By John Cordero I felt the gentle breeze blowing as I cautiously made my way to the unassuming white structure guarded by a wooden fence, which had been erected around it. Walking past it, the last vestiges of doubt were removed and all that remained was an entrance that welcomed any race, color, or creed. Officially, I had spent the past year seeking knowledge about what might be contained inside these walls. The more I read and studied, the more answers were given by the dried ink on white pages; yet the last piece was heavily guarded by the custodians
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By Junaid Afeef http://americanmuslimjournal.typepad.com/an_american_muslim_journa/2008/10/muslim-prayers-at-wrigley-didnt-work.html An American Muslim JournalOctober 05, 2008 Ricardo Pena is a Muslim and a Cubs fan. According to Saturday’s Chicago Tribune Pena was organizing a Muslim prayer for the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Saturday afternoon in advance of the Cubs do-or-die game against the L.A. Dodgers later that evening. Alas the prayers were not enough to bring the Cubs a win, and now the Cubs are done for the season after being swept by the Dodgers in three straight games. It turns out that one of my friends on Facebook is a friend of Ricardo
Read MoreFrom Dr1.com http://dr1.com/articles/islam.shtml Although it has become one of the most controversial religions of the 21st century, there is much intrigue and misinformation surrounding Islam. The political realities associated with the religion have forced many who have had limited contact with Islam to form, at times, disingenuous and misguided opinions about it. It has become an unfortunate reality that when conversations about Islam are initiated, many wary eyes raise eyebrows in concern, fearing that television images will soon become a reality in a restaurant near you. But nestled away from the grim images we see on the daily news, in
Read MoreBy Bonita Lee Penn http://soulpittcommunity.com/writersblock/?p=21 The Soul PittNovember 2007 The Sankore Center and S.H.E.H.U. Program The Sankore Center sits as a beacon of light from within the shadows of the urban neighborhood of Pittsburgh’s North Side, Federal Street Corridor. The Soul Pitt was honored to be able to sit down with Brother Hamza of the Sankore Center to discuss the mission and programs being utilized to assistant our at-risk-youths, young adults and to help rebuild our communities. The Sankore School was established in 1985 in Maiurno, Sudan, and in 2002 the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Center was established. The Center was named
Read MoreBy Abul-Hussein http://khalilpr.blogspot.com/2008/04/from-one-muslim-to-another-to-khalil-pr.html Introduction: “Here is an interesting discussion by Shaukani, a brother studying at Al-Azhar. It discusses Islam amongst Latinos. I just found this today on the internet. Apparently, he was addressing me in that post on his blog.” – Abu Isma’il Khalil Al-Puerto Rikani, April 19, 2008. Addressing Deficiencies in The Islamic Da’wah to Latinos November 25, 2007 Aslaamu Alaikum, KhalilPr.Blogspot made some interesting points about the failures of Allianza that I wanted to address. First my heart goes out to all the Muslim Latinos and I am concerned about the struggles you face so this is a
Read MorePor Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al-Tuwaijri http://www.islamhouse.com/p/67234 Definición de “Peregrinación (Hayy)”, su condición en la legislación islámica y sus virtudes I “” Definición de “Peregrinación (Hayy)”, su condición en la legislación islámica y sus virtudes La Peregrinación (Hayy) Es un acto de adoración a Allah que consiste en el cumplimiento de los ritos de la peregrinación La Meca acorde a la Sunnah del Mensajero de Allah, realizado en un tiempo específico. La importancia de la Casa Sagrada (la Ka”bah) Allah dispuso que la Casa Sagrada sea un lugar muy honrado. Estableció a su alrededor la Sagrada Mezquita, y alrededor de la
Read MoreBy Jesus Villarreal October 2007 I got an email from a friend of mine about an Islamic studies program in the United Arab Emirates. To be honest with you, it sounded too good to be true. The program would consist of six weeks of Arabic and Islamic studies with the chance to go to Hajj. With an announcement like this, I sought more information. What I found out was that there was going to be a limited number of seats available and the prospective students would have to submit a biography of themselves and an essay stating why they should
Read MorePor Dr. Y Mansoor Marican, Ph.D. La creencia en un Dioses la base del Islam. La mera aceptación que existe unDios no hace a uno un creyente. El creyente acepta a Dios enla manera que Dios se describe. La única descripción correcta de Diosse encuentra en el Corán que contienelas palabras de Dios exactas. En el Corán noble Dios usa elnombre personal de Al-lah. El nombre árabe “Al-láh” es librede género y no tiene forma plural. “No hay otro dios que pueda seradorado con excepción de Al-láh” esla parte más importante en lacreencia islámica en un Dios. Al-láh es el
Read More“When they commit an indecency, they say: ‘We found our fathers doing so’; and ‘Allah commanded us thus’: Say: ‘Nay, Allah never command what is indecent: do ye say of Allah what ye know not?’” – Qur’an 7:28. “Not all of them are alike: Of the People of the Book are a portion that stand (for the right): They rehearse the Signs of Allah all night long, and they prostrate themselves in adoration. They believe in Allah and the Last Day; they enjoin what is right, and forbid what is wrong; and they hasten (in emulation) in (all) good works:
Read MoreEscuche el programa “Elementos de Fe’ Cada domingo 10:10 – 10:30 AMRadio KCHN 1050 AM, Houston Con Alejandro Hamed O escuche la transmisión en vivo en www.kchnRadio.com. (Click en “Listen’) Cada domingo nos reunimos a hablar sobre el Islam y de temas que afectan a la comunidad latina y, en particular, a la comunidad latina musulmana de Houston y otros lugares. Hoy en día, los medios de comunicación constantement presentan un imagen distorcionada de lo que realmente es el Islam, concentrándose el los actos y declaraciones de una pequeña minoría que no representa al Islam o a la vasta mayoría
