Previous Next Professor of Comparative Religion and Culture Dr. Jimmy Jones was tapped by the Washington (DC) Theological Consortium to Deliver the Prestigious Annual Muslim-Christian Dialogue Dr Taha Al Alwani Lecture on the topic - "The Rise of Islamic Education for Leaders and the Contribution...
Read Morehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5uhfYFAJzMAfter the Year of Sorrow and the trial of Ta'if, Allah blessed the Prophet PBUH with a great miracle. Allah SWT has promised that He's never going to test or try us except that there will always be ease along with and after that trial...
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This article has been jointly written by Chaplains Shazeeda Khan and AbdulMalik Negedu. “Do we call ourselves ‘Chaplains’ or find an Arabic word for a Muslim/ah Islamic equivalency within this profession?” This was one of the questions pondered by the men and women who had...
Read MoreAuthor: Prof. Zainab Alwani, Ph.D Transforming the Self, Family and Society through a Qur’anic Ethos.D Taqwā is derived from waqā, which literally means to preserve, protect, safeguard, shield from, and keep safe from. Taqwāmeans “forbearance, fear, abstinence, and piety, as well as “being careful, knowing...
Read MoreMuslim women are steeped in stubborn stereotypes as meek, oppressed and in need of rescue. Recurring images beamed into our homes and phones from abroad of Muslim women being denied access to education, the ability to drive or even the right to cast a vote...
Read MoreProphet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), was a pioneer in emphasizing the importance of caring for the elderly irrespective of sex, color, or religion. He himself set a great example in practicing the principles he taught. A Duty of the Young Anas ibnMalik...
Read MoreProphet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was born in a society where women had been subjected to much violence, which often took the form of female infanticide. Daughters were considered a burden; and getting rid of them was sometimes considered a necessity, which they did in...
Read More“Is he who was dead by ignorance and We gave him knowledge and set for him Light of Belief whereby he can walk amongst men; like he who is in the darkness?” (Quran; 6:122) Indeed, the conception of knowledge (Al-Ilm) in Islam is the Guiding Light...
Read MoreThe Prophet mobilized the youth under his banner through empowerment. Zayd ibn Tahbit Zayd ibn Thabit, was among the generation of youth who were empowered by the Prophet. He was hardly thirteen years old when he came to seek permission from the Prophet to attend...
Read MoreAuthor: Anse Dr. Tamara Gray Instructions to the Messengers of the Messenger The Prophetﷺ gathered his messengers around him and said, “Allah has sent me as a mercy and sent me to everyone…” The Prophet ﷺ reminded them that he was here on this earth...
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