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Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?

On May 6th, 2011, Hassan Elwan gave a lecture titled “Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?” at the Islamic Institute of Orange County (IIOC).

Published by Guest Authors on June 12, 2011 8:49 am

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Happens for a Reason, Happens for the Best

There was a bus blocking the right turn lane and its emergency lights were flashing. “I need a quick detour!,” thought the woman driving. She turned into a parking lot to cross through to the adjacent street. As she made the turn, she felt her car heave forward heavily and realized she had not seen [...]

Published by Maryam Amirebrahimi on June 10, 2011 5:00 am

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Take Back Your Heart

Ocean of Dunya: Part I | Part II No one likes to fall. And few people would ever choose to drown. But in struggling through the ocean of this life, sometimes it’s so hard not to let the world in. Sometimes the ocean does enter us. The dunya does seep into our hearts. And like the [...]

Published by Yasmin Mogahed on June 7, 2011 5:00 am

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All You Need to Do is Ask

Published by Jinan Bastaki on May 25, 2011 5:00 am

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People leave each other. But do they return?

Why Do People Have to Leave Each Other? Part I | Part II Leaving is hard. Losing is harder. So a few weeks ago I asked the question, ‘why do people have to leave each other?’ The answer took me into some of my life’s deepest realizations and struggles. But it has also led me [...]

Published by Yasmin Mogahed on May 24, 2011 5:00 am

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A Source of Healing

Published by Jinan Bastaki on May 18, 2011 5:00 am

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Mother, Not Martyr

Being a mother is certainly not easy. As Allah describes in the Qur’an, “His mother carried him, [increasing her] in weakness upon weakness, and his weaning is in two years.” (31:14). These weaknesses are often referred to as pregnancy, birthing and nursing. But that is just the beginning. Mothers are in the daily “trenches” of [...]

Published by Munira Lekovic Ezzeldine on May 16, 2011 5:00 am

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Forgiveness

Published by Jinan Bastaki on May 4, 2011 5:00 am

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The Best Companions

Published by Jinan Bastaki on April 27, 2011 5:00 am

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Hardships and the Path to God

The Prophet ﷺ (peace be upon him) said: “If Allah wills good for someone, He subjects them to hardship.” How could that be? How can hardship ever be good for us? What is the purpose of trials and why does Allah promise that we will face trials and tribulation? In what way does hardship purify [...]

Published by Yasmin Mogahed on April 25, 2011 11:02 am

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Yaqeen (Certainty)

Published by Jinan Bastaki on April 13, 2011 5:00 am

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Nothing Is Ever Wasted

Published by Jinan Bastaki on April 6, 2011 5:00 am

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What the Prophet Knew

Published by Jinan Bastaki on March 30, 2011 5:00 am

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Why do people have to leave each other?

Why Do People Have to Leave Each Other? Part I | Part II When I was 17 years old, I had a dream. I dreamt that I was sitting inside a masjid and a little girl walked up to ask me a question. She asked me: “Why do people have to leave each other?” The question [...]

Published by Yasmin Mogahed on March 29, 2011 5:00 am

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The Happy Yemen

By Hesham Hussain Imagine this. You’re sitting at home, watching your favorite TV show. Suddenly the power is cut off! The electricity of the one square mile neighborhood is down. Even though you are tired, you decide to leave the house and go out with some friends. You get ready, and now as you are [...]

Published by Guest Authors on March 25, 2011 5:00 am

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Al-Jabbar: Mending the Broken Heart

Published by Jinan Bastaki on March 23, 2011 5:00 am

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Thinking Well of Allah

Published by Jinan Bastaki on March 16, 2011 5:00 am

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A Believer’s Response to the King Hearings

For Muslims, now is a time of turmoil. With the recent hearings on Capitol Hill, led by Representative Peter King, on the “radicalization of the Muslim-American community,” the battle against Shari`ah, and wide spread anti-Muslim sentiment, it’s difficult not to feel despair. Many of us are wondering, why is this happening to us? How could [...]

Published by Yasmin Mogahed on March 15, 2011 5:00 am

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Tawakkul: Reliance upon Allah

Published by Jinan Bastaki on March 9, 2011 5:00 am

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Mountains of Life

Sometimes we find ourselves at the bottom of mountains: a mountain of sins that need to be corrected; a mountain of things that need to be achieved; or even a mountain of self-refinement that needs to occur. At first, we may attempt to jump over the mega-mountains of life, but this only causes us to [...]

Published by Reehab Ramadan on March 3, 2011 1:00 am

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