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    svgApril 2, 2023Community

    Reputation is quite a peculiar thing. It’s like a delicate tapestry, woven from the threads of people’s thoughts and opinions about you. Every little action, every word spoken, every decision made, they all contribute to this intricate design that represents who you are in the eyes of others. It’s something you can’t entirely control, yet

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    وَلَا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىٰ“And no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another.” (Az-Zumar 39:7) Let them talk about greater goods and collective benefits. Let them whisper of necessary sacrifices and community stability. Let them craft elaborate reasons why someone else’s pain is a fair price for an ideal future. We remain unmoved.

  • svgFebruary 3, 2025Community

    People often wonder what exactly a masjid should be used for, beyond the five daily prayers. In many communities, the conversation can get pretty heated, especially when someone wants to host a wedding or a social event on the masjid grounds. Some folks worry that these gatherings might chip away at the masjid’s sacred atmosphere,

  • svgJanuary 28, 2025Community

    “إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُدَٰافِعُ عَنِ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ كُلَّ خَوَّانٍۢ كَفُورٍ” “Indeed, Allah defends those who have believed. Indeed, Allah does not like everyone treacherous and ungrateful.” (Al-Hajj 22:38) They have tried to paint you in the colors of their own darkness, to drape you in the cloak of their own failings.

  • svgJanuary 27, 2025People

    There is a moment in every struggle when the weight of injustice becomes unbearable, when the oppressed, long silenced and subjugated, rise with whatever strength they can muster. It is a moment both sacred and perilous; sacred because it marks the reawakening of dignity, and perilous because the tools of resistance are often forged in

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  • svgJanuary 15, 2025Community

    يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُونُوا قَوَّامِينَ بِالْقِسْطِ شُهَدَاءَ لِلَّهِ وَلَوْ عَلَىٰ أَنفُسِكُمْ أَوِ الْوَالِدَيْنِ وَالْأَقْرَبِينَ ۚ إِن يَكُنْ غَنِيًّا أَوْ فَقِيرًا فَاللَّهُ أَوْلَىٰ بِهِمَا ۖ فَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا الْهَوَىٰ أَن تَعْدِلُوا (النساء 135) “O you who believe, be persistently standing firm in justice, witnesses for Allah, even if it be against yourselves or parents and relatives.

  • svgDecember 28, 2024Communication

    لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا“Allah does not burden a soul beyond what it can bear…”(Al-Baqarah: 286) Now it’s over. We’ve come to the end, and we’re heading back home. The energy of the convention is behind us, the crowded halls and meaningful conversations now settling into memory. But as the physical journey concludes, an

  • svgDecember 26, 2024Thoughts

    Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Raheem. (Recite Surah Al-Imran: 104 in Arabic) وَلْتَكُن مِّنكُمْ أُمَّةٌۭ يَدْعُونَ إِلَى ٱلْخَيْرِ وَيَأْمُرُونَ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ ٱلْمُنكَرِ ۚ وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ “And let there be from you a nation inviting to good, enjoining what is right and forbidding what is wrong, and those will be the successful.” Today,

  • svgDecember 2, 2024People

     “Some battles are more honorable to lose,For those who win them may have truly lost.” Tamim Al-Barghouti. At first, this might seem hard to understand. Why would anyone prefer to lose? But when we consider the values Islam teaches us, truth, integrity, and submission to Allah’s will, we realize that not every victory is pleasing

  • svgNovember 25, 2024People

    At the crossroads of human interaction and moral conviction, individuals often find themselves challenged by perceptions shaped by external influences. The pursuit of true goodness extends beyond simple acts of kindness and humility; it requires awareness, discernment, and the courage to stand against injustice. This journey unfolds through three progressive levels of goodness, each representing

  • svgNovember 12, 2024Communication

    The saying “perception is half the reality” resonates deeply with human interactions, offering insights into how we navigate our relationships and the world around us. From an Islamic perspective, it aligns with the idea that while reality belongs to Allah and is absolute, our understanding of it is limited by our own perceptions. It reminds

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