Category Archives: Convert To Islam

Fate, Pharaoh, And A Fart

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ShareA Case Of Bad Gas Earlier this week, I was making Salaatul Isha at a local Masjid when someone in the row before me (I was in the last row) passed gas. He didn’t just pass gas. He farted. The whole Masjid had to have heard it. Your Masjid probably heard it too. Funny Things…

The Shocking Truth About Mixed Marriages In Islam

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ShareMixed Marriages In Islam Any Muslim living in the West has surely come across many examples of mixed marriages in Islam. By this I don’t mean a black person marrying a white person, or an Arab marrying a Pakistani. There’s nothing wrong with interracial marriages. The kind of mixed marriages I’m talking about are when…

The Schools Of Thought In Islam: Which Do You Follow?

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Share“I Follow The Fill-In-The-Blank Madhhab” Just about every Muslim on the planet knows about the four Schools of Thought in Islam, also called Madhhab. And chance are you belong to one of them, whether you know it or not. Most of the Muslim world is divided into these four Schools of Thought in Islam. So…

I Hate The Star And Crescent

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ShareIf You’re Muslim, You Should Hate The Star And Crescent Also That’s not a typo. I really despise the so-called Islamic symbol of the star and crescent. I hate it because it has absolutely nothing to do with Allah, His Messenger (pbuh), or His book (The Quran). First, some background. A couple of weeks ago…

22 Things You Can Do To Improve Your Duas

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ShareImprove Your Dua Effectiveness We all want duas (supplications) that work. We want to know that the things we ask Allah for will be answered or that He will give us what’s best. One of the most appealing things about Islam for people who convert to Islam, is its simplicity. I’ve heard many recent converts…

Shariah And Fiqh. Do You Know The Difference?

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ShareIs Islamic Law Shariah Or Fiqh? If you ask the common person, Muslim or non-Muslim, “What Is Shariah?”, They will most likely respond that it is Islamic law. Some ignorant people might even go so far as saying it’s the law that allows Muslims to chop of hands. And then if you ask them, “What…