Unveiling Islam's Ancient Guidance on Animal Rights The Qurʾān was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him over 1400 years ago. It was revealed in the context of Arabia, a time when few people cared for animals or understood the modern notion of animal rights. Within the Quran [...]
By: Habeeba Husain Empowering Faith Organizations Through Organic Farming In an effort to highlight inspirational American Muslims, WhyIslam spoke with Hisham Moharram, a scientist turned activist entrepreneur. He began a community-owned, science-based, certified organic agribusiness called Good Tree Farm in New Egypt, N.J. The farm’s sister non-profit organization, [...]
Understanding God's Love in Islam Often time there is a general misconception that the God of Islam is one of wrath and anger. There is a false image of God as being some Greek God of wrath seeking to hurt and harm those who disobey Him. This article will [...]
By: Habeeba Husain Empowering Muslim Voices In an effort to highlight inspirational American Muslims, WhyIslam spoke with Rowaida Abdelaziz, a reporter at HuffPost based in New York City. You may have seen her numerous articles discussing social justice issues and combatting Islamophobia online. Abdelaziz makes some much needed [...]
By: Habeeba Husain Empowering Muslim Education In an effort to highlight inspirational American Muslims, WhyIslam spoke with Nagla Bedir, a high school social studies teacher in New Jersey. Bedir is the cofounder of Teaching While Muslim, an initiative that works to “fight against discrimination, implicit bias, [...]
Beyond Materialism The famous comedian Jim Carrey is noted to have said: “I think everybody should get rich and famous and do everything they ever dreamed of so they can see that it's not the answer.” What do you do in life when you get everything you wanted? What [...]
By: Habeeba Husain Following the Prophetic Way Muslims try to emanate the Prophet Muhammad (may the blessings and peace of God be upon him) in all aspects of their life. As the person who achieved the strongest relationship with God, he became a natural role model for those [...]
