One wife, Two wife, Three wife, Four.

The much debated, much misunderstood, much hated 4 wives issue. Let’s start with the ayah (verse of the Qur’an) that gives muslim men the right to marry up to 4 women. We find it in the 4th Surah/Chapter and it is the 3rd Ayah/Verse: “And if you fear that you cannot act equitably towards... 
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Hajj 2009

Just a little video of an interview with a revert brother before his first Hajj. May Allah accept the hajj of all who performed it and make it a means of renewal and removal of sins amin. swfobject.embedSWF("http://www.youtube.com/v/Pry4dk_wu9Q&border=1&rel=0&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1",... 
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Eid Message

Eid Mubarak! First of all I’d like to wish all our readers a warm Eid Mubarak! I pray this is a time full of barakah (blessings) for all of you and your families and all of the Muslims around the world. I also pray that the Hajj of those who have traveled on it this year in the face of fears of... 
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Eid al-Adha Winners!

The question was: What do you do to make Eid special? The shura (consultation) team has put in their votes and our top 3 winners have been chosen. We had 12 answers all together, 9 of which received votes. Our 3 winners are (in no particular order) Sølva Nabila who answered on Facebook with this... 
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Hijabi Identity

I’m sure I’m not the only one who’s struggled with this. Finding my own style, my own identity within the requirements of my Hijab. I guess it sort of depends on your definition of hijab, whether we agree with all of them or not, there are many interpretations and ideas of what is and... 
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The Prophet, The Teacher

Narrated Abu Huraira: While the Prophet was saying something in a gathering, a Bedouin came and asked him, “When would the Hour (Doomsday) take place?” Allah’s Apostle continued his talk, so some people said that Allah’s Apostle had heard the question, but did not like what that... 
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News from Behind the Scenes

Asalamualekom sisters! Not long ago we launched our new layout and alhamdolillah the feedback has been positive! There are a few things I need to iron out and a few things about the layout that didn’t work in practice as i’d hoped they would, so when I have a little bit of free time (i’m... 
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Blessings of Seeking Knowledge

Kanika is an engineer by profession, currently pursuing bachelors in Islamic Sciences through Arees Institute, keen student of knowledge, involved in giving halaqas and regularly does one-on-one motivational talks with sisters. She is the founder of Habibi Halaqas – http://habibihalaqas.org (a... 
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Iman Kouvalis of Greeks Rethink

I’ve had the privilege of working with Iman for the past couple of years doing web design work for her company Optimize It Designs.  Iman is a successful and ambitious sister and an inspiration to many. I am excited to bring you this interview where she talks briefly about the flourishing Global... 
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Does Islam condone terrorism?

Does Islam condone terrorism? Many people will say “Yes, of course, there’s verses in the Qur’an that state exactly so! And of course, there’s the common known rule that any verse is abrogated by a verse revealed chronologically later!” Simply put, the “fact”... 
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