What is considered shirk in today‘s reality?

In terms of Sharee’ah or Islamic terminology, shirk means ascribing a partner or rival to Allah (سبحانه وتعالى) in Lordship (ruboobiyyah), worship or in His names and attributes. How can one fall into the trap…

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Daring to Imagine & Aspire as an Ummah

Daring to Imagine & Aspire as an Ummah Every change requires imagination.  Yet there lays a great confusion by Muslims regarding the concept of “imagination” and its use to aspire to achieving a defined objective….

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What has the World lost when the Muslims went into decline?

What has the World lost when the Muslims went into decline? This question requires us to examine the reality of the world today and how it has changed since the decline of the Muslims. This…

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Establishing a Constitution – an imperative for the Muslims in Afghanistan

Establishing a Constitution – an imperative for the Muslims in Afghanistan When we ask the question of what must be done after acquiring a land, the answer is definitively establishing a constitution. Evidence for this…

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Afghanistan Takeover- What’s Going on?

Afghanistan Takeover- What’s going on? With America withdrawing from Afghanistan, Taliban has swiftly moved to take control over Afghanistan and ousting Ashraf Ghani’s government.   Many questions have been asked and many concerns have been raised…

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Back to School

A welcome sign to parents but sometimes a sad sign for students is the beginning of the new school year! With in-person school planned for many communities around the world, we again look to a…

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Dhikr – Du’a – Day of Arafat – Hajj

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: “When I say ‘SubhanAllah walhamdulillah wala ilaha illallah wallaahu akbar (Glory be to Allah, praise be to Allah, there is no god except Allah, and Allah is Most Great)’, this is more…

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Balancing Deen and Dunya

“Balancing the Deen and Dunya” is a common phrase used in our society today. What is “balancing” Deen and Dunya?  What does that really mean?  Join the speaker as clarifies the popular concept and sheds…

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Mistakes & the Blame Game

The ultimate blame game came from Iblis (shaitan- the devil) towards the Creator Allah (سبحانه وتعالى) in the most famous account in the Quran (Al-A’raf 7:16) where Iblis says “Now that You have led me astray,…

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Shahadah Check

Through the acceptance of the Shahadah(a testimony of Islamic belief), Muslims acknowledge that Allah (سبحانه وتعالى) is the Creator of all things, that His(سبحانه وتعالى) hand is the dominion over all things. Hence, we Muslims…

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