New Reverts’ Christmas Dilemma

How could a new Muslim go through New Year festivities and rise to the occasion? How could they ...

New Muslims on Thanksgiving

What is thanksgiving? What’s it truly about? Is it allowed for a Muslim to celebrate it? How? I ...

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Muslims and Merry Christmas Wishes

Is it permissible to wish my non-Muslim co-workers, friends, and family “Merry Christmas”? Shou ...

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8 Tips to Stay Connected to the Qur’an After Ramadan

Do you feel as your life lacks something after Ramadan? What is the real cause of this feeling? ...

What is `Eid Al-Fitr?

`Eid Al-Fitr: Prayer and Celebrations

The first morning after Ramadan is the beginning of a very unique, jolly day with religious and ...

Eid Al-Fitr: A Day of Joy

The end of Ramadan ushers in one of two major celebrations in the Islamic calendar. A day of fe ...

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New Muslims and the Valentine’s Day Traps

Since in Islam, we do not “date” and intermingle with the opposite sex, how does a new Muslim f ...

Post Ramadan

New Muslims Filling Post-Ramadan Emptiness

Should we wait till next Ramadan to be better Muslims and become spiritually elevated? What sho ...

shawwal eid

Shawwal & the First Festive Moments of `Eid

Once the very first sliver new crescent of Shawwal has been spotted millions of Muslims around ...

Non-Musim Feasts

Muslims & Non-Muslim Feasts

Islam places great importance on kind treatment and social ties, not to mention one’s family an ...

first eid

A Day of Celebration: My First Eid

Regent's Park Mosque in London, or London Central Mosque as it is more properly known, played a ...

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Make the Shift: Instill the Real Habits, Weed out the Guilty

Are there certain goals, beliefs, or reasons behind what we do every day? What are the real hab ...