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By Shaykh Naeem Abdulwali Charles Darwin said, "A man who dares to waste one hour of life has not discovered the value of life." The wisdom of valuing not only your life but also the span of time which you are given is not obvious to most people.
By Shaykh Naeem Abdulwali
As the Gregorian New Year comes upon in this waxing Hijra year the majority of Americans, non-Muslim, will in varying degrees make resolutions. They will make a fixed intent to resolve to make a change in their lives.
By Shaykh Naeem Abdulwali
It is that time of year again, when we Muslims become lost in the sea of tinsel and exponentially enlarged snowflakes, when the Saturnalia of a dead empire fuses once again with the consumerism of the new empire. When Coca-Cola’s marketing ploy [jolly man in a red and white suit] hitches up with 4th century father of the church to convene at a manger in the wrong month. However you see it... Christmas is upon us.
By Ustadh Faraz Khan
With the conclusion of another Ramadan, it is fitting to remind ourselves of the essence of the joyous occasion of Eid al-Fitr. Say: for the Grace of God and for His Mercy - so for that let them rejoice! It is indeed better than that which they amass (Qur’an 10:58). Many commentators, including Imams al-Tabari and al-Nasafi, state that the Mercy mentioned in the above verse refers to the Qur’an; therefore, the Divine command (so for that let them rejoice!) is to celebrate the Qur’an itself. On Eid al-Fitr, it is a sunna to display our exuberance and cheerfulness, as a beautiful expression of how our community actually rejoices in our worship, as the words chosen to carry His Divine Speech actually emanate from our mouths.
By Ustadh Faraz Khan
“Ask the people of remembrance, if you know not” (16:43). This Qur’anic imperative, of directing laymen to asking experts in a field, applies both to secular branches of knowledge as well as religious branches. Hence, government must assign the task of building the city highway to the engineer rather than the lawyer, or that of prescribing medication to the physician rather than the engineer. Likewise, for an assessment of hadith strength, one consults the hadith specialist rather than the Qur’anic exegete; for legal verdict (fatwa), one asks the jurist rather than the hadith specialist.