The Two Ways of Knowing Your Creator • 11.24.09
In his book Al-Fawaid, Ibn-Qayyim mentions two ways of knowing Allah. The first is by observing His creation –
Celebrating the first Ten days and nights of Dhul-Hijjah (Hajj Season) • 11.17.09
=== 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.
Love for Allah – Nasheed • 10.28.09
Nasheed on Towbah • 10.28.09
Abaya – Islamic Clothing or Un-Islamic? • 10.01.09
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.
Reinforcing Traits of Personal Excellence • 09.22.09
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.
Ramadan Message – Take These Precautions to make this Ramadan better! • 08.19.09
The month of Ramadan is almost here and like every year before the start of the month, our E-mail inboxes flood with inspiring E-mails reminding us about the countless blessings of this noble month. Ramadan – as most of these reminders emphasize – is the Month of Quran, the Month of Taqwa, the Month of Prayers, the Month of Charity and the Month of Remembrance of Allah. This month provides a system to help us organize, struggle and liberate ourselves from the addictions, temptations and unbridled desires that sometimes drive our lives more than our thought out plans and good intentions. Ramadan is therefore a month for the spiritual and physical rejuvenation of oneself and the wise and fortunate amongst us are those that reap the most of what this month has to offer.
Formulating a Vision for Muslim America • 08.08.09
(Posted by: The IqraSense.com Blogger) The earlier published article (“The Future of American Muslims – Is there a Vision?”) highlighted the need for a strategic vision for Islam and Muslims in America and raised a few questions that need to be discussed, and debated to get their efforts on the right track. This post further expands on those questions and highlights 6 areas which American Muslim leaders must focus on at a minimum to get clarity on a roadmap for a better Muslim America. More →
The Future of American Muslims – Is There a Vision? • 08.08.09
(Posted by: The IqraSense.com Blogger) Last month in July 2009, Rick Warren, a popular evangelical Christian pastor was the keynote speaker at the ISNA (Islamic Society of North America) conference. Pastor Warren’s speech was welcomed by many American Muslim organizations, leaders and community members. This is because the expression of friendship by such a leader in a conference attended by 45,000 Muslims was first of its kind in America. His speech was perceived by American Muslims as a positive step in helping to bridge any misunderstandings between Muslims and Christians of America.
