Ashura of Muharram – A Shia and Sunni Muslim Observance12.25.09

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10th of Muharram (the day of Ashura) is observed as an important day by both Sunni and Shia Muslims – however, for different reasons.

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[Hajj] Making Jamarat Safe (CNN)11.29.09

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Mecca, Saudi Arabia (CNN) — Chanting “Allahu Akbar” — God is Greater than any — more than 2 million pilgrims crossed new pedestrian bridges Saturday to perform one of the last rituals of the Hajj season.

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The Two Ways of Knowing Your Creator11.24.09

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In his book Al-Fawaid, Ibn-Qayyim mentions two ways of knowing Allah. The first is by observing His creation –

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Celebrating the first Ten days and nights of Dhul-Hijjah (Hajj Season)11.17.09

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=== This year Hajj (Arafat Day) will be on Thursday, November 26th, 2009 corresponding to 9th Dhul-Hijjah. The first day of Dhul-Hijjah therefore falls on Wednesday, November 18th, 2009. Eid Al-Adha therefore will be on Friday, November 27th, 2009.

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Love for Allah – Nasheed10.28.09

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A Nasheed on love for Allah…


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Nasheed on Towbah10.28.09

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Great nasheed on Towbah by Mohammad Al-Husyan

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Abaya – Islamic Clothing or Un-Islamic?10.01.09

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This video shows an Abaya fashion show held in Dubai – supposedly depicting Islamic Clothing for today’s Muslim women. Many would argue that many of these Abaya dresses depicting “Abaya Fashion” have nothing to do with being “”Islamic”. You be the judge. Voice your opinion below.

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Reinforcing Traits of Personal Excellence09.22.09

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Driven by our spiritual beliefs, we Muslims demonstrated unrelenting dedication, commitment, and sincerity for the full month of Ramadan. We pushed to achieve more in reward by setting and keeping to a discipline without fail for the consecutive 30 days. For most of us, procrastination became a non-issue. We endured physical strain through long prayers, hunger and thirst during the day, and little and interrupted sleep schedules. All in all, we shirked little in stepping out of our comfort zones and though a positive mental attitude, focus and self motivation, not for a moment any of these stresses deterred us from attaining our spiritual goals.

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Checklist – The Last Ten Nights and Days of Ramadan…09.10.09

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In this blessed month of Ramadan, we have now come to the grand finale – the last ten days of Ramadan that are even more blessed than the rest of Ramadan. In it is a night that Quran tells us is better than 1000 months (yes, months – not days).

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President Obama’s Video Message to Muslims for Ramadan 2009!08.23.09

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