Islamic Governance?
If one were to read the Quran, and I would encourage everyone to do so, you would notice one of the biggest themes aside from worshipping One God Alone, is justice and equality before the law. Hence, some of the earliest political theorists established an independent judiciary and opined that God is in fact the […]
Modern Muslim Women
The problem with modern Muslim teachings is that it adapted to the modern world while retaining half of what was present in the past. As a result, the modern Muslim woman wants the best of both worlds. She wants her own career that will keep her occupied for eight to ten hours of the day, […]
Was Prophet Muhammad (s) domesticated?
There’s a narrative modern Muslims pursue that is essentially the making of their own imaginations because of how they interact with Hadith underpinned by the current status quo. They portray the Prophet Muhammad (s) as this highly domesticated man who cooked and cleaned for his 11 wives and who was massively indulgent, trainable and romantic. […]
The Power of Modest Dress
For the Western trope who thinks his culture is superior to everyone else’s, the left (covered women) represents oppression while the right represents liberation. Whereas for the other side, the right represents oppression and the left represents liberation. Let me explain: When a woman covers her body she has the POWER to decide which men […]
Decent men do not treate women who aren’t their sisters as sisters.
There’s a phenomenon that I’ve observed, especially amongst Arabs, who when they want to cross the threshold of what is normally appropriate in Arab and Islamic culture, they say, “He is like a brother to me” or “she is like a sister to me.” A friend of mine married an Arab girl who literally used […]
Fundamentals of Islam in Brief
As per the established Sunni doctrine Origin of Sunnism When the Prophet Muhammad (s) (d.632 CE) emerged on the world stage in the seventh century, he did not bring a fully fleshed out religious doctrine. What he brought was the Qur’an. When he died, the practice of this Book was found in the members of […]
Muslim Marriage Vows
People asked me what the default marriage vows would be for a Muslim marriage. I decided to draw it up here. You can use this when you get married so that you can understand what the rights and obligations are towards your spouse. In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious the Most Merciful. I, […]
What should your relationship with wealth be like as a Muslim?
Can Muslims pursue wealth just for fun?
Training in Ramadan
هل تريدين التدريب البدني في رمضان؟ انضموا إليّ وأنا أعطي لكم كيف أتدرب في رمضان The first thing you must remember is that Ramadan is the month where we dedicate more of our time to worshipping Allah and less of our time on things we would normally do. Therefore, even if you want to keep […]
Prayer
There are days when I find myself praying profusely and then there are days that I pray at a bare minimum. Sometimes the intimacy of God is craved and sought after, other times it is simply enough to acknowledge God as real. Prayer is one of the best ways to acknowledge the reality of God […]