Aminah Assilmi (nee Janice Huff, 1945-March 5, 2010) was an American Muslim activist, Emmy-award winning broadcaster, speaker and director of the International Union of Muslim Women. She was named one of the 500 most influential Muslims in the world in 2009.
Free people control their time and money. Slaves control neither. So let's take charge of ourselves through planning for ourselves now so there is a purpose to our lives beyond the mundane routines of earning and consuming.
Will you live to see 2008? What about June 2007? None of us knows. That's why planning and implementing our plans help us use our short time on this planet wisely. God wants us to live a thoughtful life of hope, working for the future of this world and the hereafter.
One major cause of problems in the Muslim society today is the absence of Shura. The Shura process, if adopted as a personal behavior and nourished by the family as a way of life, will benefit the Ummah.
For most Muslims, Ramadan is family time. You get up together, eat Iftar together, pray together, etc. But what if you don't have your family near you? Here are a couple of ideas for single Muslims.
Feeling down and de-motivated about Ramadan? Not feeling the Ramadan spirit yet? Here are eight ideas on how to boost spirituality during Ramadan and ways to make it a memorable one Insha Allah.
If you're in charge of cooking in your household then you can feel like most of your Ramadan is spent over a hot stove instead of on a prayer mat. This Ramadan, let's remove our inner and outer obstacles to spiritual success.