http://mymasjid.org/content/view/46/2 The Islamic Educational Center of North Hudson held it’s 4th Annual Hispanic Muslim Day event yesterday (September 10th, 2006) to celebrate the Islamic heritage Latinos from across the globe share through their Moorish ancestors who once ruled Spain for over 800 years. The day’s event was filled with lectures, food, games, and Q&A sessions. Many Latino converts, along with some of their family and friends, attended the event that was first created by IEC 4 years ago to recognize their ever-growing Latino congregation. With the rapid rate by which Latinos are converting to Islam, IEC recognized the need for
Read MoreUn Aprendizaje a base de experiencia Por Rebecca Abuqaoud Paz y bendicion, Mi participacion en la organizacion de programas como las Confraternidades Anuales, Clases Islamicas en Espanol para las hermanas y otros eventos de Dawah en la comunidad me han dejado una gran leccion de vida que en ocasiones comparto con mis hermanas cuando nos reunimos. Con el transcurrir del tiempo he aprendido que la vision y metas se logra a base de mucho esfuerzo y dedicacion con optimismo. Una vez lei el pamfleto La Vision, publicada por The Instituto of Islamic Information and Education. De este pamfleto aprendi que
Read More(A Song for the Entire Family) By Samantha Sanchez Counting down the days to EidSo I pray and fast and readI go to the mosque and listen to Qur’anAll through the month of Ramadan Ramadan’s a blessed monthWe give thanks and offer praiseWe share with others and give sadaqaFor 29 or 30 days Counting down the days to EidSo I pray and fast and readI go to the mosque and listen to Qur’anAll through the month of Ramadan We wait for the crescent moon in the skyTo tell us when its time to fastThen we wait again for the moon
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 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 MoreThe Prophet (PBUH) said, “Whoever does not give up false statements (i.e. telling lies), and evil deeds, and speaking bad words to others, Allah is not in need of his (fasting) leaving his food and drink.” – Sahih Bukhari 8.73.83. Narrated by Abu Huraira. “And among His Signs, He shows you the lightning, by way both of fear and of hope, and He sends down rain from the sky and with it gives life to the earth after it is dead: verily in that are Signs for those who are wise.” – Quran 30:24. “Think of the day when Allah
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 MoreBy Rebecca AbuQaoud An unforgettable reunion of women reflected their togetherness and unity in cooperation, effort, organization, and preparation. Because of their togetherness and unity, they had an amazing event. Some brothers also joined the sisters to help in the arrangement on the day of the sister’s event. Around three o’clock in the afternoon, a group of sisters and brothers set up the tables, arranging and preparing the Red Banquet Room for the special occasion. At the entrance, next to the main door, a big banner read – “Chicago Association of Latino American Muslims.” Meanwhile, bright lights inside the banquet
Read MoreBy Juan Galvan I have personally been blessed to have met several Latino Muslims from Chicago. I met Brother Ricardo Pena, Sister Diana Pena, and Brother Yahya Lopez in 2002 at the ISNA Latino Muslims Conference. Husband and wife, Brother Ricardo and Sister Diana, have been involved in the local Chicago Muslim community volunteering, for example, with the Inner-City Muslim Action Network (IMAN). Brother Yahya Lopez is responsible for translating much of the Spanish Islamic literature distributed by the Institute of Islamic Information and Education (III&E). A year later, I would meet Brother Edmund Arroyo who works extensively with the
Read MoreBy Juan Alvarado Ever since I came to Islam, I’ve been struggling with this question. I tried to find out if there were Muslim comedians and in the beginning, I found none. Then I realized there were comedians. The problem was that they did not speak English. Well, that’s a relief. At least there are Muslims who try to make others laugh. Much later I found that there are English-speaking Muslim comedians. What does this matter? Lots of times, I’ve gotten the feeling that most Muslims are stodgy, unfunny characters. I’m sure others must have gotten the same feeling. We
Read MoreBy Raheel Rojas Bismillah ar Rahman hir Raheem MY WANDERINGS When I was wandering the land between Christianity and Islam a long time ago I used to visit a lot of Muslim chat sites. I met many people who knew about Islam but did not revert. It was strange that I met these people during that time of my life. A Sikh (The religion that wears turbans) was telling me that he wanted to be a Muslim but he loved and honored his family so he remained a Sikh. He called me a coward for thinking of becoming a Muslim
Read MoreBy Juan Galvan The Internet is revolutionizing the everyday life of ordinary people. Many Muslims do not recognize the unique opportunity the Internet offers for conveying Islam. Many non-Muslims searching for truth also benefit from the Internet. The Internet will never replace face-to-face dawah and direct mailing of Islamic literature, but the Internet will continue to broaden dawah opportunities in new ways that benefit both Muslims and non-Muslims. With the growth of the Internet, we have seen an amazing growth of business conducted over the Internet, or E-Commerce. I want to encourage using the Internet to convey the guidance of
Read MoreBy Isa Lima It’s time for lunch so I’m racing to the spot,I got the windows down because dang it’s hot.Summertime’s here and I have plenty of time,asr ain’t two hours after dhuhr so I’ll be fine. But on the horizon I see what makes me run,a lot of t.a. walking around everywhere spoiling my fun.That nasty eye candy’ll rot your eyes,if you keep staring at it it’ll be your demise. Jannahamburgers you taste so bad,the very sight of you makes me all sad.I’ll never get with you so I’m really glad,on the day of judgment your haramness will go
Read More“The servants of (God) Most Gracious are those who walk on the earth in humility, and when the ignorant address them, they say, ‘Peace!’” – Qur’an 25:63. “And they spend not any sum, small or great, nor do they traverse a valley, but it is written down for them, among their good works, that Allah may give them the best reward for what they did.” – Quran 9:121. Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said, “Be on your guard against committing oppression, for oppression is a darkness on the Day of Resurrection. And, be on your guard against small-mindedness for (it) destroyed those
Read MoreFrom Islamicity.com http://www.islamicity.com/mosque/ibrahim.htm The birth of a Great Prophet Ibrahim was born in a house of idolaters, in the kingdom of Babylon. His father Aazar was a well known idol sculptor that his people worshipped. As a young child, Ibrahim used to watch his father sculpting these idols from stones or wood. When his father was done with them, Ibrahim would use them as toys, riding on their backs, and kicking them at times. Then after a while, he would see these same statues in the temple, and people prostrating in front of them! Ibrahim asked his father: “Why do
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 MoreBy Yahsmin M.B. BoBo December 23, 2005 Masjid al Islam hosts an Annual Da’wah March through the streets of Oakland, California. This annual march follows Salatul Jumaa (Friday prayer) after Thanksgiving Day. We take to the streets at this time because we figure that most folks are off from work and relaxing in their homes at this time. The reaction is lovely; we feel supported by the neighborhood. The purpose of this year’s march was essentially the same as previous marches. However, we also took the opportunity to speak with local liquor storeowners in the inner city who happen to
Read MoreBy Enrique Raheel Rojas Many people asked me about Hajj when I returned. My Christian parents were glad that I came home alive. However, I did not expect them to realize the full significance of Hajj. My brother-in-law did his best to stay awake during my retelling of my Hajj experiences. Alhamdulilah; this is or will be the extra experience that a Muslim revert will go through that a born Muslim will not. What can I say about Hajj other than what the Prophet (pbuh) said, “GO. Go as soon as you can or eliminate the conditions preventing you from
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