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…
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ShareThis is a khutbah I delivered in Homewood, Alabama last Friday, March 24, 2012. This khutbah is about how Islam can change a person’s life and how we as Muslims can change our lives with Islam. I begin the khutbah by talking about the story of Wahshi Ibn Harb. There are lots of conversion stories…
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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…
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ShareThis episode of the ILM Show was recorded on February 14, 2012. In this episode, I talk about some basic Fiqh (Islamic Jurisprudence) fundamentals basically, the four major classes of actions (Fard, Mustahab, Makrooh, Haram). I also talk about Black History Month and my thoughts on this subject. This is the major portion of the…
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ShareA Look At the Connection Between The Arab Spring And Islam Is there any relation between the Arab Spring and Islam? Definitely, because the changes in the Middle East have forced the despots and tyrants of the Middle East to show their true colors. For years they survived off of fear and oppression. For years they’ve destroyed,…
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ShareTafsir Surah Nasr The understanding of this Surah comes from a hadith narrated by Ibn Abbas. When Umar ibn Al Khattab was the Caliph, he used to bring Ibn Abbas into the gatherings of the older companions who had participated in the Battle of Badr. Some of these old men were uncomfortable with such a…
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