Eid Mubarak!
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم تَقَبَّلَ اللّهُ مِنَّا وَ مِنْكُمْEID MUBARAKAssalamu Alaykum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu, Dear and respected Sisters we have reached the end of Ramadan and its blessings Bi IzanAllah with ease and trials.فَإِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ...
BARAKAH ( Umm Aiman ), Straight from Allah.
Imagine someone as majestic as our beloved RasulAllah (saw) calling you a beautiful name “Ya Ummah” out of love, or lovingly wiping your face and eyes upon seeing you tired. Imagine talking to our beloved Rasul (saw) before even his birth, being the first to cradle...
A Da’eeya, a pioneer, a soldier: Umm Sulaim bint Milhan
When we think of a woman living a thousand years ago, we envision a docile, compliant person burdened by chores, insignificant in societal affairs. The life of Umm Sulaim (also known as Ghumiysa) could not be further from the truth. She was woman of that time...
The importance of family/relatives in today’s world
By : Abida Rahmani The family, which is the basic unit of civilization, is now disintegrating. Islam’s family system brings the rights of the husband, wife, children, and relatives into a fine equilibrium. It nourishes unselfish behavior, generosity, and love in the...
Eid Mubarak!
May Allah Accept (The fast and worship) from us and from you Assalamualikum Warahmatullahi wabarakatuh! Dear Sisters Let us invoke Allah’s blessings and Maghfirah in these last days of Ramadan and make the approaching ‘Eid ul Fitr’ a moment of blessing for every...
Muslim Women and Islamophobia: Nabra, Portland, and Bystander Intervention Training
Ayesha Shahnaz A Different Age We, as Muslim American women, live in different times today; these are not the blissful days of the eighties that my mother often mentions, in which she and my aunt attended a public high school in full hijab and jilbab without facing...
Eid Mubarak
Dear sisters in IslamAssalaamualaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu, Alhamdulillah, by the grace and mercy of Allah subhan wa ta'ala we are blessed with another beautiful Eid to enjoy and share with our loved ones. This day is a blessing in multiple ways. It is a gift...
Death is Too late
By Sarah SiddiquiMetal squeals. Tires screech. Glass shatters. And then the pain. Dear God, the pain. I can’t breathe, I can’t breathe, I CAN’T BREATHE! Sirens wail. Lights flash. People shout. But the only thing I can think of is the lava flowing through my veins,...
