WTFatwa: Things Muslims Love - Forwarding Chain Emails

WTFatwa: Things Muslims Love - Forwarding Chain Emails

By elan on from www.elanthemag.com

Muslims love many things, including forwarding junk emails to friends and family. They do it out of love and out of not understanding how the Internet works. How thoughtful!Read More
South Park Episode & Censorship of Mohammed’s (S) Depiction: The Script Played to Perfection

South Park Episode & Censorship of Mohammed’s (S) Depiction: The Script Played to Perfection

By MuslimMatters on from muslimmatters.org

Ever since the South Park episode issue arose and this non-event became a big story, I have been itching to write something. This itch arises from a combination of anger and frustration, with a tinge of amusement at how the same old script is successful every time!
MisternMisses.com Gets Ready to Launch, Calling all Serious Single Muslims.

MisternMisses.com Gets Ready to Launch, Calling all Serious Single Muslims.

By ChillYoIslamYo on from www.chillyoislamyo.com

Salam,Your probably thinking, oh man another Muslim matrimonial website?Well people waited for halfourdeen.com, a project by baba ali which was highly anticipated but never really launched.Recently I heard about misternmisses.com and was able interview Br.Arif, whose one of the founders of misterNmisses.com.Yea so it’s a interactive online Muslim matrimonial and matchmaking site for Muslim’s serious [...]
Did Egyptian Customs Lead to a New Shafi’i School? Shaykh Alawi Abd al-Qadir al-Saqqaf

Did Egyptian Customs Lead to a New Shafi’i School? Shaykh Alawi Abd al-Qadir al-Saqqaf

By MuslimMatters on from muslimmatters.org

What is the validity of the claim that Imam al-Shafi’i changed his juridical school in Egypt in order to accommodate the Egyptian customs and culture?
NYT: White House Keeps Muslims in the Closet

NYT: White House Keeps Muslims in the Closet

By elan on from www.elanthemag.com

Yesterday in the New York Times, there was yet another article about the morphing relationship between the White House and American Muslims. After President Obama gave his famous June 2009 speech in Cairo about improving relations with the Muslim world, there were myriad articles and media commentaries discussing the way this new administration would handle “the Muslims.”Read More
Jihad by Night: Yahya Ibrahim

Jihad by Night: Yahya Ibrahim

By MuslimMatters on from muslimmatters.org

“For twenty years I waged Jihad against myself. I struggled, all throughout to remain standing in prayer at night. For those twenty years I never tasted the sweetness of the night prayer. It was only after that that I found comfort and sweetness.”
The Inner Beauty or Out? By Sister Alima

The Inner Beauty or Out? By Sister Alima

By ChillYoIslamYo on from www.chillyoislamyo.com

Salam everyone,I just wanted to share an article by a guest writer, Sister Alima, she’s from the UK.Mash’Allah Allah swt has given her good writing skills and she’s directed that in positive ways.Below you will find one of her articles which is titled ” The Inner Beauty or Out”?Salam. I pray that you are all [...]
A Woman’s Reflection on Leading Prayer

A Woman’s Reflection on Leading Prayer

By SuhaibWebb on from www.suhaibwebb.com

by Yasmin Mogahed
On March 18, 2005, Amina Wadud led the first female-led jum`ah (Friday) prayer. On that day, women took a huge step towards being more like men. But did we come closer to actualizing our God-given liberation?
I don’t think so.
What we so often forget is that God has honored the woman by giving her [...]

Lessons in Staying Behind – Part 1: “I Wish I had Done So

Lessons in Staying Behind – Part 1: “I Wish I had Done So

By MuslimMatters on from muslimmatters.org

When there is no other excuse in our path, procrastination becomes a leading factor that pulls us away from superior goals and hinders productivity. Nothing held Ka’b (radhiAllahu anhu) from joining the Muslims at the time but this deceptive force.
Starbucks Dads: Perspectives on Somali Immigrants & Fathers

Starbucks Dads: Perspectives on Somali Immigrants & Fathers

By MuslimMatters on from muslimmatters.org

The Starbucks Dads (SD) phenomenon is one that threatens the cohesion of the Muslim family in modern times. It is in way no limited to the Somali community living in the West. This social problem represents the social ills that arise when Muslim fathers stray from the Prophetic example of fatherhood. Given the overwhelming scientific evidence that supports the critical impact of a father on the household, the father-less homes left by SD's is detrimental to Muslim youth of all colors.

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