Alhamdulillah. It’s only been a little over a week, but already, this Ramadan is starting out so much better than the last. It only took a nudging from a dear sister on Facebook and four or five of the same emails for me to get the sign of where my Lord was trying to send…
We’re halfway there…Ramadan is half a month away. And this weekend marks the three “white days”, the 13th, 14th, and 15th of the month, when we are encouraged to fast. We are actually encouraged to fast the 13th, 14th, and 15th of every month voluntarily, but if that is not currently a part of your…
On this day, July the 4th, in 1187, which was later to become America’s Independence Day and the day of my marriage anniversary, Salahuddin Ayyubi (ra) recaptured Jerusalem. It was called the Battle of Hattin, and it was the time of the Crusades. Salahuddin was vizier-sultan-caliph of Egypt, and he then extended his rule to…
I’m being hit by a lot of conflicting ideas. It requires patience, sincerity of intent, and a prayer for guidance on my part. I want to go to Jerusalem. I want to live and breathe its spiritual history. I want to live out the hadiths of the prophet Muhammad (saws): Zaid Ibn Thabit (ra) reports…
I wear an image of the Prophet Muhammad’s (peace be upon him) sandal around my neck. It reminds me of where I’ve been and where I’m hoping to go in the journey of life. It reminds me to walk in his (pbuh) footsteps and uphold his sunnah. This is how the Sandal looks–it has a…
THE SANDAL 