The chorus was sung at MIST 2008 (please excuse the screaming crowd): (Verse one) I can’t escape, its everywhere I go In the news in the paper, in all that I know From state to state, shore to shore Plagued to the heart, down to the core Undivided and conquered we’re all torn apart This is coming from inside, straight from my heart This is all I’m thinking, day and night We seem to think we’re always right When I go to the Masjid, I don’t know who’s leading...
The law set in life for me to live by, or a trait instilled by the Most High Though it’s not something you can easily find A characteristic to instill, A duty to fulfill, Doing the right thing due to Allah’s will Noticed by my peculiarity, as I live in a foreign country, But it’s a positive from of disparity as long as I posses it with sincerity Modeled by my credence, powered by my guidance Led by my resilience against those who wish to find me in its...
Only One Of You They say we lack in heroes Shaytaan says we’re in need of dineros Not a word, but I know what you are thinking He’s too much this, not enough that, he’s a weakling Do you set yourself on automatic mode They set you aperture and shutter speed, do as you’re told They say jump and you ask how high Go buy me lunch so you ask Chinese or tai? You make excuses for your noble commitment When in reality you meant to say enslavement Cant...
“ARGH!!! Not again!!” I grunted with all my strength as I took the thermometer out of my mouth and read the temperature. It was 99.8° F and rising. For the second time this month, I was sick. Two weeks ago, it was the same story. A fever. Clogged nose. Itchy throat. Rib cracking cough. I had recovered form that for about a week and then, BOOM! What do you know, it was back. I couldn’t afford to get sick again, I thought. It was a Friday and I had...
Remember when we were younger and they used to tell us about the Prophets of the past? Let’s step back and remind ourselves about one of them again; Prophet Ibrahim. When he started making Da’wah to his father, Azar, and the people of his town, he was just a young teenager. Allah mentions in Surah Anbiya, They said, “We heard a youth threaten them; he is called Ibrahim.” Sure, we all know the story and can recite it by heart. But do we really understand what this young man...
Go to any quotation site, and you’ll notice that most quotes come from only famous people. However, whoever said that wisdom comes primarily from famous people? The following is a compilation of true stories and conjured tales from MYM staff writers (as well as a special guest writer towards the end) that think otherwise and have encountered wisdom from unlikely sources. If you would like to submit your personal story, please leave a comment and we will add it to this post! So here goes: Sr. Maryam: Go Down...
The Battle of Badr took place in the blessed month of Ramadaan in the 2nd year after the Hijrah. The Battle of Badr has been referred to in the Qur’aan as the “Day of Furqaan”. Furqaan in Arabic means to separate and to distinguish because on that day, Allah clearly distinguished truth from falsehood. On that day, He gave the believers a sound victory and vanquished the hopes and aspirations of the disbelievers who were attempting to bring an end to the growing Islamic Movement.
When Imam Nawawi was young, he used to be pursued by the children of his town as they continually asked him to join them in their games. They used to sneer, jeer, and try every conceivable method to get him to join, but he used to break away from them crying while saying, “Allah did not create me to play” 1 Story shared by Shaykh Yasir Qadhi at Sacred Scrolls” ↩
New E-Book for all Alhamdulillah, ProductiveMuslim.com has released an eBook entitled, Mission: Ramadan. It basically comprises of 30 bloggers each writing on one theme, this year being Qur’an, for the month of Ramadan. Go ahead and click the cover image to view the eBook! In the book itself, there are two articles written by MYM staff writers – Day 2 has been written by Jawaad Ahmad Khan (personal website) and Day 28 by Yours Truly (also published on MYM).
“Islam began as something strange, and will revert to being strange as it began. So give glad tidings to the strangers.” -The Messenger of Allah (sallalahu ‘alayhi wasallam) (narrated by Muslim (145) from Abu Hurayrah) /~~~\ Are you a stranger? Or are you just an average Joe? Are you DIFFERENT? Or do you fit in with the crowd just fine? Below is a poem from spoken word poet Silent-K (Raa’id Khan) on the identity of Muslim youth.
