Updates from July-August 2013 Issue of The Message magazine. “Help Syria Now” Campaign According to the UN, from March 15, 2011 until April 30, 2013, more than 93,000 lost their …
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 …
The Test of One Believer is a Test for All Believers
“And what is there to life if a man cannot hear the lonely cry of a whippoorwill or the arguments of the frogs around a pond at night. I am …
Muslim Orphans: Their Tears Demand Our Attention
Orphans are a trust (amanah) for which the Muslims are responsible. It is an Islamic social obligation for the Muslim community to care for them, as well as others who …
Toward an Ethical Economic System: Alleviating Suffering Caused by Greed
The Prophet (p) was asked which was the best kind of earning. He replied: “That for which a man works with his hands. And honest trading” (Ibn Hanbal). The Prophet …
How to Develop Healthy New Habits Among Children in Ramadan
The blessed month of Ramadan is the best month to establish, review, replenish, and fortify healthy habits. In the example of our Prophet Muhammad‘s (SAW) life, we observe that he …
The Ramadan Nutrition and Workout Plan for Success
I am frequently asked, “How can I workout and eat properly while fasting?” Some people think that during Ramadan they will be unable to continue working out and worry that …
Quest for Happiness
We all want to be happy in life. Who doesn’t? Yet, it’s an undeniable fact that people, more often than not, search for happiness through wrong means and in wrong …
A Woman of True Submission to God
Maimunah bint Al-Harith became one of the wives of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) seven years after the Muslims’ emigration from Makkah to Madinah (known to Muslims as the …
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 …