Eid-ul Fitr is a special time to celebrate with our friends and family, exchange gifts with one another and send our Eid greetings far and wide. Indeed, it is one of special occasions in which the Ummah feels a sense of unity due to our collective experience of fasting and engaging in worship during the ...

Earlier this month, US President Biden signed a $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill. In December, outgoing US President Trump had signed $1.4 trillion government funding deal. If we include the $2.2. trillion CARES Act that was passed in March 2020, the total amount of these spending bills will be $5.5 Trillion. How are they able ...

“What’s the meaning of Rizq?” Rizq (provision) is a matter of paramount importance to all living things because they are constantly seeking their sustenance in this world. As Muslims, our understanding of Rizq stems directly from the aqeedah of Islam. In our pursuit to please Allah (swt), it is essential that we know our role ...

Allah (swt) revealed the Quran to His beloved Messenger Muhammad (saw) to guide mankind out of disbelief, ignorance and misguidance. Allah (swt) says: “(This is) a Book which We have revealed unto you (O Muhammad) in order that you might lead mankind out of the darkness (of disbelief) into the light (of belief in the ...

Islam is a deen (way of life) that conveys to humanity the correct understanding of life, i.e., the aqeedah (or creed). In turn, the Islamic aqeedah provides humankind with solutions for running their lives in the correct way, both individually and collectively, i.e., Shariah. The Islamic aqeedah instructs the Muslim that he/she belongs to a ...

We have entered the Month of Rajab, year of 1442 AH (after Hijra). This is one of the four Sacred months of the Islamic calendar. When Allah (swt) revealed, “They ask you concerning the Sacred Month, fighting in it…” [TMQ 2:217] The companions of the Prophet (saw) asked about the month of Rajab according to ...