THE Muslim community in Germany, estimated at 4 million, celebrates the month of Ramadan like the majority of the Islamic world. In most German cities, there are no apparent signs of the advent of Ramadan. Often, work conditions do not allow people to eat the Iftar meal in congregation during the month of Ramadan, which…...
THE excitement starts when people first catch sight of the Ramadan moon. There is a hustle and bustle in the streets deep into the night as people start preparing for the month of fasting by stocking up on essentials. The men head to the mosques for Taraweeh prayers, while the women start preparing the Suhoor…...
MASJIDS in the Balkans witness great crowds in the days of Ramadan as Muslims visit them from everywhere whether they are used to praying or usually abandon prayers. Yards and playgrounds, like the commercial hub in the middle of Sarajevo, witness a great number of people praying. In Mostar, Muslims pray in thirty-seven different places…....
IN America as well as other non-Muslim countries, the mosque performs a different function than it does in Muslim countries. It is more than a place for prayer and the Friday sermon; the Islamic center is the hub of the entire Muslim community. It is a meeting point for friends and the center of the…...
THEY laughed and ridiculed. Here was a man who claimed to have traveled from Makkah to Jerusalem (1,235 km) and returned in one night. The man was Muhammad ﷺ and journeys in sixth century Arabia would take several weeks, let alone a day or night. The Makkan Quraish saw this as a golden opportunity to…...
A common perception of looking at “overdressed,” fully covered hijabi women during the summer is that they are “poor oppressed things” who have to cover up in black* even when the sun is blazing hot! [*Black is not required, but anyway…] Muslims consoled themselves with memes of “Hell is hotter,” and rightly so! So what…...
A PANDEMIC OF CONSPIRACIES Tackling Vaccine Misinformation Among Muslims Is the COVID19 pandemic real or a conspiracy with a hidden agenda? Are the vaccines safe? How were they developed so quickly? Are vaccines part of a sinister plan to kill, monitor and control the world population? Is all what is happening being directed by a…...
Are Options halal and allowed in Islam? This is a question that perplexes many Muslim investors in the stock market. Let’s just say it right off the bat that Options are not permissible in Islam. Alhamdulillah, Islamic law brings benefit to society and we will see why its rules are so relevant even today. In…...
QUR’ANIC MIRACLE: Scientific discovery of a city buried in Rub al-Khali (Empty Quarter) SAND and only sand for thousands of kilometers extending over four nations, Rub al-Khali or the Empty Quarter is the world’s largest sand desert covering parts of Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Oman and Yemen. Uninhabited one may think but the Bedu tribes…...
Today, China is home to 60-80 million Muslims with about 11 million living in the Xinjiang province, where China has locked down over one million people. Muslims of Xinjiang province, popularly known as Uyghurs, are ethnically Turks and have lived under an “autonomous” rule within China. The semi-autonomous region has seen a few separatist movements…...