One Muslimah’s Ramadaan Diary

There are very few opportunities in life where we are able to see a situation from both sides of the looking glass. Our upbringing, our environment, our ethnicity, and our religion are all factors that contribute to how we perceive things; our point of view. Luckily for me, Islam is one of those few... 
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Good Manners (Part 3 of 3)

Read Part 1 and Part 2 By now, it should be crystal clear how important manners are in Islam. Unfortunately, some people might still try to clear themselves of having to do anything because they claim we live in an age where good people are taken advantage of. Because of some negative experience they’ve... 
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Good Manners (Part 2 of 3)

Read Part 1 Clearly, then, good manners are fundamental in Islam. But why does Islam place such emphasis on them? Why should they weigh the most on the scale on the Day of Judgment? Believe it or not, good manners are related to the aqeeda, or the basic Muslim creed. To have a sound aqeeda is to recognize... 
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Good Manners (Part 1 of 3)

For two years, I have faithfully been watching this wonderful series presented by Mustafa Hosny called “Khadooka Faqaloo” or “They Decieved you and Said”, which focuses on highlighting major misconceptions that can be found in the Islamic world. A month and a half ago marked the beginning of... 
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Don’t speak for me!

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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They call it Islamophobia

That’s the word for people who are afraid of me. Well, of us. Muslims. The very word ‘Muslim’ or ‘Islam’ sends some people into fits of rage. The political climate around the world, to which the media lends it’s often skewed platform, has reinforced so many misconceptions,... 
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That’s not Hijab!

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 but... 
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I Will Not Settle for Being Ordinary

What would 2,000 + American Muslims say to America if given the chance? I really wanted to know. So anticipating their replies, I braved the bad Internet connection, had a mini- panic attack when I thought my brother had closed the window with the short video being downloaded, and finally pressed “play”... 
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Fast Dec. 27th/Muharram 10th (Ashura)

It was a tradition of the people before Islam and of the Jews who said that Musa (Moses) himself fasted that day as it was the day Allah saved them from the Pharoah. Muhammaed peace be upon him continued this tradition and it became a practice of the Muslims. Alhamdolillah. The Prophet (peace and blessings... 
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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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