Mahasin D. Shamsid-Deen

SUMMARY: The believers have been compared to the tree, which represents knowledge, sustenance, loyalty, bounty, and firmness granted by Allah.

SUMMARY: The olive tree, which is held in high regard in the Islamic tradition, contains many benefits for humans. Its beneficiaries include expecting mothers and their children.

“Truly We sent it down on the Night of Power.
And what will convey to you what the Night of Power is?
The Night of Power is better than a thousand months.
In it the angels and the Ruh descend by their Lord’s authority with every ordinance.

American Muslim parents often feel that the pulls of the secular society put the very souls of their children at risk.  As Muslims minorities in a society that places a high value on individualism and exploration, maintaining Islamic principles and beliefs in adolescents, teens and young adu

Clichés express our common belief and ideas.

Shaban is the eighth month on the Islamic calendar. Rajab is the month of Isra and Miraj, the night journey and ascension and is just before the blessed month of Ramadan. The auspiciousness of both Rajab and Ramadan can sometimes overshadow Shaban.