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Islam: A Religion of Zero Tolerance

More than 1400 years ago, a system of equality, justice, and tolerance was established. It came with a universal message that all men were created equal. It declared that there would be no compulsion in religion. And it stated that people from all walks of life should come to know one another so as to foster cooperation and peace. This system was no United Nation’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Nor was it the United States’ Bill of Rights. It was the message of the Quran and the Prophet...

26 August 2010 | Divine Message | , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments
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Earthquake Aftershock

It was almost 5:00 am and I was still in bed. The steady beep of my alarm clock was a sound I’d been pushing to the back of my head for nearly an hour… a reminder that I needed to get up and pray now. Yet, I was still drifting in and out of sleep. A heavy curtain of darkness clouded my eyes as I feel deeper and deeper into my dreams. Suddenly, I felt my bed vibrate. My senses which had previously been dulled by sleepiness became acute....

23 July 2010 | Divine Message | , , | 3 Comments
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A Pure Mind

Do you get sins based on your thoughts? Two years ago, I witnessed this question being posed to Shaykh Yasir Qadhi in an AlMaghrib seminar. Fortunately, the answer was in the negative and that one does not get sinned based on their thoughts except when in Makkah, Alhamdulillah. I had left it at that for the time being, but when I later listened to a lecture entitled, Allah Is Al-Hayyiy, I was amazed to hear the following: The Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wa sallam) once came to the Sahabah and...

19 April 2010 | Divine Message | , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments
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Qualities of a Hafidh

“Come in”, Shaykh Haroon Baqai said. I walked in slowly, shaking from head to toe. I had only applied for the Hifzh School a few days ago, and now I found myself entering his office for a scheduled interview. Alhamdulillah, it went smooth and after answering a few questions and memorizing an Ayah from Surah Saad and reciting it to him, the interview came to a close and I quickly sprinted out of the office in relief. By the grace of Allah, I was accepted. For the next few...

22 March 2010 | Divine Message | , , , , , , , , , , | 20 Comments
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Dare to be Different!

“Whoever sticks to my Sunnah, when the rest of my Ummah…” I’m just passing on to you all a Hadeeth (statement) of our Prophet Muhammad (sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam)… something to think about. By the way, this is a kind of follow-up on the beautiful article by our brother Jawaad Ahmad Khan (Are You Different?), on this same issue.

03 January 2010 | Divine Message | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 14 Comments
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Divine GPS – Istikhaarah

Shaykh Hossam (who taught at the Islamic University of Madeenah for over 10 years, has received many Ijaazaat, and is a senior scholar) has been teaching us a beautiful Dua’ at PGMA for a number of nights now, and I wanted to share it with you in this post. It is called the Du’aa’ of Istikhaarah, which the Prophet taught to his Companions. It is narrated in Saheeh al-Bukhaari that Jaabir (radhiAllahu anhu) said, The Prophet used to sit and teach us the (Supplication of) Istikhaarah [and he advised us...

18 October 2009 | Divine Message | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment
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Daily Qur'anic Immersion

Part of the Mission: Ramadan 1430H Series Waking up before Fajr. Eating with the community at Maghrib. Praying for hours after Isha. A very unlikely schedule,  except in the month of Ramadan. I find it very interesting that we are capable of doing so much Ibaadat in our normal schedule but never go about doing so until Ramadan appears. Many people say, “You know what, I’m just going to go to Pakistan/Egypt/Saudi Arabia, stay there, and do nothing but concentrate on worshiping Allah (subhanahu wa ta’ala). This dream of...

17 September 2009 | Divine Message | , , , , | 3 Comments
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From Among My Followers…

UPDATE: There are many legitimate scholars that are of the opinion that foods with minute amounts of alcohol are allowed and that silk ties are allowed as they are only decorations. We advise that you research this yourself or talk to a local Imam/scholar for more clarification. In Sahih Al-Bukhari, it mentions that the Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wa sallam), “From among my followers there will be some people who will consider illegal sexual intercourse, the wearing of silk, the drinking of alcoholic drinks and the use of musical instruments,...

31 August 2009 | Distinctly Muslim, Divine Message | , , , , , , , , , , , | 10 Comments
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52 Ways To Have A Ramadan Extraordinaire!

MYM wishes you all a blessed Ramadan Mubarak! We have compiled a list of fifty-two different ways to make this Ramadan more blessed and productive for us in order to get the most out of this Ramadan for ourselves, our families, and our communities. Enjoy! 1. Ramadan Da’wah Plates – In The Muslim Link, they mentioned this story: Sr. N, a first-grade teacher at Al-Huda School in College Park, Md., reaches out to her neighbors with food and fliers in preparation for this holy month…every Ramadan, Sr. N prepares...

22 August 2009 | Divine Message | , , , , , | 0 Comments
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How To Perform Repentance (part 2)

By Abdul-Basit Khan Hey everybody, Ramadaan is really close now – there’s only like 1 or 2 days left!!! Can you believe it? You know, this is the time for us to start doing sincere Tawbah to Allah, (repentance from our sins, or returning back to Allah) because the Prophet mentioned in an authentic hadeeth that, ورمضان إلى رمضان “A Ramadaan to the next Ramadaan, كفارة لما بينهن إذا اجتنبت الكبائر …expiates all the sins (a person may have done) in between as long as the person avoids the...

20 August 2009 | Divine Message | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments
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