Revitalize Islam, Pursue Excellence
“Anyone who fasts and engages in self-evaluation in Ramadan will find heaven”. Hadith of Prophet Muhammad While fasting is widely practiced in the Muslim community, Prophet Muhammad’s advice on self-evaluation has been forgotten. Self-evaluation means to assess where you are in life and think of how it can be better in the future. Often we … Read more
Ramadan is a month of self-renewal for Muslims. It gives us an opportunity to examine our life style and re-center on principles of wisdom. We aim to emerge from the month stronger physically as well as spiritually. There are many blessings in Ramadan, here we discuss three basic aspects that can help us. Better Eating … Read more
Muslims believe in the miraculous birth of Jesus. Mary was a virgin and the baby was conceived by the will of God. This is stated in the Quran in surah 3, verses 45-47, as follows: When the angel said, “O Mary, truly God gives thee glad tidings of a Word from Him, whose name is … Read more
In families where judging religiosity is the norm, relationships can be severely strained. For example, many people who wear hijab believe that Muslim women who don’t will go to hell. The hijab wearing women wear their hijabs because they feel that it is a form of obedience to God. By extension, they can believe the … Read more
I was at a Muslim Conference several years ago where at dinner time a stand-up comedian was performing. During his act he made fun of a Muslim lady in the audience. She was an advocate for reform in Islam. His dig at her was “You don’t speak Arabic? And you want to reform Islam”. Almost … Read more
Following tradition, well to do Muslims celebrate Eid-al Adha by sacrificing a cow, sheep, goat, or camel. Most of the meat is eaten by people who are well-fed and want for little. As a result, Eid is now a celebration marked by excessive and unwarranted eating of meat. This is accompanied by displays of brutal … Read more
What is Triple Talaq Triple talaq is the practice in Sunni jurisprudence where a man can divorce his wife summarily by saying ‘I divorce you’ three times. This practice is called talaq al-bid’ah. The practice of Triple talaq is common in Muslim societies. . Triple talaq differs from other forms of talaq in that it … Read more
Every year as the month of Ramadan approaches, imams in mosques motivate people with khutbas on blessings of fasting. The khutbas are more or less the same around the world as they repeat statements of Prophet Muhammad quoted in Hadith. In these khutbas the imams ignore the fact that Prophet Muhammad was speaking to a … Read more