Live In Deen

In marriage, it’s natural to have some level of jealousy, but when a spouse feels trapped by it, this is a sign that the marriage will suffer. Watch Sr. Haleh explaining how to avoid jealousy by agreeing on guidelines regarding gender relations and honoring each other. Learn what may lead to your spouse’s insecurities and find out how you may be contributing to their jealousy. About Haleh Haleh Banani has a Master degree in Clinical Psychology with 20 years of experience working with couples and individuals. She was a featured expert on Al-Jazeera international, Huda TV, Islamic Open University, Mercy Mission and Bayinnah TV. She does skype therapy sessions with people from around the world saving marriages, building self-esteem & helping individuals in all their relationships. The post How Do You Deal with Suffocating Jealousy? appeared first on About Islam . source https://aboutislam.net/family-life/husbands-wives/deal-suffocating-jealousy/

We all experience varying degrees of difficulty and challenges in life . But sometimes, prolonged hardships or trials like chronic or major illness, difficulty with family members, and financial struggles, begin to take a toll on our faith and relationship with Allah Almighty; testing our resilience and strength of faith. Stay Positive After Hardships Unique Struggles of Prolonged Hardship Generally, routine hardships have a lesser effect on a person’s relationship with their Creator, but why?   The key difference is that an extended hardship becomes tiring – requiring patience that can be difficult to put into practice – that’s why it is so rewarding . If someone is waiting long enough to pass through hardship, they may start to wonder whether Allah Almighty loves them or whether He is listening to their duas (supplications). On the other hand, if hardship is short-term, a person may see the answer to their duas more quickly; eliminating room for doubt.  It g...

It was a long journey that took Aldabban’s family from a refugee camp in Jordan to Connecticut, thus grabbing attention and becoming a subject of an American graphic novel telling their story of success in the US. Moving from Syria to a Jordanian refugee camp in 2011, the family arrived in the US in November 2016. The American dream of Adeebah and Ibrahim and their five school-aged children has begun with mortgage on a house in suburban Connecticut, NCPR reported. Read Also: Migration in Shariah and International Law “I have my children, I have my family. I am like any American. Yes, I’m lucky,” Ibrahim says. A powerful graphic novel  Welcome to the New World tells the challenges the family faced along the way. The novel, written by Jake Halpern and drawn by Michael Sloan, documents the newcomer’s transition. “They are so good at adapting, this is such a different world here,” Halpern said. “They just bought this house — it’s ...

Layla Abdullah-Poulos talks with author and public speaker Na’ima Robert about the Black Muslim Renaissance Festival . The digital family festival offers digital spaces where people can share and explore their unique cultural and social experiences at the intersections of faith and race. Robert describes the event and the need for it and more opportunities for discussions about being Black and Muslim.  Read Also: UK Festival to Celebrate Black Muslim Heritage The online Black Muslim Festival will run from 2-25 October, hosting a galaxy of Black Muslim speakers. Speakers include Boonaa Mohammed, Sheikh Abdullah Hakeem Quick, Maryam Lemu & Sa’id Takuma, Imam Shadeed Muhammad, Alhan Islam, and LaYinka Sanni. The event runs Friday, Saturday, and Sunday each week in October. It will have a mix of panel discussions, seminars, workshops, interactive Q&A sessions, screenings, poetry recital, and more.  The post AboutIslam Interviews Na’ima Robert on UK’s Black Mu...

In inferring rulings related to a particular spatiotemporal setting, classical Islamic jurists invariably emphasized a close correlation between the primary texts of Islam and local realities. Giving opinions or passing verdicts only based on the letter of the texts, without understanding the spirit and without considering circumstantial factors, may be detrimental and create controversies. This may even make a particular Islamic teaching irrelevant to society. Two kinds of reading Shariah Between Texts and Reality In this regard, what Taha Jabir al-Alwani says in his essay “ The Islamization of Knowledge: Yesterday and Today ” (1995) is pertinent. He proposes two kinds of reading which are necessary and important to understand Islamic teachings: reading God’s revelation (the Quran and authentic Sunnah ) and reading His creation (the real-existential). He argues, “To undertake a reading of either without reference to the other will neither benefit humanity nor lead ...

