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 …
Harmonious Relations Among Jews, Christians, and Muslims: Historical Examples
In studying history and the phases of peace and conflict, one is quickly exposed to the common arguments about norms and exceptions. One opinion holds that peace is the norm …
The Return of al-Masih, Jesus, the Son of Maryam
Knowledge of the final hour is something that is only known to Allah. “Verily, Allah alone has knowledge of the hour” (Quran 31:34). While there is no verse or hadith …
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 …
In the Footprints of the Prophets: The Path to Social Justice
One of the sad failings of human beings has been to devise social and political constructs that are inimical to the timeless, instructive guidance of Divine revelation and prophetic traditions. …
La dawah a través del empoderamiento de la comunidad: Una Perspectiva Musulmana Latina
Los musulmanes latinos ya no son la novedad que una vez fueron en este país. Su número parece estar aumentando, pero no se han hecho estudios extensos de latinos musulmanes …
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 …