In Islam, women are advised to follow numerous rules that at times may appear to clash with western standards of fairness and equality. However, if one looks into the rules and thinks with an uncritical eye, one will come to notice that everything Muslim women are told to do, ultimately benefits women, at least in [...]

In Islam, marriage is a blessed contract between a man and a woman. Each have their own role to play in making a marriage successful. It is a bit more difficult but certainly possible to make even a selected partner in a marriage a success. Choose a good husband: Ask your parents, they have more experience [...]

Being a good husband is important in any marriage. Marriage should be a partnership of sorts, no matter what the religion. Two people who join together should learn to live with each other, each giving to each other, instead of always taking. Begin with a good greeting: When you return from work or travel, greet her. [...]

Abstract: It is a globally recognized and foremost part of dietary guidelines that eating a variety of food using principles of moderation and balance. This is particularly true during the Islamic month of Ramadan when Muslims fast from dawn to sunset. To be healthy, one must consume food from the major food groups: bread and [...]

For millions of Muslims, banks are institutions to be avoided. Islam is a religion which keeps Believers from the teller’s window. Their Islamic beliefs prevent them from dealings that involve usury or interest (Riba). Yet Muslims need banking services as much as anyone and for many purposes: to finance new business ventures, to buy a [...]

All praise be to Allah, the Lord of the universe. May peace and blessings of Allah be upon Muhammad, His last messenger. The purpose of this hand-out is to correct a false idea spread among those willing to adopt Islam as their faith. Some people have a wrong notion that entering into the Islamic [...]

Arsh: The throne of Allah Ta’ala. Banu Isra’eel: Literally means the children of Isra’eel. It refers to the progeny of Hadrat Ya’qub (alayhis salaam). Barakah: Literally means "blessings". It refers to the experiencing of abundance in things which are apparently insignificant or little, both in value and [...]

From Imam Ghazali’s book "Ihyaa Uloom ad Deen" (The revival of religious teachings) Know, O dear readers, that the medicine of a disease is to remove the root cause of that disease. Isa (Jesus Christ) -peace be upon him- was once asked: "What thing is difficult?" He said: "God’s wrath." Prophet Yahya (John, the Baptist) -peace be [...]

Think of Allah before you take any action. Make Du’a before everything - sleeping, eating, studying, driving etc. Read the Qur’an in Arabic and the meaning every day - take the time out of your busy schedule to listen to Allah. Become a serious student of this Deen. Try to make it to the next [...]

Spreading kindness at home Aa’ishah (RA) said: "The Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: "When Allah loves the people of a household, He introduces kindness among them." (Reported by Ibn Abi al-Dunya and others; Saheeh al-Jaami’, no. 1704) In other words, they start to be kind to one another. This is one of the means of [...]