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Rahma K reveals a shocking trend increasing among young Muslims. SISTERS Magazine Someone I know recently got married. Coming from a family settled in the Western world but having indigenously ethnic Muslim roots, I was a bit taken aback by something the bride-to-be said before her wedding day. She had …

http://www.junaidkajee.com/its-time-to-save-ourselves/ I was waiting in line to board a flight. The queue didn’t seem to be moving so I pulled out my phone and scrolled through my apps.Maybe one of them will have a notification I missed. Then I checked Twitter, just to see if there was anything interesting. Facebook …

Allah Ta’ala says in the Noble Quran :“Are those who know equal to those who know not? It is only men of understanding who will remember (i.e. get a lesson from Allah’s Signs and Verses)”(Quran 39:9) “ …Verily the Ulama (scholars/theologians) are the heirs of the Prophets, verily the Prophets …

http://simplyislam.blogspot.co.za/ The Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam has said: “If one of you is concerned about some practical undertaking, or about making plans for a journey, he should perform two Raka’aats (cycles) of voluntary prayer.” Then he should say the following Du’aa: اللَّهمَّ إنِّي أستَخيرك بعلمكَ، و أستقدرك بقُدرتك، …

LIFE BEFORE ISLAM Umar (R.A.) belonged to “‘Adi” family of Quraish tribe. In the 8th generation, his lineage joins with the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa Sallam). Abu Hafs was his patronymic name and “al-Faruq” his title given by the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa Sallam). He was born in …

NAME AND PARENTAGE OF HADRAT ABU BAKR(R.A.) Hadrat Abu Bakr, as-Siddiq, (R.A.) was born in 573 A.D. at Makkah. Thus he was two years younger than the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa Sallam). He belonged to a respectable and noble family, the Bani Tamim, a branch of Quraish Tribe. His …

BY KERRY PETSINGER My husband and I have been married for 10 years. Here are some of the things I’ve learned over the past decade. #Marriage is not two people giving 50/50 Marriage is about two people each giving 100%. When you start keeping track of “all the things you do …

  “Those who respect the symbols of Allah Ta’ala, verily it (this respect) stems from the piety of the heart.” (Al-Qur’aan S22:V32). The Qur’aan-al-Kareem and Ahaadith strongly emphasise the lesson of RESPECT. Every household should endeavour that the inmates of the house display a high level of respect in everything …

  The other day a post on my Facebook newsfeed from an Islamic inspirational site showed an image with a couple facing each other, the woman looking up to her husband, her head tilted to the side. The caption encouraged wives to use this “subordinate” position for apologising to their …

by Abu Ibrahim Source: http://islamiclearningmaterials.com Posted by: MV Media   Articles and books that contain the phrase “Rights of the Muslim Wife/Husband” should be banned. Those are some of the worst and destructive articles I’ve ever encountered in the English-Muslim world. This is not to say that Muslim men and …