Mahasin D. Shamsid-Deen

The reported prophetic sayings of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) are meant to help the believer navigate through life.  The commentary is layered with significant meanings that are as relevant today as they were a millennium and a half in the past.  Abdullah bin Amr bin Al-As was a companio

In the Holy Quran Surah 55, ayah 60 Allah instructs the believers “Is there any reward for goodness except goodness?”  This simple yet profoundly relevant reflection is a reminder to Muslim families to be good to each other.

Indeed, Allah chose Adam, Noah, the family of Abraham, and the family of ’Imrân above all people ˹of their time˺.

Surah Al Imran 3:33

Islamic architecture is its own form of art.  Although the style seen in Islamic architecture differs based on the culture and location of the building, there are some similar patterns within the architecture that have been deemed “Islamic” design.  This will include geometric shap

Times of strife and social discontent are cyclical in man’s history.  Jim Crow laws enforced racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans from the post-Civil War era until the 1960s in the United States which included laws against freedom of movement or assembly, unfair im

Trees are powerful symbols in Islam and are often presented in the Holy Quran as metaphors of good and bad.  For example, the Tūbā  or Blessed Tree mentioned in Surah Ar-Ra'd refers to a tree that grows in paradise – Jannah.  Whereas the tree of Zaq’qum is mentioned in at least fiv

Allah gives mankind what we need even before we know that we need it.  The Holy Quran which was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) a millennium and a half ago teaches us of a tree that Allah has created that is beneficial to humanity – the olive tree.  In Chapter 24 Surah An-Nur ayah