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Imam Yusuf Badat! It is a Bad Deal
Imam Yusuf Badat of Islamic Foundation Masjid, Nugget, Scarborough, Toronto, decreed a fatwa on Pink Day (February 28) justifying and encouraging Muslims to wear pink shirts that day; however, he himself didn’t show up in the Masjid in pink on Pink Day. Neither his Qur’an students nor teachers of Islamic Foundation wore pink.
ICNA Canada President Writes Letter to PM Canada to Stop Rohingya Muslims Genocide
The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, P.C., M.P., Prime Minister of Canada, Ottawa Dear Prime Minister Trudeau, May you be blessed with physical, mental and spiritual well-being. I am writing you on behalf of my fellow Canadians, and request you to call on the international community to take an immediate action against the latest horror against the Rohingya Muslims killing thousands.
ICNA-MAS Convention: Growing Numbers, Speakers, and Content
Syed Jawed Anwar Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) USA and Muslim American Society (MAS) organized its 42nd convention on Easter weekend (14-16 April) in Baltimore, Maryland. I attended after more than decade when it was in Hartford, Connecticut. At that time, the convention attracted under 10,000. After a few years the numbers crossed 10,000, and the convention organizers changed its venue to the Convention Center, Baltimore. Now the numbers are over 20,000.
The Foundational Characteristics of a Believer in Times of Distress
By Sheikh Mikaeel Olivieri (Abdur Rahman) Almighty Allah has put us in this world for a short amount of time. In our time here, we must quickly assess and examine our situation. By the grace of Almighty Allah, he has guided us to the religion of Islam. Islam has left no stone unturned in showing us, in a very beautiful and simple way, how to live. The biggest test, of course, is dealing with trials and tribulations. Allah, outlining this, says in the Quran:
Top Tips To Develop Mental Toughness
LIVING in a society where being Muslim is regularly likened to being a terrorist and where our culture and way of life is constantly misappropriated and misunderstood can take a real toll on our mental and emotional well being.
Junaid Jamshed, A legend and Daee of Islam Dies in Plane Crash
By Farina Siddiqui Junaid Jamshed, the famous Nasheed (Islamic song) artist, a legend, and famous Daee of Islam died today with his wife in a plane crash. Pakistan International airlines (PIA) plane PK-661 carrying 46 passengers returning from Chitral to Islamabad crashed on mountains near Hawelian Abotabad Pakistan.
Dawah to American Power
Jawed Anwar THERE are concerns, worries, and maybe fear in some quarters due to use of words of threats against Islam and Muslims by President Elect Mr. Donald Trump during the Presidential election campaign, 2016. However, the good part is that it opened the debate in America what exactly Islam stands for and what faithful Muslims intend to do. And this is a good opportunity to all the Muslims living in the United States of America to avail this prospect.
AsHab e Badr: And Some Facts About the Battle of Badr
Muhammad Tariq Ghazi The Battle of Badr was result of a Qurayshi aggression and subsequent defense strategy adopted by the Rasool-Allah. The Qurayshi pagans had been planning to destroy the newly established State of The Madinah. They had been oiling their war machine since almost all Muslims had migrated to The Madinah. The evacuee property was “confiscated†by the State of Makkah, sold to bidders and the money thus obtained was put into a war fund. The complete list of Ashab e Badr Al-Kubra
Forbidding Evil: Our Role
Jawed Anwar Islam is a movement; a peaceful, merciful, and nonviolent resistance movement; to enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong, witness the truth and establish DEEN of Allah. Nothing less, nothing more.
Quran Blue-Print For the Busy Muslims and Muslimahs
Yamuna Ismail In our busy life, few of us are able to take time out to spare a few minutes to devote ourselves to the Qur’an. But as the saying goes these days, we have an app for this! Yes, it’s a real thing. This app was developed by a medical doctor over the period of a few years and is especially for the busy teenager/professional in today’s world.
Understanding the Term AD-DEEN
Jawed Anwar In Quranic terminology, the term AD-DEEN stands for the complete way of life, of which the composite factors are..
Land is for Eternity
MUHAMMAD TARIQ GHAZI THIS is my house. I would often say this to visitors about a property that did not belong to me. I was always a tenant. The plot of land and the house belonged to someone else. Then when I was able to purchase a house, I still said to my acquaintances that “this is my house, even though later someone else purchased it when I moved to another town.
Personal Notes: My Birth Day and Riba (Interest and Usury)
Jawed Anwar Today is December 31. This is my birthday. I have never celebrated my birthday; reason being is that my most beloved person, the Messenger of Allah, Muhammad (s.a.w.) never celebrated his birthday (similarly all other past Messengers of Allah whom I love dearly have never celebrated their birthdays).
Forbidding the Evil: Islamic Responsibility
JAWED ANWAR The late Maulana Sadruddin Islahi, a great scholar of Islam from India had written a book called “Islam and Ijtamaiat†written in Urdu. He cited and argued the importance of Ijtamiat (organization), he implored that any organization/Ijtamiat of Muslims are not permissible in Islam, except for the following three reasons: