30 Masjids

Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat is asked about the relation between dreams that cause arousal, possible orgasm, and purity. Question: Assalam alaykum wa rahmat Allah wa barakatuh. For the past few months I have been having so much hardships with regards to my purity after waking up. I didn't even know women can have ...

Shaykh Abdul Rahim Reasat is asked if one can assume that dry mice droppings once removed from an area render the area pure. Question: Assalam alaykum wa rahmat Allah wa barakatuh. We had an issue with a couple of mice in my house, which we've cleared out. I noticed that they had left ...

This is the first part of a series of translations of Habib Umar bin Hafiz's work, Qabs al-Nur al-Mubin, an abridgment of Imam al-Ghazali's Ihya Ulum al-Din. In the Name of God, the Gracious, the Most Merciful Praise is due to God, who is all aware about the subtleties of the souls, ...

Ustadh Farid Dingle gives advice on how to make amends for having stolen from a friend one no longer is in contact with. Question: Assalam alaykum wa rahmat Allah wa barakatuh. When I was in school my friend went to the bathroom and gave her lunchbox to me. I took one of ...

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Ustadh Farid Dingle advises on how to apportion one's estate and designate one's heirs when one is the only Muslim in the family. Question: Assalam alaykum wa rahmat Allah wa barakatuh. I am the only Muslim in my family, as I am a convert. My immediate family have passed away including my ...

If you saw a poor person on the street who is genuinely desperate, would you say: “You know what, I'm not going to help you now, come back in Ramadan and I'm going to help you.” Of course you wouldn't! If you saw someone hungry and you had food you wouldn't ...

Nurulain Wolhuter tells of how visiting the righteous dead is a blessed act for those who seek to make their hearts alive. The place is Zanbal, the resting place of the Ba‘alawi family of descendants of the Prophet in Tarim, Yemen. The time is after asr. The sun is beating ...

Shaykh Jamir Meah clears up confusion about Christian articles of faith and the mistaken picture of Jesus found therein. Question: Assalam alaykum wa rahmat Allah wa barakatuh. Recently I have been having waswasa or something about Christianity. I am a Muslim but I am confused about the following things: 1. Religious Christians describe finding ...

Ustadh Salman Younas is asked how it can be that Allah exists necessarily without beginning or end. Question: Assalam alaykum wa rahmat Allah wa barakatuh. I agree that we came into existence and that Allah is the necessary existent to fulfill it. But how can Allah just exist? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmat ...

Ustadh Farid Dingle is asked if it is permissible to cut ties to in-laws who are abusive in order to ward off harm to oneself and one's children. Question: Assalam alaykum wa rahmat Allah wa barakatuh. I am in need of advice. As a daughter in law, I have cut ties with my ...

Love and longing of the Divine, although active in the Islamic tradition, is a concept that is fading in modern society. Here are some resources on how to understand the concept of Divine love. Understanding Allah and His Attributes I Am Near: Understanding and Living the Reality of Allah's Closeness A Reader ...

Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat advises on how to bear the trials and hardships that one faces with patience and acceptance. Question: Assalam alaykum wa rahmat Allah wa barakatuh. I'm a young adult and it seems my family and I have never ending financial difficulties. I feel we are all doing our best, yet ...

“This is our beautiful neighborhood mosque. Listening to the Adan, or call to prayer, is amazing. I missed it so much. However, I can't deny my disappointment when I compared the grandiose men's entrance to the very small women's entrance. I started getting visibly angry. An older man saw me ...

“Welcome to the basement…oops, sorry, the women's prayer room! Can you guess which mosque this is? Hint: it's in London.” -Alia Himmat ...

The story of Prophet Yusuf a.s. (Joseph) is very well-known. But ever so often, we need to re-read to reacquaint ourselves with the veracity of the sequence of events. No better source of reference than the Holy Qur'an (the Book in which there is no doubt). YB has been conducting ...

‘Finding Light In Times of Darkness: Christian, Muslim and Jewish Communities in Harmony' was the theme of an interfaith gathering of Jews, Christians and Muslims held on Thursday, February 7th at Congregation Darchei Noam in Toronto to celebrate Black History Month and World Interfaith Harmony Week. “In the darkness of turbulent ...

World Interfaith Harmony Week is being celebrated in Toronto this week with a series of multi-faith gatherings including a forum of Faith leaders held on Tuesday, February 5th to discuss the common experiences of religious communities around the issue of violence against women. The event themed ‘Break the Silence' was hosted ...

He said “girls your age shouldn't be so serious. They should be full of life.” They said “stop laughing all the time, people will get the wrong idea.” You said “go fly. This world is yours. You can be anything you want” and then you went and chained her legs ...

In sha Allah York MSA will be hosting Shiekh Ali Albarghouthi on Feb 7 2019 for a chance to answer all your questions. You may post your questions here anonymously or ask in person.Ask your questions here The post WHY ISLAM appeared first on York MSA. ...

-I mean. It was not a fun day but it was okay and that will do fine for me. Alhamdulilah! -Can I recommend a book ya'll? The Good Immigrant edited by Nikesh Shukla. It's a collection of essays about the 1st and 2nd generation immigrants and the bakwaas they have to ...

Our January featured blogger is Hafsa, blogger at Mama Teaches Me. Hafsa is a former primary school teacher turned homeschooling mama teaching her 2 daughters, Ammarah (5) and Hibah (3) the love for learning through arts, crafts, fun and play. She hopes her blog inspires and helps you on your ...

-Can Will Smith marry me already? Because hubba bubba. -How do I tell a friend they're being selfish without offending them? -Why do I keep getting close to people that literally don't give a crap about me? -Is changing my phone number a good idea at this stage in life? -What is my calling ...

