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Self Awareness and Change

“I don’t understand why I’m feeling this way,” she thought, as tears poured down her cheeks. She could not make sense of why she was feeling so sad. It wasn’t …

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Abdur-Rahman ibn Awf

He was one of the first eight persons to accept Islam. He was one of the ten companions (al-asharatul-mubashshirin) who were assured of entering Paradise. He was one of the …

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Abdullah ibn Umar

At Shaykhan, halfway between Madinah and Uhud, the thousand-strong Muslim army led by the Prophet stopped. The sun had begun to sink beneath the horizon. The Prophet dismounted from his …

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Book Review: Islam

Author: Caesar Farah Ph.D. Publisher: Barron’s Educational Series, Inc. ISBN#: 0-7641-2226-6 Year of last publication: 2003 Edition: 7th Paperback: 512 pages Caesar Farah, who died in 2009, was a professor …

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Teaching Children About Gratefulness

In a world where the worst behavior is often celebrated, where rudeness, immodesty, and lack of caring about others are too commonplace, it is beneficial to reflect upon the beautiful …

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Gratitude’s Influence on the Heart

Imam Raghib al-Isfahani (d. AH 502), the author of al-Mufradat fi gharib al-Qur’an, a dictionary of uncommon terms in the Qur’an, points to the distinctions among various terms used in …