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By: Melissa Barreto Losing a Non-Muslim Loved One as a Convert: Your Guide to Navigating Grief To the convert grieving the loss of thier non-Muslim loved one: You are not alone. When my mother passed, it was unexpected. The phone call came at night. I was folding laundry. I [...]
By: Saima Mehboob The Meaning of Chaos in Islam and How to Cope With It Why is there so much suffering in this world? Someone very close to me lost his only child recently. He buried his 24-year-old son, three years after losing his wife. A small family of three, [...]
Understanding the Islamic Calendar The Islamic calendar, also called the Hijri calendar, is used in many parts of the Muslim world either in replace of or along with the Gregorian calendar. The Islamic calendar is based on 12 months and follows the lunar system. The names of these months [...]
Convert Profile: Sister Autumn Interviewed By: Laura El Alam Why Choose Islam? In the modern world, with a wealth of information at their fingertips, people can easily learn about and experiment with many different faith traditions. Some choose to eschew religion completely. Allowed the freedom [...]
By: Saima Mehboob Exploring Islam's Spiritual Essence Beyond Rituals “I’m not a religious person. But I’m spiritual.” For 35 years, I could relate. I grew up in a very conservative Muslim home, with a heavy South Asian influence. Cultural traditions often blended into Islamic practices, and it was never clear [...]
By: Habeeba Husain From Immigrant To Muslim When Colombian immigrant Giovanni Herran began mentoring a young Muslim brother involved in drug dealings, robbery, and assault, he never thought the relationship would be a means of his own conversion to Islam. “He told me that my [...]
By: Habeeba Husain The Hajj: A Journey of Faith and Devotion The Hajj is the annual pilgrimage to Makkah which is an obligation upon every financially and physically able adult Muslim to perform at least once in a lifetime. During the Hajj, there are a number of mandatory rites and [...]
Understanding Shariah
By: Habeeba Husain From Aspiring Musician To Embracing Islam High school senior Zakia Rodriguez’s biggest dream for life after graduation was to become a professional musician. Posters of performers covered the walls of her New Brunswick, N.J. bedroom, and sheet music was everywhere. She spent [...]