Tawassul or Intercession, written 3 days ago,     T A W A S S U L TAWASSUL: SUPPLICATING ALLAH THROUGH AN INTERMEDIARY. From Reliance of the Traveller by   Allamah Nuh Ha Mim Keller TAWASSUL (definition) Supplicating Allah by means of an intermediary, whether it be a living ...

Guru Nanak Jayanti and Muslims, written 4 days ago, On the left is the photograph of an elderly Muslim offering sherbet to a Sikh devotee who is part of a religious procession. This is a recent photo. On the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti, the Sikhs take out huge processions in most Cities in India...

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Denmark: US ambassador and mosque visits, written 2 days ago, James Cain was interviewed on the Danish TV show Deadline recently and expressed his views on how Denmark should deal with the Muslim minority. He doesn't want to get involved in Danish internal politics, but his suggestion to Danish lead...

Speaking Multiculturalism, written 2 days ago, “I am Turkey” said the lady sitting next to me at the hall of Taibah mall opposing Al Haram (the grand mosque (masjed) of the prophet Peace and prayers be upon him). - “ I am Egypt” I said - “I am Algeria” said my friend with her beautiful ...

The World from the view of a Single Brother, written 2 days ago, In my mind, if I were to be asked this question, I would reply back and say, Uncle, when you married your wife, how much money did you have in your account? Of course that will result to an automatic rejection, but that is besides the...

Hossein Derakhshan Times Online, Iranian 'Blogfather' Hossein Derakhshan is arrested..., written 2 days ago, Hossein Derakhshan Times Online, Iranian 'Blogfather' Hossein Derakhshan is arrested on charge of spying for Israel, 20 Nov 08 "A prominent Iranian blogger, nicknamed the Blogfather fo...

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Al-Ghazzali, written 1 month ago, Imam Ghazzali woke up one early morning and as usual offered his prayers and then enquired what day it was, his younger brother, Ahmad Ghazzali replied,”Monday.” He asked him to bring his white shroud, kissed it, stretched himself full length and saying “Lord...

Al-Zawahiri, isn't time for you to shut up and turn yourself in?, written 3 days ago, Note from Rafik Beekun: Muslims reject terrorism of any kind, and take particular offense to al-Zawahri’s use of the offensive term “house Negro” in reference to President-elect Barack Obama. Islam abhors rac...

Conscience and Dogma, written 5 days ago, From globeandmail.com: Acid attack blinds Afghan student: KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN — Before yesterday, Shamsia had dark brown eyes and smooth skin the colour of wheat. Now, blinded in an acid attack because she dared to go to school, Shamsia will never see ...

A Muslim Can be the President… when, exactly?, written 1 week ago, Slate has an interesting article about members of different minority groups capability to become President of the United States of America - So When Will a Muslim Be President? In the article, journalist Mark Oppenheimer runs thro...

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Muslim Woman: Faith, written 1 week ago, As every Muslim knows or should know that Iman (Faith) is the foremost and essential requirement of Islam. Without proper Iman one cannot become a Muslim even if one is born in a Muslim family.In fact Iman is something which has to be self...

Media Guy Revealed, written 3 days ago, This evening, I attended a poetry reading organized by Soul City Arts. I dragged Media Guy along to help me film the event, in addition to an interview I conducted with the main performing artist, Amir Sulaiman, on behalf of SAL.AM magazine. We were joined by ...

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Cool Guy Muslim Updates!, written 2 days ago, Assalam Alaikum wa Rahmatullah, Alhamdulillah, I’ve had this blog going for more than a year now and I just wanted to give some updates about what’s going on here.  If you look at the pages on this blog, I’ve attached two more page links to Dawah ...

Creative Qiyaam-ul-Layl Alarms, written 6 days ago, Praying Qiyam-ul-Layl, aka Tahajjud, is well established in Islam as something amazing to do. But it's hard to wake up. What are some creative, unusual, and effective ways to wake up for Qiyam? We mention three--crying babies, water, and Shaytan. H...

Religion Islam: Faith, written 1 week ago, As every Muslim knows or should know that Iman (Faith) is the foremost and essential requirement of Islam. Without proper Iman one cannot become a Muslim even if one is born in a Muslim family.In fact Iman is something which has to be self consciously acqui...