Possible? Absolutely, says Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, author, activist and advocate of inter-religious dialogue who was thrust into the national spotlight in 2010 for his plans to build Park 51, an Islamic Community Center two blocks from Ground Zero in Manhattan. He will speak at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 22 at Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs. Responding [...]
From ReligionNews.com: The Taliban in Afghanistan shocked the world this week (Aug. 27) when they beheaded 17 people, allegedly for the crime of dancing at a mixed-gender gathering. Which prompts the question: Does Islam forbid dancing? While Islamic scholars are divided on the answer, it’s easy to find Muslims in America and abroad who love [...]
First, a disclaimer: I have not lived in Saudi Arabia, so the “facts” below are hearsay. I have heard that during Ramadan, the Saudis turn the day into night and the night into day. How, you ask? Since eating and drinking are forbidden during daytime hours, I hear they spend most of the day sleeping [...]
Salaam and peace, all - Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) is the largest American Muslim umbrella group in the country. Previous leaders included Dr. Ingrid Mattson, Sh. Mohammad Nur Abdallah, and Dr. Muzammil Siddiqui. Came across this recent article written by the current ISNA president, Imam M. Magid, and thought I’d share. Great to [...]
Summer is unofficially over in our area once we observe Labor Day. People are no longer in vacation mode. Nights start getting cooler. And area schools begin their new year that week. For people who can afford it, the last couple of weeks have been spent shopping and preparing to send the children back to [...]
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Salaam and peace, all - The month of Ramadan has ended, and Muslims around the world have just finished celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr holidays. Some Ramadan reflections: 1) Old habits die hard. They say it takes a good 20-40 days to overcome bad habits or create newer, better ones. I’d say that’s about right. Ramadan isn’t simply [...]
Salaam and peace, all - The month of Ramadan has ended, and Muslims around the world have just finished celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr holidays. Some Ramadan reflections: 1) Old habits die hard. They say it takes a good 20-40 days to overcome bad habits or create newer, better ones. I’d say that’s about right. Ramadan isn’t simply [...]
In less than 3 hours the month of Ramadan ends here in Cairo and the Eid begins. The last hours of Ramadan are very special the last moments of the promotion of double rewards. For the last 30 days we were not used to eat in the morning and we were Ok without our morning [...]
Kathleen Duff, a Roman Catholic, decided to bond with Muslim brothers and sisters during Ramadan by reading a copy of the translation of the Quran that she has had in her house for several years. She had opened the Quran occasionally as a reference or to read a passage to understand Islam. This time, she [...]
Why have American media not picked up on this? From BBC News: Around 90,000 people have been displaced by fighting in the west of Burma, according to a United Nations body. The United Nation’s World Food Programme says it has provided emergency food supplies to more than 66,000 people – around two-thirds of those displaced [...]
From our brother & inspiration: Omar M. Mahmood. Hadramawt to California. Qasida written by Imam Ali al Habshi from Hadramawt, Yemen… recorded in San Diego, California. SeekersGuidance – Ramadan Online Global Conference. Knowledge Without Barriers Online Conference Join us for the Ramadan online conference – FREE 2012 Saturday August 11th, San Francisco, LA 3:30pm / Toronto, New York 6:30pm / UK 11:30pm Sunday August 12th, Makkah 1:30am / Singapore, KL 6:30am / Sydney 8:30am In the Name of Allah, the Benevolent, the Merciful 2nd Annual SeekersGuidance Global Ramadan Webinar Join us [...]