What is Millati Islami? Millati Islami is a 12-step self-help program based on the Al-Qur’an and Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Millati Islami is a fellowship of people joined together on “The Path of Peace.” We look to Allah (God) to guide us on Millati Islami, which means the Path of Peace. Millati Islami is designed to help combat the disease of addictions, such as to drugs/alcohol, violence, anger, or food. These addictions are only a few that have taken a firm place in society and have caused a great increase in the prison population. As recovering addicts, we
Read MoreBy Tariq Nelson http://MuslimMatters.org/2007/05/14 May 14th, 2007 Alhamdulillah, after much planning and preparation, last Saturday we had the Spanish language open house event “Hispanic Muslim Day” at Dar Al Hijrah with our guest speaker Muhammad Isa Garcia from Argentina – who is a graduate of Um Al Qura University in Makkah. Alhamdulillah, the community was behind the event and we had several Hispanic Muslims (as well as Muslims that are not of Hispanic descent) to bring their family members and friends to the masjid to learn about Islam and break the barriers. I feel this event was a very important
Read MoreBy Najwa Awad http://www.readingislam.com/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_C&cid=1180421294682& pagename=Zone-English-Discover_Islam%2FDIELayout The Beauty of Family in Islam In the late morning of May 12, 2007, Muslims and non-Muslims, Hispanics and non-Hispanics gathered at Dar Al Hijrah Islamic Center in northern Virginia for an extraordinary event. It was the first ever Hispanic Muslim Day. People of various ages, ethnicities, and religions gathered for a day of meaningful and insightful dialogue. Although the event was specifically geared toward the Hispanic community, organizers of the event were successful in fostering a friendly environment and welcoming all to participate and contribute to the open discussion. Introduction to Basic Beliefs During
Read MoreBy Juan Galvan – What is LADO?The number of questions I receive about the Latino American Dawah Organization (LADO) always surprises me. I think that our website already provides plenty of information about LADO. You can learn about LADO at www.LatinoDawah.org. Latino Muslims from New York founded LADO in September 1997. They were concerned that few Latinos were coming to Islam, and they wondered what they could do. They also wanted to address common concerns of new Latino Muslims. For example, LADO set out to reassure Latino Muslims about their identity as both Latinos and Muslims. – What does LADO
Read MorePor Council on American-Islamic Relations de Canadá. (CAIR-CAN) http://www.caircan.ca En el Nombre de Dios, el Más Compasivo, el Más Misericordioso As-salámu aleikum. La paz esté sobre usted. Los materiales de publicidad siguientes se pueden modificar y utilizar por las comunidades locales para publicar el Hayy. Si modifica noticias sobre el Hayy, incluya referencias a actividades locales del Hayy y entre información de contacto para representantes local. Envíe esta información al “redactor de ciudad” de los periodicos locales, a los “redactores de asignación” de televisión y a los “directores de noticias” en la estaciones de la radio. Llamada justamente a cada
Read MorePor Shafiq (Juan) Alvarado Breve historia del español La lengua española tiene una historia fascinadora. Se desarrolló en la península ibérica y ahora es hablado por 332 millones de personas en cerca de 20 países y dentro de muchos otros países. Porque tanta gente en muchos países lo habla, el español fue elegido como uno de los idiomas representativos de las Naciones Unidas. Otro resultado es que una variación natural se ha desarrollado en todos los países y regiones. Por ejemplo, las palabras, el argot, y los dialectos españoles pueden variar dentro de un país o de una región particular.
