Education

Last week I introduced the ebook My Beloved: A series of reflections on the Names and Attributes of Allah in everyday life by Amaney Kazlak et al., as well as a synopsis of Part 1.

Before you read this article, I’d like you to stop and think of a woman you really admire:  someone you love to spend time with and who inspires you. Have you thought of someone? Maybe it’s your mom, sister, aunt, daughter, or best friend? Now think of a few qualities you love about her.

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.

On December 8, 1941, the day after the attack on Naval Station Pearl Harbor Military Base by the Japanese military, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) made the famous statement declaring December 7, 1941, as a ‘date which will live in infamy.”.

Islam greatly emphasizes maintaining one’s well-being by adhering to the principles of halal (permissible) and tayyib (pure) in all aspects of life.