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Contrary to popular belief, history has proven that Muslims have always progressed when they adhered to their religion. When they abandoned it, they regressed. This article is intended to prove this point. Although a bit longish, it definitely is a wonderful and inspiring read. Here is a list of inventions that Muslims gave to the [...]

I was browsing through the Islam QA website and I found this wonderful answer about fasting on the Days of Dhull Hijjah. I hope you will take the time to read it. Let me just make a point that it’s simply not enough to read something and forget about it. I hope our readers will [...]

Salaamualaykum,
Dear Readers,
Two months ago, Allah blessed us with a baby boy. We’ve named him Mus’ab after the great Sahabi Mus’ab bin Umair (May Allah be pleased with him). Fatherhood is an amazing experience. The most heartening thing is that Alhamdulillah, with every birth we are adding to the number of Muslims. (Though unfortunately [...]

Salaamualaykum,
The other day, a friend of mine asked me for the correct way to pray istikhaarah. Alhamdulillah, I was able to help him out. But it made me realize how many misconceptions people have regarding this great form of dua and how few people are using is effectively. I thought I’d post some information on [...]