By uzzie on News from www.pewforum.org
The world’s Muslims are united in their belief in God and the Prophet Muhammad and are bound together by such religious practices as fasting during Ramadan and almsgiving to assist the needy. But they have widely differing views about other aspects of their faith, including how important religion is to their lives, who counts as a Muslim and what practices are acceptable in Islam. 
By funkymonkey on Lifestyle from muslimmatters.org
Ever attend the talk on maintaining your Ramaḍān momentum? Seems to be everywhere at the end of Ramaḍān, but in my experience few, if any, are impacted because Ramaḍān time is treated as a time of binge worship rather than an occasion for strategic habit development. I believe our speaking capital is better invested in teaching habits of worship that are practically integrated in the life of the typical Muslim. By doing so, Ramaḍān stops acting as a time of crash-and-burn binge worship and turns into a framework for building habits that should be at the core of every Muslim's daily life. The first habit this series will look to develop is teaching the reader one method that has been successful in developing the ability to wake at 4 am daily (translation: this is how I did it, but it's not the only way to get the job done). 
By l0gikal on Images from sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net
How Homer Simpson thinks he'll get dates... 
By funkymonkey on Opinion from muslimmatters.org
It is not often that, as an adult, you get to see Ramaḍān through the eyes of a first-timer. Unfortunately we tend to become so accustomed to all of the blessings of this holy month that we forget to truly appreciate them. This Ramaḍān a Methodist Pastor in Dallas decided to observe the fast for the entire month, and to blog about it. Reading his blogs has been refreshing for so many. His readership has spread from the Dallas area to as far as Indonesia! 
By uzzie on Islam and Religion from muslimmatters.org
Here we are, having finished yet another Ramadan. Having been blessed with yet another Ramadan. It feels like yesterday I stood before you for the first khatirah and the entire masjid was as packed as it was today. It is as if it was yesterday when we were wondering how we are going to go through all of these 30 days. The summer months fasting. This is the difficult fasting of July and August, and we were wondering how it was going to finish. The month is as if it only came by literally one hour ago. 
By funkymonkey on Images from www.suhaibwebb.com
One of our readers, Amira Yousef, was blessed with the opportunity to spend the 27th night of Ramadan at Masjid Al-Aqsa in Jerusalem. There were an estimated 500,000 people present for taraweeh prayer. She wanted everyone to witness how beautiful it was for so many people to come together in this very dear place to our ummah. Enjoy! 
By uzzie on Islam and Religion from muslimmatters.org
Ramadan Mubarak to everyone! I hope your fasts and prayers are accepted by The Almighty. I feel there can't be a better time for this post than in Ramadan. This is the method I used to memorize in Qur'an back in hifdh school. I used this technique to memorize the Qur'an, alhamdulillah. And until now, I feel it's the reason I've been leading tarāwīḥ for close to five years now, alhamdulillah. 
By funkymonkey on Opinion from www.huffingtonpost.com
By cricketguru on Opinion from www.cnn.com
It's that way across America, after a spate of violence at Islamic centers in recent weeks that included a homemade bomb and pigs parts.
By uzzie on Opinion from articles.chicagotribune.com
For Dr. Zaher Sahloul, the holy month of Ramadan has tested his strength and recharged his spirit.
