Habeeba Husain American Muslims make up about 1.1 percent of the population in the United States as of last year. That sounds like a small number, but it comes out to about 3.45 million Muslims! We are quite the minority, but at the same time, we are growing [...]
Habeeba Husain Why is the Quran important? The Quran is the holy scripture in Islam, revealed directly from God. It is considered the speech of God, and it holds guidance for all of mankind within it. The Quran describes itself in its longest chapter: “This is the Book [...]
Life is full of highs and lows. Without exception, every person has a challenge or difficulty in their life. These difficulties can sometimes feel overwhelming to the point where one sees no way out and despairs. This article will highlight some Islamic teachings concerning hope in God. Those who [...]
Habeeba Husain Why Islam’s “A Day in the Life of a Hijabi” series aims to highlight the experiences of American Muslim women who wear hijab. It is time to hear the narrative from the subjects themselves. We know they are eloquent, capable, and deserving of telling their own [...]
The call to prayer (adhān), which can be heard here, rings from mosques throughout the world everyday five times a day. When the early Muslims migrated from Mecca to Medina, they used to assemble for the prayer, and used to guess the time for it. During those days, the [...]
Habeeba Husain With this “A Day in the Life of a Hijabi” series on Why Islam, we are taking back the mic for Muslim women who cover. No one knows the experiences of being a hijabi quite like a hijabi. To shed light on their day-to-day lives, we [...]
Habeeba Husain This week, we continue our series on “A Day in the Life of a Hijabi” highlighting American Muslim women who wear the hijab. We continuously hear from those who don the headscarf for a few hours on a single day, attempting to gather what life is [...]
Habeeba Husain Too often, we see people talking for and about Muslim women. We see viral videos featuring non-Muslims titled “Women Try Wearing Hijab for a Day” or “expert” news guests with backgrounds in the study of ancient Islamic civilization explaining the present Muslim narratives that should be [...]
Life is full of challenges and difficulties. It consists of different events that result in various feelings and emotions. Marriage, divorce, birth, death, success, failure, wealth, poverty, health, and sickness. Every human without exception experiences some kind of challenge. No one in this world is absolutely problem free, it [...]
Some people argue that the Qur'ān was made up by Muhammad peace be upon him. This article will provide several reasons why Muhammad peace be upon him is not the author of the Qur'ān. He was Unlettered The Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him was unlettered, meaning [...]
