Category Archives: Propopating 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…

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…

Mysteries of The Quran – Surah Al-Ikhlaas

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ShareTafsir Surah Ikhlas The name for this chapter of the Quran means “sincerity” in English. This Surah has been called one-third of the Quran because it describes the basic essence of Islamic belief. Like the tafsir of Surah Naas and Surah Falaq, the explanation for this Surah was taken from several authentic books of Tafsir, primarily…

Giving Da’wah

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Share Giving Da’wah Why are we here? Why did Allah place us on this planet? What is our destiny? What is our purpose? As Muslims, we have the answer. The answer is simply: To Worship Allah. But does our responsibility end there? Are we satisfied with our own salvation and need not worry about the…

Islamic Finance

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Share Finance, of any sort, is one of the most boring topics in the world. Islamic finance isn’t much different. Even though I am trained as an accountant, I get a headache just thinking about how to mesh Islam and modern finance together. Yet, despite my aversion to the topic, I know it’s necessary. And…