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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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Remember Me, I Will Remember You

Published by Jinan Bastaki on June 1, 2011 5:00 am

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Gems from Imam ibn al-Qayyim

Imam ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah (died 1350 CE), may Allah have mercy on him, is one of the scholars that nearly every Muslim knows or has heard of. His quotes and sayings on the heart, the nature of desires, and worshiping Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala (Glorified is He) are posted everywhere. He is known as the [...]

Published by Yusra Owais (Amatullah) on May 2, 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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We Buried a Man Today: a Reflection on Death

I wrote this in the car on my way back home from the burial of a righteous soul. May Allah subhanahu wa ta`ala (swt) have mercy on him and his family. Ameen. —– We buried a man today. And here I am now on my way home in the caravan of the living. For now. [...]

Published by Yasmin Mogahed on April 12, 2011 5:00 am

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Thoughts on Burn-a-Qur’an Day

We are reposting this article in response to the recent burning of the Qur’an by Pastor Terry Jones. On September 11th 2010, the Dove World Outreach Center in Florida was due to host ‘Burn a Qur’an day’, which seems to have been called off – for now. The Pastor responsible for the event explained his [...]

Published by Jinan Bastaki on April 11, 2011 1:00 am

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Avoiding the Shutdown

In light of the potential government shutdown, Imam Suhaib Webb discusses the importance of introspection and avoiding a shutdown of the soul. In his friday sermon, he mentions how to avoid the diseases of the heart.

Published by Suhaib Webb on April 8, 2011 6:14 pm

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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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Blind in Broad Daylight

Free men: imprisoned, exiled, or dead – an accurate description of the Libyan situation during the 1980’s and 1990’s. In the mid-2000’s Gaddafi’s regime started changing faces, trying to improve its international relations, but that did not change the brutal reality of the police state in Libya. Thousands of men were killed in Gaddafi’s prisons, [...]

Published by Asmaa Elkabti on March 26, 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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Avoiding a Harmful E-Diet

Published by Naiyerah Kolkailah on March 13, 2011 5:00 am

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It’s Never too Late

I finally reached the elevator of my apartment building. It was my first week studying abroad in Cairo. After a long walk from the Arabic center in the hot sun, I was thirsty. I hadn’t eaten since breakfast, and after five hours of Arabic class my head was spinning. I just wanted to get home. [...]

Published by Maryam Amirebrahimi on February 17, 2011 1:00 am

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Arguing on The Internet: the Ultimate Heart Monitor

Published by Abdul Sattar Ahmed on February 13, 2011 3:00 am

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The Break

While we were growing up, my mom always promised my brother and I something that she fully intended to practice – she told us that if we ever grew too proud, too arrogant, or started going in the wrong direction, she would break us. Our mother – the one who carried us in her womb [...]

Published by Reehab Ramadan on February 10, 2011 2:11 am

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The Role of Taṣawwuf in Complementing the Study of Fiqh

Translated and adapted by Jamaal Diwan from Saʿīd Ḥawwā’s Tarbiyatunā al-Rūḥiyya.. Books of Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh) usually begin with the chapter of purification (al-ṭahāra), but rarely do they dwell upon its inner aspects and spiritual dimensions. They then move on to prayer, its prerequisites, its pillars, its required actions, its recommended actions, its manners, its [...]

Published by WebbTranslators on January 26, 2011 1:00 am

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50 Virtuous Deeds (Part II)

Part I | Part II All narrations classified as “authentic” by Shaykh al-Albani. 26. Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates, “The Prophet ﷺ (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) passed by me once while I was planting some crops. He said, ‘O Abu Hurayrah! What are you planting?’ I answered, [...]

Published by Yusra Owais (Amatullah) on January 3, 2011 3:00 am

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50 Narrations on Virtuous Deeds

Part I All narrations have been declared ‘authentic’ by Shaykh al-Albani. 1) Whoever reads Surah Ikhlas ten times, Allah will build a palace for him in Paradise. ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) exclaimed, “If that’s the case, then we will increase in our palaces!” The Prophet ﷺ (may the peace and blessings of [...]

Published by Yusra Owais (Amatullah) on December 23, 2010 1:00 am

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