Conver(t)sations | My Journey to Islam | AUDIO

Many thanks to Ayesha & Asma Ahmad and the George Mason University MSA for inviting several Muslim converts including me … More

Eid Mubarak! Praying Outside Washington’s FedEx Field

Eid Mubarak to all! Wishing everyone a very happy and blessed day even as we feel the pangs of the … More

Ramadan in DC | A Simple but Elegant Iftar

Iftar at a friend’s home This past Wednesday, a small group of sisters and I gathered at a friend’s home … More

Ingrid Mattson | The Importance of Community in Islam

This an oldie but goodie, which I first posted in back in 2006 but with GoogleVideo now defunct, I re-uploaded … More

Ramadan at the Airport | Muslims at Their Best

When I worked at BWI airport, my shifts often began in the early morning, before the time for fajr prayer. … More

Ramadan Reflection | I Cannot Read the Quran

‘Aa’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) relates that the Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم said: Indeed, the one who … More

Car Trouble Amidst The Poor Man’s Book of Assistance

Years ago, soon after my conversion to Islam, I attended my first and perhaps only MSA East Zone Conference in … More

Training Yourself to Wake Up in the Early Morning & Fajr Prayer

Crossposted on Muslim Matters Last June, Muslim Matters asked the following poll question: Did you pray fajr this morning? More … More

The Importance of Building Communityhood

Had the joy this past Friday of attending a 23 minute khutbah with another 5 minutes for the salah. Joy … More

Ilm Summit Special: Uthman Khan Reciting al-Hijr & al-Alaq in Multiple Qira’ah

Only those fortunate enough to be present and awake during our post-fajr tajweed sessions at Ilm Summit 2010 know the … More