By Heather Albright As-salamu alaykum wa Rahmatullah, Access to the Islamic community poses a double challenge, but Alhamdulillah, we persevere. Unfortunately, most masjid boards lack experience in working with brothers and sisters with disabilities. Consequently, individuals with disabilities often face an additional burden in gaining access to their local masjids. There are a lot of questions that a mosque board can ask itself. Have you assessed whether your masjid is truly Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessible? Have you tested it? Have you considered the accessibility of the Wudu area? Does paratransit service both sides of the masjid? Is there
Read MoreBy Nylka Vargas September 3, 2011 Asalaamu Alaikum, I finally got around to getting the pics transferred from my phone. The pictures unfortunately look small from my end. I will try to edit them for later use, insha’Allah but the idea is conveyed, I hope. I believe Sr. Mariam also had some taken. Alhamdullilah the Reverts’ iftar was a success and we had many new Muslims come that day. The invite was sent out with follows up by email and through the telephone. To summarize: New Muslims were awarded gift cards as a token of welcoming them to our community.
Read Morehttp://www.islamweb.net/ramadanS/nindex.php?vPart=55 Durante esta temporada de Ramadán, www.Islamweb.net, reunió artículos de alrededor del mundo para ensenar la diversidad del Islam. Los siguientes cinco países fueron entre los demás en este reportaje especial. —Ramadán en Santa Cruz, Bolivia La comunidad musulmana en Bolivia es pequeña, pero, Al Hamdulil-lah, está creciendo poco a poco. El Centro Islámico Boliviano, ubicado en la ciudad de Santa Cruz de la Sierra, realiza un arduo trabajo de Da’wa, tanto a nivel local como nacional, y colabora con las comunidades musulmanas de otras ciudades del país. La llegada de Ramadán es muy esperada y apreciada por los musulmanes
Read MoreBy Shahzady Suquillo August 18, 2009ReadingIslam.com http://www.readingislam.com/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_C&cid=1248188035705& pagename=Zone-English-Discover_Islam%2FDIELayout&ref=body A Young Latin American Girl Shares Her Thoughts In Quito, Ecuador, very soon all the members of the Muslim community will start preparing themselves in body and soul for the happy arrival of the sacred month of Ramadan. How fast this year has gone by! Considering some aspects of the Western culture here in Ecuador, where no observance for division at social events is taking place, Assalam Mosque has become a unique place for sisters to feel solace and relax. Another particular aspect is that Ramadan at the Equator in Latin America
Read MoreBy Ashley Makar September 13, 2009Killing the Buddha http://killingthebuddha.com/mag/witness/better-than-a-thousand-months/ The holiest night of the year for a Nuyorican Muslim. Rushing to Manhattan’s 96th Street mosque in the white gallabiya he promised Allah he would wear, toting leftover dates in tupperware, Abdu Alim did a good deed. In Spanish-inflected Arabic, “Salamm’alaikum,” he said, to a kid he didn’t know running out of the mosque. They exchanged peace like a high five, and Alim explained that that was an act of charity. And that every move you make toward the mosque and every letter you pronounce from the Qur’an is an act
Read MorePor AbdelAziz http://www.elislamweb.net/section.php?name=articles&id=90 Sept. 16, 2005 En Nombre de Alah, El Misericordioso, El Compasivo Salam Alaikum a Todos/as!! Me llamo Ramadán”Algunos ya me conocen, les veo sonriendo, Os acordáis de mí?También entiendo por qué estáis emocionados” Es una relación de muchos añosY yo tampoco me he olvidado de vosotros, os conozco a todosSí Sí, esas noches de paz, misericordia, tranquilidad y esas oraciones”Compartimos el salat, el duáa, el corán, y muchas lágrimas” Este año, como todos, vengo con muchas sorpresasRegalos, cartas, señales, susurros, milagros y pruebasSoy el mensajero del misericordioso para sus siervosMe ha hablado de cada uno de vosotros
Read MoreBy Shaykh Faraz Rabbani http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=1&ID=336&CATE=6 When is Laylat al-Qadr? The Prophet Muhammad (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, “Whoever prays on Laylat al-Qadr out of faith and sincerity, shall have all their past sins forgiven.” [Bukhari and Muslim, from Abu Hurayra (Allah be pleased with him)] The Prophet (Allah bless him & give him peace) also said, “Seek it in the last ten days, on the odd nights.” [Bukhari and Muslim from Abu Sa`id al-Khudri (Allah be pleased with him)] The scholars affirm that it is the best of nights, [al-Fatawa al-Hindiyya, quoting Mi`raj al-Diraya, 1.216] because of
Read MoreBy Prof. Shahul Hameed http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_C&cid=1159951551162 &pagename=Zone-English-Discover_Islam%2FDIELayout Voluntary abstinence from food has been a spiritual purification rite in many religions. Penitence, purification, mourning, sacrifice and enhancement of knowledge and powers were some of the aims of fasting envisaged by these religions. Even philosophers, scientists and physicians of the past adopted fasting as a healing process needed to recreate health where there was sickness. Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Galen, Paracelsus, and Hippocrates all believed in fasting as a form of therapy (Haas). We find in scriptures such as the Bible, for example, prophets like Moses, Elijah, Daniel and Jesus resorting to fasting for
