Reflections on a Hajj: Part 1″Whoever comes to me walking, I come to rushing.”
In 2015, my wife and I were blessed to make the pilgrimage to Mecca. This was actually my second pilgrimage. My first was 22 years
In 2015, my wife and I were blessed to make the pilgrimage to Mecca. This was actually my second pilgrimage. My first was 22 years
By Abdullah bin Hamid Ali Mention of “white supremacy” or “white power” often conjure up images of the hate-filled bigoted rants and violent terroristic antics
What are the some of the prevailing concepts that influence our masajids in America today? How does ‘liberalism’ affect our ability to manage the actual
Dear Mr./Ms. Reporter, Please do not contact us to ask what the Muslims think about the San Bernardino mass murder. Please don’t ask us
From the Lamppost Education Initiative A Landmark Work! TEARS OF THE YEARNERS FOR THE MEETING WITH GOD ISBN: 0-578-16519 Author: Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali, Trans. by
by Abdullah bin Hamid Ali In the name of Allah, Most Beneficent, Most Merciful This missive is the result of many things: the most important
The recent Supreme Court decision on Obergefell v. Hodges makes gay marriage legal in the United States. Dr Jonathan Brown a professor at Georgetown University
Liberalism and the American Muslim Predicament In his provocative book, White, Richard Dyer observes that the real power of American whiteness lay in its effective
By Abdullah bin Hamid Ali In any given historical narrative of large multi-ethnic communities like the Muslims, one has to take care to not exaggerate
Postscript on Charlie Hebdo by Shaykh Hamza Yusuf An intriguing aspect of Muslim culture is that murders are rarely committed over wealth. While there may
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