SUMMARY: A reflection on a chance encounter with a person in need.
As I crossed State Street leaving Palmer House for the Ogilvie station, I saw her. She was clad in black jilbab, a neatly placed hijab on head and a mask.
SUMMARY: Ashura is a day of great significance in Islam, on which many Muslims fast to commemorate Allah's rescue of Prophet Musa. In addition it is a day of historical significance for the martyrdom of the champion for justice and truth, Husain ibn Ali.
SUMMARY: With differences between Sunnis and Shias on the significance and actions of such days as Ashura, Muslims must remember not to let their differences become a source of communal strife.
SUMMARY: With the arrival of the new Islamic year and the sacred month Muharram, Muslims have an opportunity to set their aims and plans for worship over the upcoming year.
SUMMARY: Eidul-Adha is one of Islam's major holidays. Reenacting parts of its rituals can help children understand and relate to the lessons of Eidul-Adha and the obedience of Prophet Ibrahim and his family to Allah.
SUMMARY: Learn how to explain Islamic concepts of sacrifice, sincerity, and spirituality in order to explain the Eid sacrifice and its message of gratitude and generosity to children.