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IlmSummit Day 1: The Rihlah

Editor’s Note: Alhamdulillah, we are excited to present that one of our MYM writers, Arif Kabir, will be live blogging from IlmSummit! Insha’Allah, for each day, he will be posting a brief recap of the day’s proceedings. You can view all of the IlmSummit posts over here. Friday, July 23, 2010 IlmSummit, Houston, Texas Preface – Alhamdulillah, Allah (subhanahu wa ta’ala) has blessed me with the opportunity to attend this year’s AlMaghrib IlmSummit. For those of you who don’t know, IlmSummit is a special summer program that AlMaghrib Institute...

23 July 2010 | IlmSummit | , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments
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Emo Muslim Youth?

Our society is filled with hurt and despair. The sad part is that we, as Muslim youth, don’t make it any better. Unfortunately, many people do not realize that any statement or action of hurt will hurt, regardless of what one may say.

20 February 2010 | Uncategorized | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 11 Comments
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How YOU(th) can be a STAR!

When you look up at the night sky these days, in your own city, what do you see? For me, all I see are a bunch of gloomy clouds. MashaAllah it’s a beautiful picture, but tell me, do you see any STARs?

01 February 2010 | Community Activism | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 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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Are You Different?

“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.

05 December 2009 | Inspiration, Poetry | , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments
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iTech: Your Search is Over! Islamic Search Engines

Have you ever gone through hundreds of Google pages trying to find a certain hadith or ayah, and have only been left with “Izlam is a violent religion” and other inaccurate information? I posed my thought and Alhamdulillah got some great responses.

31 October 2009 | iTech | , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments
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iTech: Editing with Excellence

It’s time to bring some Ihsaan to our productions. For part 1 of this two-part article, which speaks about video taping, see here. As Muslims, we always have to try to do our best in anything we do. For, as stated by the Messenger of Allah (Salallahu ‘Alayhi Wasallam), “Verily, Allah has prescribed proficiency in all things.” (Hadith #17, An-Nawawi 40 Hadith). Therefore, whatever we produce, we must produce it with Ihsaan (translated as excellence or proficiency). Therefore, we can’t have those videos with boring titles, horrible audio and...

21 October 2009 | iTech | , , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments
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Sailing Hearts and Ailing Hearts

By Ayman Nassar Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu, First of all, I thank my younger brothers for inviting me to write this youthful post. It’s a bounty from Allah that we have minds that reflect, and sleeves that are pulled...

01 August 2009 | Distinctly Muslim | , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment
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Seeking a Way Between Two Worlds

Ever since September 11, 2001, life has drastically changed for every American Muslim youth as they found their religion under attack from every direction. As a result, many of them became stronger Muslims as they began to study Islam further so that they may reclaim their identity. The Washington Post acknowledged this with their recent article, discussing the issues that face Muslim youth after almost a decade since 9/11. The following is an excerpt from the article: Many had just entered high school in the days after the Sept....

14 June 2009 | Inspiration | , , , , | 2 Comments
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Love And Respect

Have we ever thought about the difference between love and respect? When we say we love someone, what does that mean? When we say we respect someone, how is different from loving that person?

01 May 2009 | Uncategorized | , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments
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