Pay Zakat al-Fitr Now

Zakat al-Fitr is due from every Muslim regardless of their age. Delaying payment is dangerous because one of the conditions … More

Muslim Fury at Being Offended?

alt.muslim has an excellent post on the paranoid, offensive, and often pre-emptive responses of non-Muslims to supposed Muslim outrage. Mozart, … More

Gem

From Al-Ruh by Ibn Al-Qayyim: The grave calls out: O dwellers of the earth, you have focused on building a … More

Bacon on Dates

I came home from the taraweeh prayers tonight around 11pm. I went into the kitchen to prepare my post-taraweeh meal … More

Caryle Murphy Update

As you may know from reading the comments to the Caryle Murphy, Yasir Qadhi, and the Headscarf post, Zaynab from … More

AlMaghrib & Zaytuna

It’s ok to like both as I do. I have long benefited from the lectures and classes offered by the … More

Never Again Jack Straw

A few months after I converted to Islam, I went to my local branch of the Motor Vehicle Administration to … More