By Sound Vision Staff Writer http://www.soundvision.com/Info/misc/summer/sum.guest.asp Whether it’s your uncle in the Middle East, your aunt in the Midwest, your friend in Malaysia, or your nephew in Pakistan, invitations from relatives to visit for most Muslims are not scarce, Alhamdu lillah. And why not? Welcoming guests is a part of our way of life as Muslims. But being a good guest is the other side of this coin. Below are some tips to keep your hosts happy and your visit virtually problem-free. Tip #1: Don’t overstay Khalid ibn Amr relates that he heard the Messenger of Allah, the Prophet Muhammad
Read MoreBy Gerald ButtDecember 12, 1998 http://islamfortoday.com/spain01.htm “When the Christians recaptured Granada, they burnt all 80,000 books from the palace library – as if to expunge the memory of Islamic rule.” When the Arab and Berber armies crossed from North Africa into Spain in the eighth century, they thought they’d discovered heaven on earth. By the time they were finally driven out in 1492 they’d actually created an earthly celebration of paradise – the Alhambra palaces and gardens in Granada. For desert Arabs, water is luxury. And in the melting snow of the Sierra Nevada mountains they found what they wanted.
Read MoreWhat you can do to help! LADO is a volunteer organization. We need: Islamic literature.LADO always accepts donations of Islamic literature. Contact us if you have books, brochures, or cds that you would like to donate to Latinos interested in Islam. You can also purchase Spanish and English language material and donate it for free distribution. CDs, DVDs, and Audio Tapes.We need recordable CDs and DVDs to copy and distribute Spanish Islamic literature. Talents, skills, and interests.We need people with various skills and talents. Use your interests for the benefit of the Ummah. Volunteer Translators.We need volunteers who can speak,
Read MoreBy Ghadah Ali Gutierrez It has recently been reported in the media that the alleged weapons of mass destruction that were the impetus for an entire war do not exist. While top U.S. officials, including the President himself, are busy trying to deflect the blame, the bottom line is, this war should not have been fought. Since the very inception of George W. Bush’s term as President, it has been obvious to myself and other members of the Muslim Community that Bush’s sole purpose in getting elected was to finish what his daddy couldn’t, namely the capture of Saddam Hussein.
Read MorePor Rebecca Abuqaoud (The English translation follows.) Assalam Waleikum, Warahmatulla Wabarakatuhu! La confraternidad de las hermanas latinas musulmanas en Chicago, el 4to anual del 2004 fue exitoso, alhamdulillah!. Este evento se llevo a cabo el pasado 26 de Junio a las 4pm en el Banquete Salon del Muslim Community Center. En este dia especial, un promedio de treinta mujeres latinas de diferentes partes de Illinois e inclusive fuera de este estado, se reunieron para dar la bienvenida a las nuevas hermanas en Islam. Se reunieron tambien para compartir un tema candente, para saborear la comida latina y luego al final
Read MoreBy Jawad Ahmed Islam is peace; Islam is ease.Islam’s not danger or disease.Islam is love and prosperity.Islam’s not hatred or adversity.Islam is salvation through repentance.Islam has love for all in abundance.Islam means no harm or affliction. Islam implores you with affection.Islam is neither maze nor craze.Islam is giving Allah all praise.Islam is acing through the race.Islam will be on everyone’s face.Islam is worshipping only the Creator.Islam’s not mere numbers on a calculator. Islam gives you power when you surrender.Islam’s not a terrorist or for a pretender.Islam is patience and perseverance.Islam eases your vengeance through tolerance.Islam is life for all eternity.Islam
Read MoreBy Hasan Rabani How do women fit into Islam? What is their fate?This has been the subject of many a debate.“for the believing men and women, is a great reward’This is from Surah Al Azaab, the words of our Lord.It can be seen from reading the Holy Quranthat a woman has some privilege over a man. Women can pray at the mosque or even at home.They may marry or divorce, its their choice, their own.After marriage she can retain her old maiden nameand is rewarded for treating all her offspring the same.Once women are married they should live pious lives.“and
Read More“And Allah has brought you forth from the wombs of your mothers while you knew nothing, and gave you ears and eyes and hearts, that you may be grateful.” – Quran 16:78. “Say: Shall we tell you who will lose most in respect of their deeds? Those whose efforts were astray in the life of this world, while they thought that they were doing good works.” – Quran 18:103-104. The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said, “Once while a prophet amongst the prophets was taking a rest underneath a tree, an ant bit him. He, therefore, ordered that his luggage be taken
Read MoreBy Juan Galvan Assalaam alaykum, During the July 4th weekend, I attended the fifth annual ISNA Latino Muslims Conference. The event was held in Dallas, Texas. Our main speaker was Imam Yahya Suquillo of Ecuador. Imam Suquillo helped a Latino take shahada at the event. It was beautiful to see a Latino make his declaration of faith in Arabic and Spanish. All the sisters were crying, and the brothers who weren’t crying were trying hard not to cry. After a day long of sessions, I requested the audience to write down their comments about the program. InshAllah, all Muslims can
Read MoreQ: What is a mosque?A: A mosque is a public place of worship used by Muslims. The English word “mosque” is derived from its Arabic equivalent, masjid, which means “place of prostration.” Suitably termed, because the Islamic prayer, or salat, includes prostrating oneself before God. Q: How is a mosque used?A: The Mosque plays a central role in the Muslim community primarily because it functions as the place where we may congregate to perform the required five daily prayers as well as the Friday Communal Prayers. In the United States, mosques may also accommodate fulltime and weekend Islamic schools, day
