Youth

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How Do I Get The Youth To Listen?

This is a question which has been lingering in the minds of many “Islamically-aware” youth in the Muslim community for a very long time. They may be the main volunteers in their Masjid, be active in their MSA, but cannot contemplate at why non-religious Muslim youth do not start practicing Islam after they tell them that their pants being too tight will cause them to go to hell :-/. My intention with this post is to shed some light as to the proper and most effective way of guiding...

29 March 2010 | Community Activism | , , , , | 11 Comments
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The iPod Complex

I walk into the Masjid and meet two youth (only a year or two younger than me). While waiting for our class to begin, I take out my iPod Touch to read some Qur’an. However, one of the two kids eagerly asks if he could see it, pretty please.

28 March 2010 | Distinctly Muslim | , , , , , , , , , , | 12 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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Giving Back To Our Communities

All too often, we see individuals being raised up by their communities and then just leaving when they’re old enough. When they were younger, they used to attend the full-time/weekend school, spend hours at the playground with other children, attend the after-school Karate or sports program, participate in the community festivals, get scolded by their wizened elders, and get loved and spoiled by their uncles and aunties…They were being raised by the whole village, by the whole community. What do they decide to do?

02 February 2010 | Community Activism | , , , | 7 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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The Outlook of Young Imam An-Nawawi

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” ↩

14 January 2010 | History | , , , , , , , , , | 4 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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Ramadan and the 3 Groups of Youth

By Norhassan Curo - A guest post from the Philippines “We relate to thee their story in truth: they were youths who believed in their Lord, and We advanced them in guidance” (Surah Al-Kahf 18:13) With the present visit of our exalted guest—the month of Ramadan, many gifts of rare opportunities are given to thousands of young Muslims in the world. They, being in their prime energies and potentials, are given the best opportunities like no other to grab the bountiful gifts of this month. Some young Muslims welcome...

08 September 2009 | Distinctly Muslim | , , , | 3 Comments
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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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