Just Go Do It! Mercy Mission’s iPray Salah (Prayer) Initiative

Just Go Do It! Mercy Mission’s iPray Salah (Prayer) Initiative

By MuslimMatters on from muslimmatters.org

I’ve recently joined a new scheme that has been launched in the UK by Al Kauthar Institute to emphasise the importance of salah. This proposal has been designed by an affiliate charity of Al Kauthar, Mercy Mission, in order to invite the Muslims who have lost the desire to pray to restore themselves in this great act of worship.
Dawah: You missed a spot!

Dawah: You missed a spot!

By MuslimMatters on from muslimmatters.org

After I had finished reading, while I was driving home, my heart was suddenly filled with regret. "You missed a spot!" I told myself, two good Dawah opportunities presented themselves to me but I did not take advantage of them because I was too busy with my book!

How many times do we pass by these opportunities to share our views and beliefs with others? Generally, I try my best never to miss a Dawah opportunity. If I am sitting on a train, bus or aeroplane, then you should expect the person seated next to me to receive a dose of Dawah.
Open Letter: Supporting Aafia Siddiqui

Open Letter: Supporting Aafia Siddiqui

By MuslimMatters on from muslimmatters.org

It is well known that the War on Terror waged by the United States and its allies led to aggression and injustice against countries, organizations, groups and individuals. Perhaps the worst example of this brutality against individuals was that meted out to our Muslim sister in Islam, Aafia Siddiqui and her three small children.
A Wakeup Call

A Wakeup Call

By MuslimMatters on from muslimmatters.org

The American Muslim community has provided woeful substance to our young brothers and sisters; substance to feel that they are and can be legitimately Muslim here in America. That we have the infrastructure to provide to them the sacred knowledge they wish to learn. The results from this quietude on the part of the Muslim community in America for the past ten to twenty years, as my wife has put it, has been the development of a linguistic and cultural inferiority complex.
A Message to Muslim Youth: In Response to Anwar Al Awlaki

A Message to Muslim Youth: In Response to Anwar Al Awlaki

By MuslimMatters on from muslimmatters.org

Imam Omar Ahmad Suleiman, an Imam in New Orleans, LA, and a member of ICNA’s Shariah Council responds to Anwar al-Awlaki's latest message.
The Hadith of the Palm Shoot and the Crisis of Islamic Work

The Hadith of the Palm Shoot and the Crisis of Islamic Work

By MuslimMatters on from muslimmatters.org

In times of crisis, some people may resign to defeat. The beautiful Hadith of the Palm Shoot paints this very problem in a very dramatic way. It then inspires us to fight back, to work against all odds, and to contribute to the benefit of humanity. It's a short hadith but it's an ultimate inspiration to stay positive and to contribute in the darkest of times.
21 Shots and the Pursuit of Justice: An Imam (Luqman Ameen Abdullah) Dies in Michigan

21 Shots and the Pursuit of Justice: An Imam (Luqman Ameen Abdullah) Dies in Michigan

By MuslimMatters on from muslimmatters.org

Four months have passed since the death of Imam Luqman Ameen Abdullah. But among his community, his legacy lives on. The soup kitchen he initiated continues to serve the homeless and hungry by the dozens on a weekly basis. Among his followers, there is an odd sense of acceptance.
On the Fingers of Abu Hurayrah…..Towards a Noble Life

On the Fingers of Abu Hurayrah…..Towards a Noble Life

By MuslimMatters on from muslimmatters.org

“I, ya Rasulullah!” Such were the words of the great Companion, Abu Hurayrah (radhiAllahu anhu) in acceptance of the request of his beloved, when he asked, “Who among you will accept of me the following words and adopt and execute their meaning or teach someone to adopt them and act according to them?” Then, as Abu Hurayrah recalls; “So he held my hand and counted five things according to my five fingers as follows.”
For Brothers Only….Seriously: Stop, Look, and Listen

For Brothers Only….Seriously: Stop, Look, and Listen

By MuslimMatters on from muslimmatters.org

Yahya Ibrahim: Shaykhs Need Advice, Too

Yahya Ibrahim: Shaykhs Need Advice, Too

By MuslimMatters on from muslimmatters.org

People at times forget that the “Shaykh” is an individual who struggles each and every day of their life to worship Allah competently and in fulfillment of the Divine Grace of sacred knowledge that they have been afforded by Ar-Rahman.

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