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Strengthening Iman by Ruqya

By Dr. Shadee Elmasry One of the best things to increase one’s iman is ruqya, which is seeking a cure by the Quran. We are in a world tod...

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On gender dysphoria...

The definition of a true statement is that the words used match the observed physical reality. The same would apply to feelings & identit...

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In the Sira, the Prophet ﷺ was trusted not just from his 40 years of honesty...

By Dr. Shadee Elmasry In the Sira, the Prophet ﷺ was trusted not just from his 40 years of honesty, but through a generation prior with A...

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Imam al-Shafi'i at one time lived in Yemen...

By Dr. Shadee Elmasry Imam al-Shafi'i at one time lived in Yemen. At a certain point, it so happened that he got mixed up in a criminal i...

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The Need for Principled Discussions Between Scholars, Politicians and Activists

By Dawud Walid Muslims in the West are in dire need of more organization and implementation of protocols of intra-community communication...

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How to Pray Eid Prayer at Home during COVID (Maliki Fiqh)

by Harun Saleh Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم In light of the current Covid-19 shutdown people have been asking abou...

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How mistakes happened in Hadith, then were discovered and corrected...

By Dr. Shadee Elmasry How mistakes happened in Hadith, then were discovered and corrected. A pious young man named Thabit entered the had...

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One of the most amazing end-times prophecies the Messenger ﷺ said

One of the most amazing end-times prophecies the Messenger ﷺ said... "People from my umma will drink alcohol, but call it different names...

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Muslims link with their Prophet ﷺ will never end.

By Dr. Shadee Elmasry Muslims link with their Prophet ﷺ will never end. Ibn Hajar & Ibn Kathir confirm: In the time of Sayyidna Umar, the...

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#SafinaQ&A: Insight behind Women Being the Majority in Jannah & Jahannam?

By: Dr. Shadee Elmasry Question: Salam sheikh, can you please provide insight into the ahadith about women being the majority in both jan...

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Trial and Error in Da’wa

A certain method of da'wa or forbidding wrong may in fact save a person's iman by the permission of Allah. At the same time, it's quite p...

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I hear people saying, "Bi jah al-Nabi" what does it mean exactly?

I hear people saying, "Bi jah al-Nabi" what does it mean exactly? The statement literally means, "by the exalted rank of the Prophet ﷺ." ...

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A rebuttal to Hawking’s Thesis in “The Grand Design”

After Stephen Hawking published The Grand Design, media all over the world were declaring, “Hawking says universe not created by God,” “S...

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Was Muhammad ﷺ the first Capitalist?

That's the question posed by Benedikt Koehler. Capitalism, he asserts, first emerged in Arabia, not in Europe as is commonly assumed. Isl...

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Common Misconception about Weak Hadith

Common misconception that weak hadith have no application at all. We do not use the weak for doctrine or law, but we do act upon them in ...

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The Modern Day Hero: Restaurant owner feeds homeless

The spirit of giving is something that Muslims have. We can really make our mark by infusing it into the countries we live in, where ofte...

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Malcolm X: An Excerpt from The Ballot or The Bullet

55 years ago, Malcolm X was assassinated. Here are excerpts from what some say is his most famous speech, The Ballot or the Bullet, in wh...

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Rajab: the month of preparation

The lunar month of Rajab, which has now begun, marks only sixty days out from Ramadan. It is the month the Prophet ﷺ began increasing his...

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Teen Rebels: Trick of Shaytan or Sunna of Life?

One of the scariest thoughts is your teen rebelling against you and everything you stand for. What if my son hates what I love? What if m...

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Does a merciful God send people to Hell?

Allah gives people what they want if they insist on it. It's us who aren't always wise. Hell is nothing other than the physical manifesta...

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