By Shariffa A Carlo In the Name of Allah, most Compassionate, most Merciful The story of how I reverted to al Islam is a story of plans. I made plans, the group I was with made plans, and Allah made plans. And Allah is the Best of Planners. When I was a teenager, I came to the attention of a group of people with a very sinister agenda. They were and probably still are a loose association of individuals who work in government positions but have a special agenda – to destroy Islam. It is not a governmental group that
Read MorePor Yahiya Emerick Hay muchas preguntas que vienen a la mente cuando se menciona el nombre Jesús. Alguna gente dice que él era un profeta, otros lo llaman un dios, mientras que otros opinan que él era un hombre muy sabio. Pero sobretodo, una cosa segura es que él no era un hombre ordinario. Pero si hay algo especial sobre él, ¿por qué toda la confusión? ¿De todos modos, quién era Jesús? SU ORIGEN Jesús vivió hace aproximadamente 2.000 años en Palestina antigua cuando el imperio Romano estaba en su cenit. No fue concebido en la manera normal, sino que
Read MoreBy Yahiya Emerick There are many questions that come to mind when the name Jesus is mentioned. Some people say he was a prophet, others call him a god, while others say he was a very wise man. But whatever your idea is, one thing remains certain: he was not your ordinary man. So if there is something special about him, why all the confusion? Just who was Jesus anyway? HIS ORIGIN Jesus lived about 2,000 years ago in ancient Palestine when the Roman Empire was at its zenith. He was not conceived in the usual way, but was implanted
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http://www.IslamOnTheHudson.com Theme:The Journey Towards Our Creator Date and Time:Sunday, October 21st 20071:30pm 6:00pm Location:North Hudson Islamic Educational Center4613 Cottage PlaceUnion City, NJ 07087nhiec.com Features:Lectures in English and SpanishQuestion and Answer SessionsFree LiteratureLunch Included Guest Speakers:Danny Hernandez, Student at Al-Azhar University in EgyptMujahid Fletcher and Abu Mujahid Fletcher, Directors of IslamInSpanish.org
Read MoreBy Ali Melena My name is Ali. I’m a 27 year old Mexican American or as some would say a Chicano. I thought I would write my story to tell how I became a Muslim. I think it will Insha’Allah, God-willing, help people understand Islam and why it attracted me. People have a wrong perception about Islam and Muslims, what little they know is usually from movies and television, which is almost all the time false. I think that Islam is the answer for the problems of the youth and society in general. I hope my story Insha’Allah will attract
Read MoreBy Mauricio Amin Moncada Islam Monterrey As salam aleikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhuDear brothers and sisters: I hope are you are very well. The reason for the present message is to inform to you that Friday, October 21st gave us the first Interfaith Assembly which is part of the Forum of the Monterrey Cultures 2007. Thanks be to Allah as we organized and put a Stand from our community (ISLAM MONTERREY) in this event and the results were spectacular: we received the visit of the organizers of the event informing us that our module was the MOST SUCCESSFUL and the
Read MoreBy Mauricio Amin Moncada Islam Monterrey As salam aleikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu Estimados hermanos y hermanas: Espero se encuentren ustedes muy bien. El motivo del presente mensaje es para informarles que desde el viernes 21 dió inicio el Encuentro Interreligioso como parte del Forum de las Culturas Monterrey 2007. Gracias a Allah nos organizamos y pusimos un Stand de nuestra comunidad (ISLAM MONTERREY) en este evento y los resultados fueron espectaculares: recibimos la visita de los organizadores del Forum informándonos que nuestro módulo FUE EL MAS EXITOSO y el que MAS VISITAS RECIBIÓ durante el fin de semana. Fué
Read MoreBy Rebecca Abuqaoud Assalam Waleikum! First of all, I would like to say thanks to the sisters and brothers who have emailed me recently and in the past regarding the programs and acitivities that they would like to travel to travel to Illinois to attend. Potential programs are coming too inshaAllah, for families; and of course, this includes programs for brothers. Programs that are organized by Latino brothers in Illinois. You can visit latinomuslims.com for more information. I would like for you to consider this an informal conversation. As you may know, I recently posted information a few days ago
Read MoreBy Samantha Sanchez A Muslim is someone who submits his/herself to Allah (God). A person who believes that there is only one God and Muhammad (pbuh) is His Prophet. Who believes in the Day of the Judgment, the Books, the Angels… But what is a Muslim woman… something far beyond this definition. A Muslim woman is unique in that she wears her Islam on her sleeve or her head and not just in her heart. Why? Well we can debate all day from both standpoints the feminist and the REALIST about whether or not it is an infringement of her
