Khair, InshaAllah

Share The scene: a woman searching for her broken necklace… Aisha narrates, “When Allah’s Apostle had finished his Ghazwa (battle) and returned and we approached Madinah, Allah’s Messenger ordered to proceed at night. When the army was ordered to resume the homeward journey, I got up... 
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Interpretations and Intentions

Share So, let’s talk about this… an image that has caused tension and stress at times. Caption: The difference between a covered and uncovered woman. This picture can be taken in many different interpretations. What I find interesting is that it brings forward the preconceptions people... 
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Don’t Touch Me With Your Religion

Share We live in a society today where everyone is free to do whatever they want, as long as it doesn’t bother or interfere with another’s life. This of course, can go under many interpretations. Many people would say that homosexuality isn’t a big deal… but yet, they don’t... 
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My Thoughts on the Gospels

Share I recently finished reading the Gospels in the Revised Standard Version Bible we have (thank you, thrift store for always having Bibles on sale!). I had read parts of the Bible and many parts in order as I had intentions on reading it cover to cover a number of times, but that was over 10 years... 
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Don’t speak for me!

Share Muslimas Oasis is all about sharing the voices of Muslim Women, this is hugely important when it comes to quieting the bigots who are dead set on liberating us from our own beliefs and choices. I wrote a response to a comment by a radical christian campaigning against Sharia law, here is the original... 
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Like the birds…

Share As I look back at it, now, I find that it was all a part of a perfect plan. I did not know them, and yet, by the strangest of circumstances, they entered my life and I entered theirs…just in the nick of time. I wish that I could say that I could start at the beginning of the story but that would... 
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That’s not Hijab!

Share We’ve all been there, you see a sister in skin tight jeans with a teeny scarf barely wrapped around her head, you judge and sometimes, if you’re bold enough, you set her straight. As a new muslim, I wrote an article about Hijab, Alhamdolillah I helped a few sisters to adopt the hijab... 
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Eid Message

Share 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... 
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The Prophet, The Teacher

Share 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... 
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Blessings of Seeking Knowledge

Share 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... 
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