Piece of Mind

Islam and Marriage: 20 Points to Love

4 months ago

by Basem in Spirtual

A lecture titled “20 Points to Love” by Shaykh Riad Ouarzazi: Exchanging gifts, (It develops love between you two) it does not have to be materialistic. Spend time together. Just you and your wife. (Vise versa) “The look of love”. Just by looking at your wife you should know what she likes. Warm [...]

Patience is a Virtue, but Gratefulness is Better

6 months ago

by Basem in Spirtual

You always hear patience is the key to life. However, there is better advise than this. Being grateful to God in times of ease and hardship will first allow you to accept what Allah has destined, then it will spawn patience in you. It does not work the other way around though. Patience does not [...]

Hadith Rejectors: Exposing a Hypocrites Movement

10 months ago

by Basem in Spirtual

And when it is said to them “Come, the Messenger of Allah will pray for your forgiveness”, they turn aside their heads, and thou wouldst see them turning away their faces in arrogance. [Qur'an, The Hypocrites, 63:5] Today, many Western educated people in Islamic circles claim to be able to [...]

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Debunking The “A’isha Child Marriage” Myth

12 months ago

by Sarah in Spirtual

You cannot get into any discussion about hadith with anyone, Muslim or non-Muslim, without eventually encountering the widely quoted, and incessantly justified hadith which claims that A’isha [ra] was betrothed (engaged) to the Prophet Muhammad [pbuh] at the age of 6, and later married to him at [...]

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The “Halal Meat” Scam and Why I’m a Semi-Vegetarian

1 year ago

by Sarah in Green Living, Spirtual

In the Muslim world, our community has built an unhealthy obsession around meat. Because Allah made meat lawful for us in the Qur'an, we've convinced ourselves that it's our God-given right to consume as much meat as we possibly can on any given day. As long as it has that "Halal" label on it, we're in the clear, right? Or maybe, there's another side to this coin; one which we're not

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Occupy Masjid: A Proposal for Reviving Mosques of the Ummah

1 year ago

by Basem in Politics, Spirtual

بِسْــــــــــــــــــمِ اﷲِالرَّحْمَنِ اارَّحِيم Our mosques have been paralyzed by governments and “scholars for dollars” for the last century. These where once centers of communities; a place for Muslims to pray, to educate, to find shelter, battle poverty, a think-tank, strategize military, [...]

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Tarek Mehanna’s Sentencing Statement: Terrorist or American Revolutionist?

1 year ago

by Piece of Mind in Politics, Spirtual

Read to Judge O’Toole during his sentencing, April 12th 2012. In the name of God the most gracious the most merciful Exactly four years ago this month I was finishing my work shift at a local hospital. As I was walking to my car I was approached by two federal agents. They said that I had a choice [...]

Celebrating Birthdays – Which Calendar?

1 year ago

by Basem in Spirtual

I have not been a fan of birthdays, but even if we want to, which calendar should we follow? Rarely anyone brings this up. Perhaps it’s not important. Allah SWT knows best. Why though celebrate Maulidur Rasul based on Hijrah Calendar, but our own birthdays (if we want to in the first place) based [...]

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Ramadan Resolutions

1 year ago

by Sarah in Spirtual

Every year, we make New Year's Resolutions, but what about our Ramadan Resolutions? This year for Ramadan I've decided to create a list of my Top 10 Ramadan Resolutions and share it with you. Insha'Allah you find this list helpful for you and it allows you to really capture the true essence of Ramadan :-)

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