The Muslim community in Scarborough are well on their way to fulfilling a $250,000 pledge to the Scarborough Health Network (SHN). “Last year we set an ambitious goal to raise $250,000 over five years. I am proud to say that, as of today, we have gotten $213,800 in pledges during the ...

-first and foremost shout out to everyone who messaged and stuck by me this past week whilst nani was in hospital, makes you realise who cares bout you in life *tears!* -whilst she is still not 100% and still very much fragile, alhamdulilah we are praying that she is on the ...

“In my eyes, I don't think I was ever that bad to you…” That's the problem. We are so quick to defend ourselves that we become blind to the other persons perspective. We jump to judgements failing to realise that the whole conversation was just based on an “I” when ...

I am willing to change. I am ready to re-educate myself – as a mother of five children, subhanallah, with such big age differences, from eleven months to fifteen years old, I have to be very flexible in my thinking and acting. Sometimes I sit there, eyes and mouth wide open, asking ...

Assalamu Alaikum! So I'm really excited to start my very first blog on Muslimah Bloggers with this topic – contentment. Google defines contentment as “a state of happiness and fulfilment”. So how exactly can we achieve this state? How can we be content with our lot, with what we have, ...

On December 22, 2018, more than 150 Muslim community leaders joined the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) for their annual luncheon briefing on the state of Canadian Muslim civil rights today at the Intercontinental Toronto Centre. Each year, the briefing provides a unique window into the public advocacy issues affecting ...

-I feel seriously gross inside right now. I am petrified for my grandma's health and I am making up insane scenarios in my mind of all the carastrophes that can occur. Terrible I know. But silence, loneliness and this time of the night will do that to a person, you ...

Not the movie… thought it's a good ‘un. I meant I have one to ask of ya'll. Could you shoot my grandma a duaa? She's in hospital at the moment and she is not feeling so great. Aside from a mass duaa plea. I find my hands tied with what I can ...

Let the Quran Speak is a weekly talk-show that promotes understanding and appreciation of Islam and Muslims in Canada. Since 2001, we have addressed a wide range of topics, helping viewers to better understand their fellow Muslims and appreciate Islam as one of our world's major religious traditions, through our ...

It was hard for me to make her understand, every word I spoke – all went over her head. I felt hopeless. It wasn't her fault. She was just trying to put her pieces together. You could see it in her eyes – she was tired. Tired of waking up ...

-Ya'll remember that Malaysian airline that went missing in 2014? Well my dad followed the story pretty closely when it was going on and he woud tell my little sister all about it. She was very young at the time and noticed how sad he was that the flight was ...

Fondé en 2004 à Toulouse, dans la quatrième ville de France, l'IPA est l'un des premiers établissements scolaires musulmans privés. Précurseur dans l'enseignement secondaire, l'institut accueille 99 élèves du collège au lycée. L'institut organise son premier dîner de charité qui aura pour thème : pour une éducation musulmane indépendante. Pour une ...

Projet de mosquée. C'est à Saint Jean de la Ruelle à quelques kilomètres d'Orléans que la communauté musulmane a enfin pu lancer son projet de mosquée. Entre les difficultés administratives, financières et organisationnelles, L'amicale Salmonerie, l'association porteuse du projet a réussi à lancer officiellement la construction de la mosquée. Celle-ci ...

Many things happen here in Morocco and around the world… a lot of beautiful things, but also shocking ones, mashaallah… I feel very sorry for the things that happened not far from here about two weeks ago, and I feel with the people who suffer. These events are really NOT moroccan, they ...

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Syrian Istanbulians -Istanbul is a gem of a place, it truly is. If you haven't been; go. You will not regret it. The views are amazing. The culture is immense. The food is divine. The people… well, it's a pick and mix. You get biggots, you get cold ass gits, you ...

The voting has ended and it is time to reveal the winners! All amazing blogs and everyone is truly a winner! We have had over 2k votes this year…over double the amount of last year….and it has been a very close call in some categories. If your favourite blogger wasn't ...

Another year is over and bloggers in the community have had an amazing year with some amazing blog posts published. We asked in our Facebook group and on social media what blog posts personally stood out for them in 2018 and here are some of the responses. All well worth ...

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Sura 19 Ayah 29 to 33: So she pointed to him. They said, “How can we speak to one who is in the cradle a child?” [Jesus] said, “Indeed, I am the servant of Allah . He has given me the Scripture and made me a prophet. And He has made me blessed ...

We are just exiting the festive season when Christmas has been celebrated by many. Last year, my in-law took the unprecedented step of excluding us from and breakfast, lunch or dinner which may or may not have occurred that particular Christmas, and the first exclusion in my 20+ years of ...

Dr. Cornel West called on Muslim youth to live up to their faith and be resilient in the face of the current challenges in the world at the recently concluded Reviving Islamic Spirit (RIS) Convention in Toronto. “Piety means that you are connected to the sources of good in your life, ...

(December 21, 2018) – Thousands of Muslims started arriving in Toronto from across North America and around the world on Friday for the Reviving the Islamic Spirit (RIS) Annual Convention being held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in the heart of the city's downtown core. The convention attendees will be ...

This was a mini social media challenge in which we had to post to a prompt for 5 days. The purpose of this challenge was to grow our page likes or Instagram followers and also have more engagement such as likes, shares and comments on our posts. The point ...

Our December featured blogger is Katie, blogger at Katie to Khadijah. She is an Australian Muslim revert from Melbourne. Throughout her life she held mainly agnostic beliefs. Out of sheer curiosity one day, She decided to research all about religion. Her intention was just to gain a better understanding of ...

-When people annoy you, I find it is best to try and remember something that makes you laugh. Like today someone annoyed me to the point where I wanted to lamp the bugger. So, I casually remembered that when my Nani gets pissed with one of us for talking during ...