I have attended many funerals throughout my life. Most of them were for people I did not know. Growing up as a Muslim boy, my father often encouraged me to attend funerals at mosques if we were able to, and until recently, it felt like a chore.

Death is not a stranger to the believer, yet it never arrives without pain. No matter how strong our īmān, grief still shakes the heart. Islam does not ask us to deny that pain; it teaches us how to carry it—with patience, dignity, and trust in Allah’s mercy. 

Meet the Latino Muslim father who is working to revive Prophetic manhood through Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Dr. Hernán Guadalupe is not a new face in the Muslim community, particularly along the East Coast, where he is known for combining physical training with spiritual and character development.

Imagine a youth program that unites Muslim youth.  One that enables and supports the growth of a strong Muslim identity.  A coming together of Muslims of all different national origins, ethnicities, cultures, political leanings, madhabs, genders and even ages for the intent to please Al

It has been more than twenty-five years since I embraced Islam and, with it, the hijab. For a woman living in the West, adopting the hijab is one of the most significant lifestyle changes imaginable, as it transforms one from “blending in” to “standing out” as a visibly Muslim woman.

World Hijab Day started in 2013 by Nazma Khan as an innovative dawah and effort to promote religious tolerance.  On this day women from all backgrounds are invited to wear hijab in solidarity with Muslim women.  Below are reflections on the hijab by a representative cross section of Ame