Read MoreBy Al-Amin Andalusi http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_C&cid=1221720273234&pagename =Zone-English-News/NWELayout IslamOnline.netSeptember 25, 2008 MADRID Thousands of Spaniards, especially intellectuals, academics and anti-globalization activists, are finding comfort and solace in Islam. “Embracing Islam is on the rise despite ferocious Western media campaigns,” Abdul-Nour Brado, the head of the Islamic Society of Catalonia, told IslamOnline.net. Estimates suggest that between 3,000 to 4,000 Catalonians accepted Islam recently. “The numbers could be much higher than that,” Barado believes. Local media reports have noted that intellectuals, academics and anti-globalization activists make up the bulk of the new Muslim reverts in Spain. Catalonians first embraced Islam in the 1960s and their
Read More18 ways new Muslims and immigrants can make this Eid special By Abdul Malik Mujahid http://www.soundvision.com/info/eid/ For those who have Muslim families celebrating Eid with them, it’s easy to enjoy this blessed day. For others though, Eid can be a lonely affair. For instance, if you’re a new Muslim, while other Muslims happily hug their parents, spouses or kids and wish them “Eid Mubarak”, you may be left standing in the prayer hall, alone. Also, if you’re a recent immigrant or student here with family back home, Eid day can be depressing, since you’ll be missing your family and feeling
Read MoreBy Nurah Khaled (Lucy) Assalam alaikum, I am in vacation back home in Mexico. I came to spend some time with my family. I’m writing because I want to share something really nice with you. When I moved to the USA about eight years ago, there were about only five Muslim families here in my town of Puebla. Every year that I came back I found that many others were here but have never thought that there were other Muslims. I met a wonderful family about six years ago. The husband is from Pakistan; and she is from Mexico. The
Read MoreBy MuslimBridges.org http://www.muslimbridges.org/content/blogcategory/8/13/ Why so many young Muslims are falling in love with Latinos, getting married, forming wonderful families, and integrating together with such harmony and positive contributions to each other? Why many Hispanics become Muslims, and why many who are not Muslims, give their children Islamic names (like Omar, Fatima, Salma, Ismael, …), loving the Islamic culture and art, and integrating it in their homes (arches, patio gardens at the center of the homes, tile roofs, even cooking traditional Muslim meals like Paaia? Many women (especially in Mexico) are empowered by the Islamic Rights and keep their last name
Read MoreBy Rachel Laudan http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/200403/the.mexican.kitchen.s.islamic.connection.htm Saudi Aramco WorldMay/June 2004 When Mexico’s leading writer, Nobel Prize laureate Octavio Paz, arrived in New Delhi in 1962 to take up his post as ambassador to India, he quickly ran across a culinary puzzle. Although Mexico and India were on opposite sides of the globe, the brown, spicy, aromatic curries that he was offered in India sparked memories of Mexico’s national dish, mole (pronounced MO-lay). Is mole, he wondered, “an ingenious Mexican version of curry, or is curry a Hindu adaptation of a Mexican sauce?” How could this seeming coincidence of “gastronomic geography” be explained?
Read MoreBy Marta Galedary I visited two Muslims communities in Austria: Vienna and Vorarlberg, in April 2008. A small group of four American Muslims including myself met with a variety of Muslims and non-Muslim leaders, professors and activists. The main objective of the visit was to dialogue with the Austrian Muslim community and exchange information about the way of living as Muslims in the USA. The group was shocked to find out the poor conditions of the Muslim Turkish community living in Vorarlberg. Statistics Muslims in Austria There are approximately 340,000 Muslims in Austria, with 7.8 % living in Vienna. The
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 More“Do the unbelievers not realize that the heavens and the earth used to be one solid mass that we exploded into existence? And from water we made all living things. Would they believe?” – Qur’an 21:30. “And keep up prayer in the two parts of the day and in the first hours of the night; surely good deeds take away evil deeds this is a reminder to the mindful.” – Quran 11:114. The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said, “Beware of suspicion, for suspicion is the worst of false tales; and do not look for faults in others, and do not spy,
Read MoreBy Michael H. Hart Source: Hart, Michael H. “The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History, Revised and Updated for the Nineties.” New York: Citadel Press Book. Revised edition. November 1992. Copyrighted. My choice of Muhammad to lead the list of the world’s most influential persons may surprise some readers and may be questioned by others, but he was the only man in history who was supremely successful on both the religious and secular levels. Of humble origins, Muhammad founded and promulgated one of the world’s great religions, and became an immensely effective political leader. Today, thirteen
Read MoreBy Muhammad AlShareef http://english.islamway.com/bindex.php?section=article&id=103 1. Dress up for your wife, look clean and smell good.When was the last time us men went shopping for designer pajamas? Just like the husband wants his wife to look nice for him, she also wants her husband to dress up for her too. Remember that Rasul Allah – sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam – would always start with Miswak when returning home and always loved the sweetest smells. 2. Use the cutest names for your wife. Rasul Allah – sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam – had nicknames for his wives, ones that they loved.
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