Serving the Ummah

Keys to Happiness: Contentment

Posted on Jan 26, 2012 in Lifestyle, Society | 1 comment

Happiness is perhaps the most encompassing and common aim in our lives. We judge everything in our life in terms of how it relates to our...

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New year’s resolution anybody?

Posted on Dec 30, 2011 in Lifestyle | 1 comment

So 2012 is nearly upon us and if the world doesn’t end as the Mayans predicted, it is worthwhile thinking about a goal that we would...

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10 Ways to Avoid Marrying the Wrong Person

Posted on Dec 23, 2011 in Lifestyle | 17 comments

There is a right way and a wrong way to get to know someone for marriage.  The wrong way is to get caught up in the excitement and nuance...

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The Challenge Against Indifference

Posted on Nov 21, 2011 in Lifestyle | 0 comments

Among the greatest blessings bestowed to humanity are the related gifts of reason and freewill. Through these faculties, human beings are...

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A Muslim’s Response to Amy Chua’s Parenting Advice

Posted on Nov 4, 2011 in Lifestyle | 3 comments

Written by Shaista Yusufali When Amy Chua’s now infamous article entitled “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior” appeared in...

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Humility When Speaking

Posted on Jul 2, 2011 in Lifestyle | 0 comments

One of the most important discussions in the science of Akhlaq relates to the method of speaking with people and the way that one interacts...

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Hijabi? Putting Pictures on Facebook?

Posted on May 22, 2011 in Lifestyle | 5 comments

Ever seen a Hijabi posting her most beautiful pictures on Facebook? I have. And it’s completely beyond my understanding. Before...

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An Aged Student

Posted on Apr 23, 2011 in Lifestyle | 0 comments

Sikaki was a skilled artist and artisan. With great expertise and interest, he made such a nice and beautiful inkpot that it could be...

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The Beggar and the Laborer

Posted on Mar 14, 2011 in Lifestyle | 0 comments

I came across a poem the other and it really struck me. I pondered over it for some while and marveled at how precisely it depicted a small...

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Gender Apartheid or Respectable Interaction?

Posted on Feb 22, 2011 in Lifestyle | 0 comments

Muslim “progressives” suggest that the separation between men and women in mosques was established much later in Muslim...

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