Read MoreBy Su’ad Abdul-Khabeer http://www.beliefnet.com/story/68/story_6882_1.html BeliefNet.com A recent college grad shares her thoughts on the beginning of the journey. It’s been confirmed. I’m on my way to Hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia, the holiest city of Islam. All Muslims are required to perform Hajj at least once in their lives, if they can afford to. It is one of the Five Pillars of Islam–devotional acts required of all Muslims. I was beginning to wonder if this Hajj journal would ever get written. The Saudi embassy was reluctant to grant me a visa because I would be traveling as
Read MoreBy Raheel Rojas I like many of you have Christian parents. I have given them dawah but they are not Muslim yet. I have given up the verbal dawah and I am now working on refining my Islamic manners. As Muslims we are to be totally respectful and mainly obedient to our parents even though they are not believers. Ever since I started on the refinement I have seen a change in my parents receptiveness in Islam. DON’T GIVE UP ON YOUR PARENTSI was very down at the progress of my dawah with my parents. I got on Pal Talk
Read MoreBy Safi Abdi http://www.authorsden.com/visit/viewPoetry.asp?id=127411 Guest of the BeneficentIs a bare-footed beggarA poor thing invited by One Rich and MightyTo answer the call of a lifetime,a pledge made to God.Guest of the Beneficent is a humble followerOf a humble prophet, himself a followerIn the footsteps of his father Abraham,For the first to make the call was AbrahamTo this house of God and from him sprangProphets by the Beneficent blessed, chosen.Guest of the Beneficent on the pathOf such a one blessed with modest walksAll pretense and ornaments shedEyes fixed heart trembling hands raisedA willing guest in tears drenchedThe guest is a single
Read More“The Messengers said, ‘Are you in doubt concerning Allah, Maker of the heavens and the earth? He calls you that He may forgive you your sins and grant you respite till an appointed term.’ They said, ‘You are but mortals like us, you desire to turn us away from that which our fathers used to worship. Bring us, then, some clear proof.’ Their Messengers said to them, ‘We are indeed only mortals like you but Allah bestows His favours on whomsoever He wills from among His servants. And it is not for us to bring you a proof except by
Read MoreAssalaam alaykum, We would like to encourage you to check out our updated LADO Photo Gallery. The LADO Photo Gallery is best known for containing many wonderful images of Latino Muslims from around the United States. You will also find images featuring images of Islam in Latin America, Spain, the United States, and elsewhere. The images found in the LADO Photo Gallery can be used for computer wallpapers, presentations, etc. Because LADO does not own the copyrights to some images found on the LADO photo gallery, we do request to be asked whether or not LADO owns the copyrights to
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 Yahsmin M. B. BoBo In the name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Kind “The believers are but a single brotherhood.” (Qur’an 49: 10) When I conjure thoughts of Muslim Unity, I think back to the earliest days in the establishment of Islam. I envision our blessed Nabi, peace be upon him, his family and companions, may Allah be pleased with them. I ponder the persecution, alienation and hardship they endured during their difficult stay in Mecca and during both migrations first to Abyssinia and later to Medina. Their unity and support of one another was inescapable and indeed, crucial
Read MoreBy Diana Mariam Santos Garcia 1. Will you tell us more about yourself?I was born and raised in the capital city of Ecuador, Quito. I am the eldest of three children. Two boys and one girl. My father and mother used to display the same love and affection to the three of us. I was fortunate to be raised in a loving home environment. While growing up, I enjoyed playing car- racing tracks with my brother and hunting with my father. When it came to friends, I was selective from the beginning. I liked the best behaved. 2. Will you
Read MoreBy Teresa de Castro http://www.geocities.com/tdcastros/Historyserver/papers/IberianPeninsula.htm Cuisine in the Iberian Peninsula: Moorish Heritage in the Cuisines of Spain and Portugal INTRODUCTION The Iberian Peninsula, in south-western Europe, is occupied by Spain and Portugal. It is separated from the main continent by the Pyrennees and surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the northwest and west and the Mediterranean to the south and east. The characteristics of the Iberian cuisine cannot be understood without the culinary influence of Romans, Arabs, Jews and Christians, and the dietary exchange that followed the colonisation of America and the colonialism in Africa and the Far East. Still,
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