Todas las chicas esperan el día de su boda, su vestido, un nuevo comienzo; en realidad, no todas las chicas. Una enamorada chica musulmana no puede casarse con un no musulmán, su boda no está permitida en el Islam, se debate entre su religión y su amor. Pero ¿por qué el Islam no permite este matrimonio? El amor a primera vista, esa atracción magnética, repentina e involuntaria, se apodera de quienes toca. Permanecer despierto durante las noches, olvidar las citas y soñar despierto en el trabajo, son síntomas del amor. Si bien el amor parece deshacerse de la racionalidad, quienes observan generalmente responden con una sonrisa: “no importa, están enamorados”. Los enamorados deben volar a donde deseen. Ponerles regulaciones sería como atraparlos en una jaula. ¿Por qué dos personas enamoradas no deberían poder pasar el resto de sus vidas juntas? Esto parece un argumento claro y directo. Lógicamente, podemos (1) permitir que ocurran todos los matrimonios o (2) podemos permitir que ocurr...

Las personas que regresan al Islam o se hacen musulmana s o incluso aquellos que han nacido musulmanes, muchas veces se encuentran con dudas respecto a su situación. El mejor consejo a nuevos musulmanes que podemos dar es que se centren en lo importante y que no se preocupen de aquellas cosas que son secundarias. ¿Qué es lo importante? Aprender la creencia, hacer la oración y seguir al Profeta, la paz sea con él, en lo que se pueda. Eso es más que suficiente para casi todos los musulmanes -incluidos los que han nacido musulmanes-. Dios va a poner a prueba tu creencia Puede que te encuentres en situaciones difíciles o incómodas como consecuencia directa de tus nuevas creencias. Allah dice en el Corán: ¿Es que cuentan los hombres con que se les va a dejar decir: creemos y no van a ser puestos a prueba? Corán, 29:2   No hay nada que alguien te puede decir, ninguna fórmula mágica, para que esto no sea así. Pero las pruebas son también una oportunidad para mostrar nuestra...

عندما توجد الإرادة، تتلاشى الأعذار ريبيكا، أمريكية من أصل بنجلاديشي، ولدت صماء، إلا أن هذا لم يمنعها من التعلم عن الإسلام والدعوة إليه بإصراركانت إحدى صوره؛ أنها ظلت تسافر إلى مدينة قريبة منها لمدة عامين، لتصلي الجمعة في المسجد، وتطلب من إدارة المسجد أن يوفروا لها مترجما بلغة الإشارة. بعد ذلك، نجم عن إصرارها أنها أنشأت مع صديقة لها جمعية لتعليم الدين الإسلامي لفئة الصم والبكم. هذه الجمعية، تهدف لإنشاء لغة إشارة موحدة عالميا باللغة العربية، مما يسها على الصم التعلم عن الإسلام. أسلم على يديها 9 أشخاص. وتحاول طوال الوقت أن تحسن الخدمات الإسلامية المقدمة للصم والبكم. ريبيكا، متزوجة ولديها أطفال، لا تنطلق إلى الدعوة إلى الإسلام من الاستعطاف والشعور بالعجز، بل من استشعار قوة تأثيرها وقدرتها على إبهار المستمعين إليها بلغة الإشارة. فهي تستشعر الثغر التي هي عليه، وتستشعر احتياج فئتها لمعرفة الإسلام، الذي أنزل قرآنا يتلى ليوم الدين يعلم فيه النبي -صلى الله عليه وسلم-، أن يعطي أولوية لذي الإعاقة المقبل على الإسلام قبل سادات قريش المدبرون عنه، وذلك في قوله تعالى: {عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّى...

Chacun a, un jour ou l’autre, perdu un être cher que ce soit un parent, un proche, un ami, ou même un enfant dont le souvenir reste toujours vif dans sa mémoire et son cœur. Allah, l’Exalté, dit : « Toute âme goûtera la mort. » (Sourate Al-Imrân – verset 185). C’est vrai qu’on reste vulnérable face à ce sort funèbre et inéluctable réservé tôt ou tard à tout être vivant sur terre… : « Où que vous soyez, la mort vous atteindra, fussiez-vous dans des tours imprenables. » (Coran 4:78). Comment venir en aide à nos morts chéris? Cependant, tout musulman doit savoir qu’il lui est encore possible de venir en aide à ses chers disparus ayant passé de vie à trépas. Mais, comment ? Regardons ensemble cette vidéo de Prof. Rachid Eljaly qui nous donne quelques précieux conseils pour continuer à être bénéfique à ces personnes décédées qui nous ont devancés sur l’autre rive du monde et que tôt ou tard, nous allons rejoindre. Espérons que nous nous rencontrons t...