Read MoreBy Sound Vision http://www.soundvision.com/info/ramadan/officetips.asp If work is simply the place you earn your bread and punch in your hours, why not redefine it this Ramadan? Make your workplace the scenario for Dawa, especially in the current tension-filled atmosphere of misunderstandings about Islam and Muslims. Here are some ideas that can help you share Ramadan with your boss and coworkers this year. 1. Begin informing people about it as soon as possible Start telling bosses, supervisors and coworkers about Ramadan now. Bring it up in the course of conversation casually. In terms of when Ramadan starts and ends, just give the
Read MoreBy Altaf Bhimji http://www.muhajabah.com/ramadan-poems.htm A new nightbeginning of the sacred monththe thin slice of the crescentvisible only a few minutesto the naked eye Awaiting the news, here, far awayin a land pretentiously secularwith In God We Trustvisited only on Sunday Awaiting watching the Internet for the crescent newsAnd some calls madeRelatives far flung: Chicago, New York, London,Frankfurt and Los Angeles Yes! The crescent has been sighted! Ramadan Mubarakh!Over miles and miles and miles of telephone lines The masjid schedule consulted, and alarm clock set.For the meal before first light Work the next day, same tempo, same schedule.The boss and co-workers
Read MoreBy Susy Tekunan VOA Indonesia Two reporters of VOA Indonesia met with LADO sisters on October 7, 2005. It was during Ramadhan, and the sisters were having an Iftar Dinner at one of the sister’s house. We conducted an interview with some members but mostly with Zulayka Martinez who we think could represent the group with her story as the only Muslim in her family. Before the day of this event, we visited with brother Mujahid and his family at his residence to speak with him about how his life changed after he became a Muslim. Mujahid, his wife, and
Read MoreBy Khalid Malik Rosa My first Ramadan was a time of change for me. It would be the first time I engaged in the Islamic fast. Also, I would learn about how important Islam is to me in the face of societal criticism and ignorance. On a personal and practical level, I was also able to take time to figure out some important matters in my life. I decided to pursue a career in business instead of academia, which for me means pursuing an MBA rather than a PhD. It was a very tough decision; I am glad I had
Read MoreBy Nylka Vargas In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. The call to prayer; the savoring of fresh dates, then followed by Salaatul Maghrib at 6:30 p.m., the usual on a busy Ramadan evening. The Islamic Education Center of North Hudson (IECNH) has traditionally hosted weekend iftars for families, sponsored by donors early in the month. This year, however, a few of us Latinas thought it would be nice to sponsor a dinner ‘para la comunidad’. The iftar was our way of sharing the blessings of Ramadan with our local Muslim community, mostly Arab-speaking. Our local Muslim community
Read MoreBy Sheikh Abdullah Hakim Quick. Ph.D. The Message – Canada / January 1997http://www.islamzine.com/ramadan/fasting4.html All praises to Allah (SWT), Lord of the worlds. He who revealed in His Glorious Quran, “Oh you who believe, fasting is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those who came before you that you may keep your duty to your Lord (having taqwa),” 2:185. And may blessings and-peace of Allah (SWT) be upon His last Messenger Muhammad ibn Abdullah, forever. Oh you who believe, Ramadan is a sacred month wherein Almighty Allah (SWT) is constantly testing His creation and giving humanity the opportunity to
Read MoreEL CENTRO ISLAMICO DEL ECUADORhttp://www.centroislamico.org.ec NORMAS GENERALES EN LA OBSERVANCIA DE AYUNO DEL MES ISLAMICO DE RAMADÁN “! CREYENTES!. SE OS HA PRESCRITO EL AYUNO, AL IGUAL QUE SE PRESCRIBIO A LOS QUE OS PREDECIERON. QUIZAS ASI TEMAIS A ALAH (DIOS) “. – SURA AL-BAQARA: 183 ¿EN QUÉ CONSISTE EL AYUNO? El ayuno de Ramadán es una orden de Dios y una purificación, que consiste en la abstinencia total de la bebida, comida, relaciones matrimoniales y otros detalles más que puntualizaremos. ¿QUÉ TIEMPO DEL DIA? Comienza desde el amanecer hasta la puesta del sol. ¿QUÉ TIEMPO DEL AÑO? El mes
Read MoreBy Salma ElhamalawyIslam Online, UKOctober 26, 2003 http://www.islam-online.net/English/artculture/2003/10/article10.shtml The celebration of the month of Ramadan possesses an important religious and social meaning for the Islamic community and Latin America is no exception. In the Hispanic world, Muslims should adapt their schedules in order to break their fast, but at times, due to work difficulties, they have no choice but to delay it. They are limited to breaking the fast with a glass of water, and have to wait until they leave work to break the fast collectively as tradition states. Ramadan in Chile Fareed Maymoun, a Moroccan immigrant, is used
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