Laura El Alam Those of us who embraced Islam as an adult have many years of life experiences behind us. The things we did and the people we spent time with shaped us into who we are. While not all of our pre-Islamic habits, friends, and behaviors were [...]
In a world where acts of charity are widely celebrated as expressions of human kindness, Islam introduces a unique and structured concept of obligatory giving called Zakah. For those unfamiliar with Islamic teachings, Zakah might initially resemble voluntary charity or even practices like tithing in other faiths, but it holds [...]
When the crescent moon appears, Muslims around the world pause. Homes buzz with excitement, mosques fill with light, and families gather with a shared mission. For 30 days, they fast from sunrise to sunset, pray late into the night, and give generously to those in need. To outsiders, these [...]
Habeeba Husain Growing up with a Jewish background, Nissa knew that a person who wanted to accept Judaism would be ritually turned away three times before a rabbi accepted the potential convert’s request on a fourth attempt. But she never imagined she herself would run into three different [...]