Read MorePor Mahasin Shamsid-Deen La Mezquita Yauharatul-Islam, (la Joya del Islam), la primera mezquita norteamericana construida totalmente en el diseño islámico por musulmanes americanos conmemora su 25to año este 19 de junio del 2006. Actividades para celebrar el aniversario ocurrirán el domingo, 18 de junio del 2006. En el viernes, 19 de junio del 1981, el esmero para la mezquita nueva fue llevado a cabo en su localización en la 102 Avenida de W. South Mountain en Phoenix, Arizona. Delegaciones de alrededor de los Estados Unidos y de Arabia Saudita, de Jordania, de Canadá, de Marruecos, de China, de Malasia, de
Read MoreBy Ann Alucard South Paterson has a new eatery! Amidst the Main Street Halal Restaurants is an innovative family owned Halal Mexican take-out and delivery. “The Halal Burrito”, 1021 Main Street, South Paterson, New Jersey celebrated their “Grand Opening, June 15, 2006, along with Mayor Joseph “Jose” Torres, North Jersey Chamber of Commerce Members and their family. The restaurant provides the area with a healthy, quality Halal alternative. They are certified by the State of New Jersey for serving only Halal chicken breast, ground beef and filet mignon. The menu features Wraps, Burritos, along with their overflowing Nacho Platters, Quesadillas,
Read MorePor Council on American-Islamic Relations de Canadá. (CAIR-CAN) http://www.caircan.ca En el nombre de Dios, el Compasivo, el Misericordioso As-salámu aleikum. La paz esté sobre usted. Ramadán es un tiempo especial para la comunidad musulmana. Como el mes más bendecido del año, es una época de reflexión, de rezo y de renovar de la fe. Los musulmanes por todo el mundo ayunan desde amanecer hasta la puesta del sol, absteniendo del alimento y de otros placeres sensuales para terminar con uno de los cinco pilares del Islam y para alcanzar autodisciplina, purificación, y compasión para los menos afortunados. Cada año el
Read MoreAll Hadeeth are from Al Bukhari and Muslim.Imaam Abdul Majeed has checked all Hadeeth. Suggested useage guidelines: Primary objective is to help mosque worshippers understand more about Ramadan and fasting from the correct authentic sources.(Secondary objective is to help all Muslims everywhere understand more about Ramadan and fasting from the correct authentic sources.) One Hadeeth to be displayed per day in your local Mosque – KINDLY GET THE PERMISSION OF YOUR LOCAL MOSQUE’S IMAAM BEFORE YOU DISPLAY THE HADEETH IN YOUR LOCAL MOSQUE. Enlarge each Hadeeth (English and Arabic) and print on one sheet of A4 paper. You may want
Read MoreBy Linda Rodriguez Preview A common saying of the Dark Ages was when God forgot the world, maybe not entirely. In Umayyad Spain. Islamic Spain about 850 AD. While the rest of Europe dabbled in the Dark Ages a shining star in the Iberian Peninsula, Al Andaluz, Islam’s Garden of Light in Europe. In a small villa in the outskirts of Cordova. Characters. In Order of Appearance: Maximo: Spanish. Works as an Albanil (mason) at La MezquitaRosario: Married to Khalid (Arab Muslim). Sister of MaximoIsabela: Mother of Maximo and RosarioMaria: Isabela’s Friend (The Neighbor)Khalid: The Alcalde’s son. Married to RosarioEl
Read MoreExploring Culture and Conversion Through Food By Anisa Abeytia Exploring other cultures always implied a culinary exchange to me. When meeting someone from an unfamiliar culture, the first thing I ask is, “So, what do you all eat?” I ask this because food holds our history and can reveal a story with each bite. It can take the global and exotic and turn it into the local and the intimate. We usually do not try new food alone and many times a friend from another culture introduces us to it, along with an explanation of the way a food is
Read More———- Original Message —————-Subject: Musulmanes y amores multiplesDate: Wed, 1 Feb 2006From: “Martin Fernandez”To: Grupo LADO Thank you for your response. I am aware of your practices and the reason why girlfriend are mentioned in this email was because it was a general email not only to you but in general to everyone not only to the Muslim community. I know it is a rare practice but you get no where if you don’t try. I found one men in Puerto Rico who has 4 wives and 12 children who is not a Muslim and is willing to come. I
