On Black Lives & The Future of America: Shaykh Abdullah bin Hamid Ali
Each day the list of Americans outraged by the recurring incidences of inexcusable police violence grows. Last year, according to the Washington Post, 990 Americans
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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
Did Prophet Muhammad Predict the Rise of White Supremacy?
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
The Impact of Liberalism, Secularism, and Atheism on the American Mosque-Dr Sherman Jackson
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: Don’t Ask Me What I Think About San Bernardino (Abdullah bin Hamid Ali)
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
“TEARS OF THE YEARNERS”: a translation by Shaykh Abdullah Ali
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
Reflections on a Supreme Court Verdict: Gay Marriage
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
What Does Islam Say About Gay Marriage-Dr Jonathan AC Brown
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-Dr Sherman Jackson
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
A (Brief) History of Muslims in America: From Separatism to Integration
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