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The History of the Caliphate
Question: Didn’t the Muslim caliphate or khilafah end in 1342 AH/1924 CE, when Turkey abolished the office? Didn’t the khilafah have a continuous existence up
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Is Sex During the ‘Iddah Allowed in the Maliki School? Dr. Abdullah Ali
“Imam Malik and legal experts of the school held that a man who initiates the divorce waiting period (‘iddah) is not allowed to be alone
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A New Political Vision For Muslim Americans: Dr. Abdullah bin Hamid Ali
“…unless leaders of national organizations, thinktanks, mosques, schools, and Muslim politicians master our emotions and appetites, we disqualify ourselves from the burdensome role of leadership”
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Ramadan: The Noble Guest by Dr. Abdullah bin Hamid Ali
In a moving tribute to the blessed month of Ramadan, Dr. Abdullah bin Hamid Ali the Founding Director of the Lamppost Education Initiative offers some
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Ṣalāt al-ʿĪd According to the School of Madīnah
As we enter the final evening of Ramadan, we ask that Allah accept our fast, our prayers, our sadaqa, and all of our ibadah. The
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“Keys of Heaven”: The Origins of an Arabized Quranic Word-Ismail Royer
In this rich and well-researched essay, Ustadh Ismail Royer takes us on a beautiful journey in exploring the foreign origins of the Arabic word ‘maqaaleed,’
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The CoronaVirus: How Should We Respond? Dr. Abdu Sharkawy
I’m a doctor and an Infectious Diseases Specialist. I’ve been at this for more than 20 years seeing sick patients on a daily basis. I
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Has X Marked The Spot Or Not? Islam in America Since the Assassination of Brother Malcolm – Dr. Khalil Abdur-Rashid
On this day, February 21st, 55 years ago El-Hajj Malik Shabazz, better known as Malcolm X, was gunned down and killed in the Audubon Ballroom
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‘Sexual Identity’: An Islamic Perspective – Mobeen Vaid
“The power of this identity is that it provides a person a comprehensive form of belonging, and in a world that is characterized often by
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