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As Hurricane Sandy heads towards US and people all over the East Coast prepare to bunker down, this verse from the Quran comes to mind: “Certainly, We shall test you with something of fear and hunger, some loss of wealth, lives and fruits (of your toil), but give glad tidings to (As-Sabireen) …
Read More »‘Extremism’ and Islam: The Forgotten Letters
– by Felicity Arbuthnot – London | Source: palestinechronicle ‘We are the indispensable nation.’– US Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright, NBC, 19th February 1998. On 21st September 2001, George W. Bush addressed Congress and the nation. He stated: “Americans are asking ‘Why do they hate us?’ “He gave the nation the …
Read More »Text of E-mail From Saddam Hussein
Here is the text of the e-mail, dated Oct. 18, sent by Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to Christopher Love, 43, a Pennsylvania-based computer engineer. (Editor’s Note: This e-mail is reprinted as it was received by ABCNEWS.com) In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate. Dear brother in the family …
Read More »Friday Khutbah (Sermons) : Defending the Honor of the Prophet Muhammad (salallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)
Friday Khutbah (Sermons) : Defending the Honor of the Prophet Muhammad (salallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) – by Shaykh Abdul Nasir Jangda | Transcribed by Sameera | Source : muslimmatters.org [The following is the video and transcript of Shaykh Abdul Nasir Jangda’s khutbah “Defending the Honor of the Prophet Muhammad (salallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam).” The transcript …
Read More »Mocking the Prophet, How Should We React??
How should we Muslim react to mockery of our Prophet Muhammad or should we even react at all? Just like the cartoons few years ago, the Muslim response to the recent film has been very diverse. From the very mild of responses to the very violent ones, what’s most noteworthy is the enormity of …
Read More »Muslim Fathers Have to Man Up
Source : http://muslimmatters.org/ | By Yahya Whitmer As-Salamu Alaykum, There is an old saying that goes “It takes a village to raise a child”. To me, that statement emphasizes the tremendous impact that a child’s environment and peers has on his or her development. In a hadith narrated by Imam Muslim, the …
Read More »Settler-run ‘tourist attraction’ teaches guests how to shoot Palestinians
Source : SIXTEEN MINUTES TO PALESTINE Settler-run ‘tourist attraction’ teaches guests how to shoot Palestinians Illegal settlers in the West Bank have set up a program for tourists of all ages to learn how to shoot “terrorists”, a term the organizers of the program not-so-implicitly define as Arabs, specifically Palestinians. …
Read More »Du’a : The Weapon of the Believer
Right now I’m in the middle of reading Sheikh Yasir Qadhi’s book Du’a: The Weapon of the Believer. Masha’Allah, it’s an amazing book with a great deal to benefit from! May Allah reward Sheikh Yasir for his efforts, ameen! One of the strongest factors that aids a person’s du’a in …
Read More »Women and Double Standards of Chastity
Source: Saudi Life | By – AFIFA JABEEN THERE was a Facebook post a few days back that went ‘viral’. It said: “When she is a DAUGHTER, she opens a door of Jannah for her father, when she is a WIFE, she completes half of the Deen of her husband, when she is a MOTHER, Jannah lies …
Read More »Lost city under Rub al-Khali (Empty Quarter)
Source: http://saudilife.net/ | By – Faraz Omar 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. Uninhabited one may think but the Bedu tribes have survived on the edge since before recorded time. Sand dunes reach as …
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