I have seen it all too often—the woman who complains that her husband takes her daughter’s side;or a grandmother (either maternal or paternal) living in the home is spoiling the …
A Lifetime of Service
In 1987, he walked 2500 km across the Arabian Peninsula in order to perform Hajj and collect funds for a charitable hospital in Karachi. He was 66 years old. In …
Divine Mandate for Helping the Deprived and the Disadvantaged
Human life is ever vulnerable and unpredictable. It’s also a fact of life that nobody is immune from this uncertainty. People face misfortune for countless reasons. Even when someone faces …
38TH Annual ICNA-MAS Convention Report
The Hartford Convention Center was teeming with the sights and sounds that bring Muslims back each year. This was the ICNA-MAS 38th Annual Convention which was themed “Islam: The Pursuit …
38TH Annual ICNA-MAS Convention Report
Alhamdulillah, the 38th Annual ICNA-MAS Convention, held in Hartford, CT over the Memorial Day weekend, was a huge success! The theme of this year’s convention was “Islam: The Pursuit of …
Attitude of Gratitude
“When it rains, it really does pour,” she said aloud. “Why do horrible things happen to me?” It was just too easy to think this way, to look around and …
Stamp out Hunger
Amongst the most basic needs of human existence is sustenance. God talks about this in different places in the Qur’an, emphasizing that all people must eat and drink and that …
Nature of Suffering
Too often when we face some difficulties or experience some sort of loss, we feel sorry for ourselves. We wonder why we are suffering, and what we did to deserve …
How to Be a Dignitary on the Day of Judgment
Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Allah will cover seven people with His shade, on the Day when there will be no shade …
Khadijah bint Khuwaylid – Mother of the Believers
She personified faithfulness, integrity, nobility, generosity, and intelligence. This noblewoman of the Quraysh, Khadijah bint Khuwaylid (may Allah be pleased with her) was a strong business woman, an independent and …