Habeeba Husain Contrary to popular belief, Muslims have been in America from its very beginning. Founding father Thomas Jefferson even had his own copy of the Quran! Many of the Africans forcibly brought to the United States through the Atlantic slave trade came from Muslim backgrounds. From the [...]
Habeeba Husain The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was born in Arabia at a time of intense tribalism and classism. Groups were very much divided and showed loyalty to their own clans and class, even if that meant overlooking great faults in their comrades. With the revelation [...]
Habeeba Husain When Ibtihaj Muhammad and her mother drove around their Maplewood, N.J. hometown years ago, they noticed a group of high schoolers covered head to toe participating in some kind of athletic duel. They never saw anything like that before, but the uniform was intriguing enough for [...]
The Qur'ān was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him at a time when racism was rampant. The Arabs considered themselves to be superior to the non-Arabs. The wealthy considered themselves superior to the poor, and the masters considered themselves superior to their slaves. When one reads [...]
Habeeba Husain She was one of the first people to accept Islam. She was the first person to hold the Prophet Muhammad (may the blessings and peace of God be upon him) in her hands. She was a Companion who remained by his side from cradle to [...]
Slavery is a well known part of American history, however, very little is ever mentioned about who these slaves were. It often surprises many that a significant number of slaves who were brought to the “New World” self-identified as Muslims. What is interesting is that many accounts show that [...]
Habeeba Husain In our current state of affairs in this country, outwardly practicing Islam can be a frightening endeavor for some. You never know if the person walking alongside you on the footpath or the driver in the car behind you is a person who reviles your [...]
Habeeba Husain Lately, it feels as though the Western world paints Islam as this new phenomenon that came to the United States only recently. Immigrants from Muslim majority countries started showing their face on American soil in the last few years, right? Most definitely wrong! Muslims were [...]
Habeeba Husain February marks Black History Month here in the United States, a time dedicated to honoring the African Americans who fought tirelessly for their dream of equality. To celebrate this month, we wanted to highlight Black Muslims who contributed greatly to the history of Islam, starting [...]
by Habeeba Husain Growing up, I had a lot of Barbies. My cousin and I would get together at one of our houses and claim a room to begin playing out our little fantasy world filled with dolls. As our collection expanded, we formed different families [...]
