At the ICNA convention this year, one of the speakers said that a person who possesses knowledge but lacks good manners is in a state of hypocrisy. I think that it is due to this fact that so many people are turned off by religion. I actually know of some sisters who are scared of “religious” brothers because of past experiences [...]
I am currently at the Deen Intensive’s RIHLA 2009 program at Maryland. We are up from Fajr (dawn) until Isha. (They do give us breaks in between to nap).
So far I have listened to Ustadh Yahya Rhodus, Imam Zaid Shakir, Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, and Shaykh Faraz Rabbani.
I will write more later inshAllah, Imam [...]
“Turn your back in repentance to Him, and fear Him: establish regular prayers, and be not amongst those who join gods with God, those who split up their Religion, and become (mere) Sects,- each party rejoicing in that which is with itself!”
-Surah Rum 31-32
Muslims are so bewildered and confused these days by the massive amount of trivial [...]
Sometimes you encounter things that allow you to have a deeper understanding of Islam. For example, due to my dad’s illness, I realized something about this hadith that I originally overlooked:
“God will say on the day of Resurrection, ‘O Son of Adam! I fell ill and you did not visit me.’ He will say, ‘O Lord, how shall I [...]
This summer I decided to take an organic chemistry class. EVERYONE complains about this class. I was weak and conformed to the dominant opinion that orgo is no fun at all.
How wrong was I!
Yes, I actually enjoy my class…a lot. But one thing is for sure…it is my teachers, my classmates, and the personalization that makes all [...]