Walking the Path of the Prophets
Intrigued by its striking architecture, I wandered into an ornately decorated Buddhist Temple the way one wanders into a museum. Through two heavy columns bearing carvings of stylized foliage, a …
Unity and Activism under a Trump Presidency: The Need of Our Times
On a rainy January 20, 2017 Donald J. Trump became the president of the United States after winning the Electoral College and losing the popular vote by over three million. …
Quest for True Success: Divine Message of Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad (PBUT)
There are many definitions, thoughts, and opinions about success as humans try to define what true success really is. Some think success is to accumulate wealth and material things or …
Hadith 19 — Allah’s Protection
An Excerpt from Commentary on the Forth Hadith of Imam Al-Nawawi Timeless Prophetic Gems of Guidance and Wisdom – Abū al-ʼAbbās ʼAbdullah bin ʼAbbās (R) reported: One day I was …
Dawah Through Community Empowerment: A Latino Muslim Perspective
Latino Muslims are no longer the novelty they once were in this country. Their number appears to be ris-ing but no extensive studies of Latino Muslims have been done to …