“Consider well contentment, for it is a treasure without end.” (Al-Tabarani) I am not sure anything satisfies me more than those rare occasions, when I... Continue reading
Raising children to be knowledgeable, practicing Muslims poses many challenges. The Internet, television, movies and the iPod inundate children with visual and auditory messages, often... Continue reading
My friend turns to me and says: "You're like a peacemaker, making friends everywhere you go. That's what we need to end this craziness -... Continue reading
I have read several different English translations of the Quran. Although I get immense pleasure and spiritual growth reading a translation, I always feel that... Continue reading
It was the first time my mother was attending a sisters’ Halaqah. Although she was not openly hostile to my reversion to Islam, she was... Continue reading
Silence. I remember lying on the sofa, enjoying the sound of nothingness. No shouting, no slamming doors, no awful names poisoning the air. The rest... Continue reading
The Messenger of Allah (sa) said: “The Jews were divided into seventy-one sects, one of which is in Paradise, and seventy are in the Fire.... Continue reading