Note: Islam is criticized for allowing polygamy, for popular culture in the West views polygamy as relatively backward and impoverished. For many Christians, it is a license to promiscuity, and feminists consider it a violation of women’s rights and demeaning to women. A crucial point that needs to be understood is that for Muslims, standards...
by Aicha Elshabini-Riad Women in Islam is a multidimensional and a complex topic. The teachings of Islam are based essentially on the Qur’an (God’s revelation) and Hadeeth ( elaboration by Prophet Mohammad, peace be upon him ). The Qur’an and the Hadeeth, when properly and unbiasedly understood, provide the basic source for any position or...
What Women Want? “While some men may treat women like children, Islam as Prophet Muhammad taught it, takes a different view.” I wonder how many men and women nowadays can digest the idea of calling Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) a “feminist”. That is, a feminist in the sense of one who always stood...
Michelle Al-Nasr Allaah Almighty Says what means: “Say, ‘O My servants who have transgressed against themselves (by sinning), do not despair of the Mercy of Allaah. Indeed, Allaah forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful.’” Sometimes it takes a lot to make us wake up…. to make us reset...
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Theology Of His Body / Theology Of Her Body Jason Evert Male college students at Princeton University recently took part in studies of how the male brain reacts to seeing people wearing different amounts of clothing. The test subjects were placed in a brain scanner and for a fraction of a second were shown photographs...
By Samana Siddiqui Muslim conferences and conventions (like the one being held by the Islamic Society of North America & Muslim American Society, Imam W. D. Mohammad) are just one of the many places Muslims in North America often meet potential spouses either to make a final decision or to initiate the marriage communication process. Other places...
Lying is the source of all sins and it is the shortest way to Hell. The Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: “Beware of lying because lying leads to dissoluteness, and dissoluteness leads to Hell. A person keeps on telling lies until he is written before Allaah as a liar.” Lying, in...
Maryam (Mary) the daughter of ‘Imraan (Amram), may Allaah exalt her mention, is a bright image of chastity and purity. She guarded her chastity and the result was {…so We blew into through Our angel} Why did Allaah The Almighty choose her from among all other women? That is because...
In response to soaring hemlines some headteachers are now forcing girls to wear trousers. But have dress codes ever really improved education and discipline? For the war against inappropriately short school-uniform hemlines, it is the nuclear option. Like the war on drugs or the war on terror, the struggle between implacable authorities and their...
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