http://www.iqrasense.com Islamic Blog - Muslim Blog to discuss Islamic and Arab and Middle Eastern topics and articles Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:58:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.iqrasense.com/muslim-character/are-muslims-lagging-behind-in-islamic-morals-and-etiquettes.html http://www.iqrasense.com/muslim-character/are-muslims-lagging-behind-in-islamic-morals-and-etiquettes.html#comments Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:52:43 +0000 http://www.iqrasense.com/uncategorized/are-muslims-lagging-behind-in-islamic-morals-and-etiquettes.html A few days ago, a Muslim lady from Texas allegedly killed her two children because they were autistic and she could not handle the pressure of raising them. (Ref) Last year, a very successful Muslim entrepreneur killed his wife because of domestic issues and now awaits trial. The entrepreneur had known to have been involved in [...]]]> http://www.iqrasense.com/muslim-character/are-muslims-lagging-behind-in-islamic-morals-and-etiquettes.html/feed 56 http://www.iqrasense.com/muslim-character/criticizing-people-good-or-bad.html http://www.iqrasense.com/muslim-character/criticizing-people-good-or-bad.html#comments Sun, 30 May 2010 05:50:18 +0000 http://www.iqrasense.com/?p=287 “Criticism” can be good if it results in a positive behavior change or it can be bad when it ends up hurting relationships and not causing the intended change. Lately, “criticism” has been used primarily in a negative sense because the way it’s used by people. Nothing seems to gradually erode relationships (sometimes causing irreversible damage) [...]]]> http://www.iqrasense.com/muslim-character/criticizing-people-good-or-bad.html/feed 4 http://www.iqrasense.com/islamic-topics/not-losing-hope-in-the-duas-that-we-make.html http://www.iqrasense.com/islamic-topics/not-losing-hope-in-the-duas-that-we-make.html#comments Thu, 20 May 2010 13:39:48 +0000 http://www.iqrasense.com/?p=278 One of the common complaints of many of us Muslims is that when we make Dua, we don’t see its immediate effects. As a result, we get disheartened and lose hope in the effectiveness and powers of our Dua. The post below highlights a passage written by Ibn Al-Jawzi (may Allah have mercy on him) [...]]]> http://www.iqrasense.com/islamic-topics/not-losing-hope-in-the-duas-that-we-make.html/feed 145 http://www.iqrasense.com/muslim-character/reinforcing-traits-of-personal-excellence.html http://www.iqrasense.com/muslim-character/reinforcing-traits-of-personal-excellence.html#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:49:05 +0000 http://www.iqrasense.com/?p=235 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, [...]]]> http://www.iqrasense.com/muslim-character/reinforcing-traits-of-personal-excellence.html/feed 54 http://www.iqrasense.com/muslim-character/managing-the-pain-and-pleasure-of-relationships.html http://www.iqrasense.com/muslim-character/managing-the-pain-and-pleasure-of-relationships.html#comments Sun, 27 Jul 2008 22:33:59 +0000 http://www.iqrasense.com/?p=115 Relationships are the lifeblood of our journey through this world. Good relationships not only can help us navigate through the challenges of this life more easily but they can be fulfilling and as well invigorating. Bad relationships on the other hand can put one’s life dead in its track. Ask a divorced person who has [...]]]> http://www.iqrasense.com/muslim-character/managing-the-pain-and-pleasure-of-relationships.html/feed 24 http://www.iqrasense.com/about-islam/muslims-vs-muslims-whos-right.html http://www.iqrasense.com/about-islam/muslims-vs-muslims-whos-right.html#comments Sat, 26 Jan 2008 01:06:54 +0000 The IqraSense Blogger http://www.iqrasense.com/about-islam/muslims-vs-muslims-whos-right.html Being a Muslim, have you ever been labeled as a Sunni, Shia, Wahhabi, Sufi, or something else? What about being accused of being a liberal, hijabi, sellout, or a hardliner? Many of us may take it as an insult to be labeled as one but the reality is that it is how we are labeled by others [...]]]> http://www.iqrasense.com/about-islam/muslims-vs-muslims-whos-right.html/feed 55 http://www.iqrasense.com/muslim-character/muslim-women-and-cases-of-domestic-abuse.html http://www.iqrasense.com/muslim-character/muslim-women-and-cases-of-domestic-abuse.html#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2008 07:17:36 +0000 The IqraSense Blogger http://www.iqrasense.com/muslim-marriage/muslim-women-and-cases-of-domestic-abuse.html A recent article in the New York Times highlighted domestic violence and other social issues faced by Muslim sisters in the US. Unfortunately, such domestic abuse issues are quite common in Muslim households. The domestic issues that Muslim women face worldwide include husbands striking their wives (even when they are pregnant), family violence through marital discord, [...]]]> http://www.iqrasense.com/muslim-character/muslim-women-and-cases-of-domestic-abuse.html/feed 42 http://www.iqrasense.com/muslim-character/new-year-1429-hijri-message-setting-goals-for-personal-transformation.html http://www.iqrasense.com/muslim-character/new-year-1429-hijri-message-setting-goals-for-personal-transformation.html#comments Sun, 06 Jan 2008 20:32:03 +0000 The IqraSense Blogger http://www.iqrasense.com/muslim-character/new-year-1429-hijri-message-setting-goals-for-personal-transformation.html I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestioned ability of a man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor. — Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1862) The new Islamic year (1429 Hijri) is finally here. A few days ago, people celebrated the beginnings of 2008 in many novel as well as traditional ways. One [...]]]> http://www.iqrasense.com/muslim-character/new-year-1429-hijri-message-setting-goals-for-personal-transformation.html/feed 105 http://www.iqrasense.com/muslim-character/islamic-guidelines-in-dealing-with-people-book-excerpt.html http://www.iqrasense.com/muslim-character/islamic-guidelines-in-dealing-with-people-book-excerpt.html#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:50:13 +0000 Visions http://www.iqrasense.com/muslim-character/islamic-guidelines-in-dealing-with-people-book-excerpt.html ‘Aaidh ibn Abdullah al-Qarni, a very famous scholar and educator from Saudi-Arabia has authored a book that has been much popularized in the Islamic world. The book’s original title in Arabic is “La Tahzan”. It has been translated into English as well. The translated book’s title is “Don’t Be Sad”. Following are some of the [...]]]> http://www.iqrasense.com/muslim-character/islamic-guidelines-in-dealing-with-people-book-excerpt.html/feed 0