Read MorePor Sh. Yahya Juan Suquillo Ser consecuentes con los preceptos de nuestro Dîn “religión”, como constituye para los musulmanes el sumo respeto y amor al profeta Muhammad -Paz y bendiciones de A-lâh sean con el- es un deber ineludible y un Amana “encargo sagrado” que cumplen los musulmanes y por el que seremos contabilizados en el Día del Juicio Final. A-lâh dice: “Di: si vuestros padres, hijos, hermanos, esposas, vuestro clan familiar, los bienes que habéis obtenido, el negocio cuya falta de beneficio teméis, las moradas que os satisfacen, os son más queridos que A-lâh, Su mensajero y la lucha
Read MorePor Pilar Marrero La Opinion 9 de Mayo de 2006 Es domingo por la tarde y un pequeño grupo de devotos musulmanes se reúne, como cada dos semanas, a compartir las enseñanzas de su libro sagrado, el Corán, en un salón del Centro Islámico de Los Ángeles, en la calle Vermont. Lo particular de este grupo es que el idioma en el que llevan a cabo la discusión es el español y que los participantes son de México, Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador y otros países de América Latina. Marta Felícitas, quien lleva como segundo nombre el musulmán Khadija, es
Read MorePor Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) El Islam en los EEUU Los musulmanes tienen mucho para ofrecer los EEUU. La riqueza y la variedad de la comunidad musulmana los EEUU tienen una gran potencia “de promover lo bueno y prohibir lo malvado” en esta sociedad. Para lograr esta meta, los musulmanes deben realizar su obligación de representar el Islam precisamente en este país. Una de las mejores maneras de presentar el Islam a las comunidades locales es teniendo un día especial en la mezquita o centro islámico cuando los no-musulmanes pueden visitar. Abriendo la mezquita Abriendo la mezquita a
Read MoreFrom MyMasjid.org http://mymasjid.org/content/view/41/2 The Islamic Educational Center of North Hudson (IECNH) hosted nationally syndicated Hispanic television station Univision [channel 41 in the NYC metro area] on Thursday February 23rd at its center in Union City, NJ. El Centro Islamico de North Hudson tuvo a la emisora reconocida nacionalmente, Univision, el Jueves el 23 de Febrero en su centro en Union City, NJ. Miriam Mesiji, an Univision field reporter, was investigating the large number of Latin Americans leaving Catholicism into other faiths, namely Islam. She interviewed Sr. Neisy Lara and Flor Maza and discussed their conversion into Islam as well as
Read MorePor Rocío Martínez-Mendoza Soy Musulmana Latina originaria de la Cd de México que actualmente reside en en oeste de Texas. Mi esposo es Marroquí y como resultado nuestra casa esta llena de cultura Latina y Arabe. Mi esposo y yo habiamos estado planeando nuestro viaje de la Peregrinación a Mecca pero no habiamos tenido la oportunidad debido a razones economicas, de visa, o por la espera de nuestro primer bebe. Cuando al final tuvimos esa oportunidad empezamos a planear, mi esposo me dijo desde un principio que este iba a ser un viaje muy especial, diferente a cualquier viaje que
Read MoreBy Maria Enriqueta Romero Asalaam alaikum, When I first moved to Seattle, Washington, I didn’t know anyone. When I attended jumah, no one would give me salaams (a personal pet peeve). Things began to change after I posted a message on a newslist, a Yahoogroup of all places. My message was a plea for guidance to local sisters. I didn’t specify Latino or anything like that. By the grace of Allah (swt), one sister guided me to another sister. This sister would lead me to the women that are my sisters today. Among them is one Mexican sister with three
Read MoreBy Cara Karema Harpole November 17, 2005 Asalaam alaikum, Recent update: FEMA has decided to discontinue its payment of (Katrina victims) residents living in hotels in the Houston area on December 1st. There are now 19,000 New Orleans residents living in hotels. Because of FEMA’s non-payment to apartments who had initially accepted the vouchers, many complexes are refusing FEMA vouchers regardless of their previous policies. One complex is suing FEMA for payment after nearly three months of waiting. Residents (Muslims) in the Dallas area are continuing to move into Houston when they get word of the voucher program. Although things
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