Lifestyle & Culture

A short article that discusses the types of prejudice (asabiyyah), the evil effects of sinful prejudice, and ways to cure it. O people! We have created you male and female, and have made you nations and tribes that ye may know one another. The noblest of you in the sight of …

Self-admiration (`ujb)- Part 1 of 7  Say: Shall We inform you who will be the greatest losers in their deeds? Those whose efforts are wasted away in the life of the world, while they think that they are doing something good. (Qur’an, 18: 103-4) Imam Ali (a) said: “The one …

Sheikh Qara`ati’s Advice: Dear Wife: Be proud of your husband. Don’t compare him to anyone else. Don’t undermine his authority. Search for his beauty in his intellect. Be content. Don’t show your beauty to anyone else. Be shy, but don’t be haughty. Be attractive toward your husband. Accompany your positive …

A Special Message to my Muslim Sisters When you scroll down your Instagram feed and see others – don’t compare yourself to them. Embrace your natural beauty and never feel like you have to compete with someone else, or don’t ever feel as if you need to make any alterations …

It’s time to point out the elephant in the room. Youth, especially boys, are now more than ever challenged with the task of taming their carnal desires. Courtesy of the hyper-sexualized world that we live in, carnal desires innate in every being becomes unearthed at an earlier age, and thus, …

1) Physical Healing It is quoted from the Prophet of Islam to have said: “Fast, you’ll be healthy”. An Egyptian pyramid inscription in 3800B.C also reads: “Humans live on one-quarter of what they eat; on the three-quarters live their doctor!” The three fathers of Western Medicine; (Hippocrates, Galen & Paracelsus) …

Religions concern themselves with all the dimensions man possesses. There are rules to ensure man’s well-being even before he is born, instructions relating to how a marriage should be contracted, what conditions should be met, what kind of woman the man should choose for a wife and what kind of …

The serious attention accorded all dimensions of family life by Islam The laws of the shari‘a embrace a diverse body of laws and regulations, which amounts to a complete social system. In this system of laws, all the needs of man have been met: his dealings with his neighbours, fellow …

Positive. Two little lines, a plus sign; even clearer is the writing on the wall, “PREGNANT.” Pregnancy is a time of great change – mind, body, and soul. Most begin this journey with the usual motions of doctors visits, blood tests and other routine medical check ups. We are inundated …

My little prince, born after years of prayers, covered his milestones like any other child and was the most joyous child to be around. With each passing day, like any other parent, we began weaving plans for his future. Little did we know that our life was to take a …

Abstract Contemporary dictionaries define a mother as “a female parent; a woman who conceives, gives birth to, and raises or nurtures a child.” Yet in Islamic teachings, a mother is also considered a child’s “first teacher”. In modern societies, mothers who choose to stay at home and raise their children are …

Abstract This article will argue that new media creates more of an opportunity for Islamic communities to carry out propagation through more than what is known as traditional media. Firstly, it will shed light on traditional media and how it makes propagation of true Islam difficult. Secondly, it will introduce …

There was a time when lack of literacy and education among the people made them defenseless in the face of deceit and manipulation by those few who had access to advanced levels of intellectual polemic. Using information and sophisticated rhetoric as a weapon, select groups could, in some cases, direct …