Nothing is more important for a wife than winning the heart of her husband.  Because when the husband loves his wife, marital life would be a blessing like no other. Although people always talk about love as a fate that people don’t have control upon life continues to teach us that real love is like a plant that one can grow over time. It takes much work and effort to build a strong bond between a husband and wife and the result is mostly granted by the grace of God; a happy marriage. Here are 10 things to do in order to be the perfect wife: 1. Be pleasant Try to be warm, kind, positive, understanding, and friendly to your husband, family, and friends. Work actively to be pleasant towards your husband. 4 Qualities to Look for in Your Future Wife Don’t be that person who lashes out at others because you had a bad day. Welcome your husband with a smile when he comes home. Listen to him, talk about his day, especially if it was a difficult one. 2. Treat him with resp...

There are many obstacles to be found on the path of the person who has just said his or her shahadah and some of those start right on day one. 3 Ways For Coping With Conversion and Family Stress Many converts in my country – the Netherlands – state their shahadah while still living at home with their parents. As the new convert has made a conscious choice for Islam , the parents find themselves in a situation they neither asked for nor fully understand. The result can be a blueprint for disaster, while there are also numerous ways to deal with the situation in a positive and constructive way. Being active in the field of dawah and support of new Muslims , I hear and see many stories of different converts and their parents. One day, as I was preparing to help a new sister to say the shahadah in a mosque in Amsterdam, she told me how her mother responded dismissively when she told her about her choice to accept Islam. “Your mother is correct.” was my simple response. ...

The second pillar of faith in Islam is salah or prayer. So what is prayer? Salah means to supplicate or to call out to God. When we speak about salah in Islam we mean the 5 daily prayers.  The prayer is also about establishing a connection with Allah and talking to Him.  In Islam the prayer was ordered for us all to do. In fact when angel Jibreel gave revelation to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) he ordered him to pray.  We must establish that connection with Allah through prayer and supplication.  The post 2nd Pillar of Faith – What is Prayer? appeared first on About Islam . source https://aboutislam.net/multimedia/videos/2nd-pillar-of-faith-what-is-prayer/

Whenever he writes inshaAllah in english people always comment telling him to separate the three words in shaa Allah.  There are so many misconceptions about this. If you are writing it in the Arabic language the correct way is writing it in three separate words.  In any other language if we say “if Allah wills” it is also written in three words.  When one makes a transliteration, which means writing the words as they should be pronounced then you can write it in any way. A transliteration is a way to help one to read something. The post Don’t Write InshaAllah! appeared first on About Islam . source https://aboutislam.net/multimedia/videos/dont-write-inshaallah/

What do you think to be your path to happiness? There is a Chinese saying that goes: “If you want happiness for an hour, take a nap. If you want happiness for a day, go fishing. If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help somebody.” For centuries, the greatest thinkers have suggested the same thing: Happiness is found in helping others . Why Do We Give? Whenever we see someone helping others, volunteering or giving money to the poor we usually think the person helps others because they need help. This sounds good, but the other important part of the story is: people help others because this makes them happy! Psychologists say that helping others is good for one’s well-being , and sometimes they advise people to do voluntarily work as a kind of therapy. Enjoy this interesting talk by Yasmin Mogahed as she shows you a secret path to happiness . The post A Secret Path to Happiness – Yasmin Mogahed appeared first on Ab...

It’s our responsibility to seek guidance from the Quran, by deriving palatable, daily life action points from its verses and focus on how the Book of Allah can make us a better person. Why Do We Contextualize The Quran? Below we translate the themes from the beginning till the end of the Quran in 18 universal lessons for life! 1. Remind Yourself Who You Are and Why You Are Here (Juz 1 & 2) In this turbulent world full of distractions, it’s crucial to go back to basics. Chapter Al Fatihah is your personal identity and contains the three objectives the whole Quran revolves around: beliefs (to believe in Allah), acts of worship (to know how we manage to worship our Lord in Whom we believe) and way of life. Chapter Al Baqarah tells you why you are on earth. It tells you about different kinds of people (believers, disbelievers and hypocrites), the experience of the first successor on earth, Adam, and the nation who was given responsibility for earth but failed (the I...