A close friend once told me that her mother used to observe i’tikaf at home during the last ten nights of Ramadan, and I was intrigued. She described her routine in detail while I listened intently, taking mental notes.
One way my family and I prepare for Ramadan is by cleaning and decluttering our home. Unfortunately, sometimes Ramadan arrives fast and furious (pun intended!), and we do not have time to organize as thoroughly as we would like.
Ramadan is a time to elevate our worship, recharge our faith batteries, and cultivate solid habits with our families that can last long after the month ends.
Losing a loved one is a heavy burden that every human being will experience at some point in life. Every soul that enters the realm of the living will inevitably depart from it as part of a divinely ordained plan.
Meet the Latino Muslim father who is working to revive Prophetic manhood through Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Dr. Hernán Guadalupe is not a new face in the Muslim community, particularly along the East Coast, where he is known for combining physical training with spiritual and character development.
It has been more than twenty-five years since I embraced Islam and, with it, the hijab. For a woman living in the West, adopting the hijab is one of the most significant lifestyle changes imaginable, as it transforms one from “blending in” to “standing out” as a visibly Muslim woman.