Back in the day when I used to be in college, I had inferiority complex of, may be, not being cool. With my long beard and my trousers folded up above the ankles along with my funny looking head-gear, it…
I’m a young college student living in America. I was born in a muslim family from the indian subcontinent, so naturally I had an Islamic upbringing. And I hate to say it… but I really hated Islam when I was…
It’s a professional norm to appear for an interview clean shaven! During my final year of college, when companies started streaming in to recruit the leaving batch, some people inquired whether I’d be going in with my beard and cap…
What happens when your parents compliment you out of the blue? Apart from pretending to faint and pinching yourself to add to the drama, you do a repetitive self analysis of the act that earned you this honour. But… What…
By Afshan Khan There was a time when I used to hear about an attack on Hijab and Burqa in other countries and feel proud of my country that our rights were protected by the constitution. “All the girls and…
She is an American from California. Her card gives you some clue: “Khadija Watson, ex-professor of theology.” She has a BA and an MA in theology. She was an ordained, licensed minister, a Christian missionary who spent seven years preaching…
So next time you see me, don’t look at me sympathetically. I am not under duress or a male-worshiping female captive from those barbarous Arab deserts. I’ve been liberated! An insightful and personal account of why a Western teenage girl…
Hajj. The annual pilgrimage to Mekkah performed by Muslims from all corners of the globe. Unlike other pillars of Islam, Hajj is only prescribed once to those with the means and ability to perform it. It is both physically and spiritually…
There’s a lot of denial that goes on when I tell people this. As a Muslim growing up in the West, it’s fair to see that my experience of Islam and Muslims has always been multicultural. Having been born and…
“What happened to you?” This was usually the first reaction I encountered when my former classmates, friends and co-pastors saw me after having embraced Islam. I suppose I couldn’t blame them, I was a highly unlikely the person to change…
Probably, Most of us have gone through some kind of oppression. Life consists of ups & down! There were times when you felt all alone, left without explanation, with no one to soothe your pain! I’m sure it was even…
The Price of Oppression Allah can humiliate a nation when its people have become stingy and stop caring for the poor and the needy, and neglect both their adherence to the message and responsibility to spread it. The story of…
It was a very normal day at the office. Patients coming and going at a steady pace, staff sticking their head in the door to say a quick hello and the telephone singing it’s same urgent song. It was September…
Read Part I It is simply an act of submission to God; a recognition and declaration that there is One God, Supreme and Unique. My study took on a new relevance. My hunger grew. I learned that the things I thought I…
I wish I could say that my parents aren’t racist. However, they were both bought up in India where tensions between Hindus and Muslims are high. Their environment provided them with this mentality of disliking Islam and everything associated with it. I knew this was something that I could not share with them.
Harun (alayhi as-salam) is one of the prophets in the Qur’an who is mentioned most of the time in tandem with his brother Musa (alayhi as-salam). A little bit of detail about Harun (alayhi as-salam) that we find in different…
I was born in the United States, my family originated from Spain. My great grandparents migrated to Puerto Rico and then my grandparents migrated to New York. My mother gave me an English name on account of the prejudices she…
Translated by: Muhammad Sujaau (Abu Shayaal); Edited by HOTD This is the amazing story of the late revert brother Abdurrahmaan (رحمه الله), who had never prostrated to Allah for 49 years and found the light of Islam through a sister…
The life of ‘Aa’ishah is proof that a woman can be far more learned than men and that she can be the teacher of scholars and experts. Her life is also proof that a woman can exert influence over men…
Abu Hurayrah Radhiyallahu anhu became a Muslim at the hands of at-Tufayl ibn Amr the chieftain of the Daws tribe to which he belonged. The Daws lived in the region of Tihamah which stretches along the coast of the Red…