Read Morehttp://usinfo.state.gov/espanol/muslim La Oficina de Programas de Información InternacionalDepartamento de Estado de Estados Unidos El Islam es una de las religiones de más rápido crecimiento en Estados Unidos. Según un estudio reciente, hay 1.209 mezquitas en este país y muchas más de la mitad de ellas se establecieron en los últimos 20 años. Entre el 17 y el 30 por ciento de los musulmanes estadounidenses son conversos. La familia ocupa el lugar central tanto de la vida estadounidense tradicional como de la mayoría de los inmigrantes musulmanes que, generalmente, han llegado en fecha más reciente. El ingeniero Shahed Amanullah, quien vive
Read MoreBy Shaykh Muhammad Qutb http://www.islaam.com/Article.aspx?id=317 The Islamic community had been left in ruins. It had been weakened and divided into small nations. The seeds of internal conflict had been planed and nurtured. Every effort had been made to draw society far away from the essence of religion, keeping people in ignorance and luring them with worldly incentives. Attempts to reform within an Islamic framework are still being suppressed. Religious practicing Muslims have become outcasts in their own society. And yet it was the will of Allah, the Almighty, that this religion would survive – not only survive, but make a
Read MorePor Juan Galvan Mucha gente se sorprendería al ver el amor que los Musulmanes sienten por la Virgen María, la madre de Jesús. En el Corán, a ninguna otra mujer se le da más atención que a María. Ella recibe más atención que a todos los Profetas con la excepción de Adán. En los 114 capítúlos del Corán, María esta entre las ocho personas en tener un capítúlo a su nombre. El decimonoveno capítúlo del Corán se llama Mariam, en honor a la Virgen María. ‘Mariam’ significa María en Árabe. El tercer capítúlo del Corán se llama Amran, el cuál
Read MoreBy Juan Galvan Many people may be surprised that Muslims love Mary, the mother of Jesus. In the Quran, no woman is given more attention than Mary. Mary receives the most attention of any woman mentioned in the Quran even though all the Prophets with the exception of Adam had mothers. Of the Quran’s 114 chapters, she is among the eight people who have a chapter named after them. The nineteenth chapter of the Quran is named after her, Mariam. Mariam means Mary in Arabic. The third chapter in the Quran is named after her father, Imran. Chapters Mariam and
Read MoreBy Sharif Online under “On the Road”http://apacheeagles.tripod.com/caravansaryofpeace/id10.htmlwww.caravansary.de.vu Prophet Muhammad brought home to the Muslims in a famous hadith to travel for the sake of ´ilm (education, science) even if this journey takes us to China. Brother Bakr and I made a 10-day-trip to Andalusia in southern Spain; the Arabs gave it the name Al-Andalus. After having had a nice flight from Dusseldorf to Seville alhamdulillah we looked for a tourist information center so that we could arm ourselves with city maps. As we are perfect backpack travelers, we already had lots of information from the internet about the Andalusia sightseeing,
Read MoreBy C.K. Harpole The Latino Open House was held on Sunday, April 25, 2004 from 3:00PM to 5:00PM. It was one of the first events of its kind to take place in our area. The open house took place at Masjid Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq in Metairie, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans. It was sponsored by Muslim American Society of New Orleans. The Latino Muslims are a group that follows Ahl-sunnah wal-jamaat. Sister Jenny Yanez hosted the event with the help of the Islamic community. Her mother is from Spain but lived in Cuba for many years. Her father and
Read MoreBy a 15 year old Muslim teenager from Dallas, TX It is hard,So hard.The stress,The expectation,The obligation: “Uphold the family image”“Uphold Islam”“Make something of yourself”“Be successful”“Get better Grades”“Prove to your teachers you can”“Be an example to your siblings and to other Muslim women”“You have more opportunities then I ever had”“Why aren’t you studying”“Study harder”“Do your homework”“Listen to your teachers”“What are they teaching you”“You just have to work harder”“You don’t take school serious enough”“You can be anything you want…. anything at all……” But, what do I want to beWhat do I want to studyCan I please them all? Can not be a failureCan
Read More“Nay – whoever submits his whole self, to God and is a doer of good – he will get his reward with his Lord; on such shall be no fear nor shall they grieve.” – Qur’an 2:112. “Say to the People of the Book and to those who are unlearned: ‘Do ye (also) submit yourselves?’ If they do, they are in right guidance, but if they turn back, thy duty is to convey the Message.” – Quran 3:20. The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said, “A time will come when the murderer will not know why he has committed the murder, and
Read MoreAt the 2003 Emmy Awards, Jon Stewart of The Daily Showshowed the audience various news clips of anchors askingexperts about monkey pox and dirty bombs. He wanted to show the audience how ridiculous real news can be.He said that cable news stations should get some kind of awardfor their use of fear and speculation. The news clips were capped off withNBC News’ Chris Jansing seriously asking an expert,“What can you tell us about Hispanic Muslims?” Afterward, Stewart paused then asked,“What can you tell us about Hispanic Muslims?Are they nocturnal? Carnivores?” Who are Hispanic Muslims?Who are Muslims?What is Islam?
Read MoreBy Kazi Mahmood http://www.islam-online.net/English/ArtCulture/2003/12/article05.shtml IslamOnlineDecember 17, 2003 Inside Mecca is a nice production depicting the journey of three Muslims from three continents: one from Malaysia, one from the United States and one from South Africa, describing their experiences both before and during the Hajj. One of the five pillars of Islam, the Hajj is required of all who can manage it at least once in a lifetime. Each year, Muslims from all over the world travel to Mecca to praise and give thanks to Allah, to ask pardon for their sins and renew their spiritual commitment through an elaborate series
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