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When I look back on my life, I often think about how it could have all gone so terribly wrong if I had only gotten what I wanted. Live an Extraordinary Life! A Lesson From Life’s Trials If I had been independently wealthy, I wouldn’t have worked so hard to get an education. And if I hadn’t gone to college, I wouldn’t have learned about Islam . If I hadn’t learned about Islam, I don’t even want to think about where I would be. It is the path that we don’t want to take that turns out to be the best for us in the long run. It is the flat tire that made us avoid getting involved in a deadly accident or the waitress bringing us the wrong order that allowed us to avoid getting food poisoning that are the blessings . The hard part is recognizing that things not going the way we wanted them to is a blessing in disguise. Giving Shots Nothing taught me more about blessings in disguise than being a pediatric medical assistant. In this position I was tasked with giving the shots ...

Do men have obligations towards their in-laws? There are no religious obligations towards their in-laws. Allah knows best. However, if you don’t want to have bad relations with your in-laws then you have to pay attention to cultural obligations, social obligations and that is what is recognized to be good. You should do your best to be kind and generous and stay in touch with your in-laws. The post Do Men Have Obligations towards Their In-Laws? appeared first on About Islam . source https://aboutislam.net/multimedia/videos/do-men-have-obligations-towards-their-in-laws/

Often people feel sad because they pray but their kids don’t pray. So how do we encourage them? We have to remember that children are watching us! Often you will see when people pray, their expressions are sad. It is like they are fulfilling a job that is very difficult. When children see this, they will not be interested in praying. You have to change your attitude towards praying. On Fridays, try and be the first ones in the lines. Go to the mosque early. This sends a clear message to the kids. When you wake up early for Salat ul-Fajr and you are enthusiastic about it what do you think your children will think. If you are smiling and you have a good expression, what do you think your children will see? When children see their parents engaging in an act if worship that they are enjoying, they will see the contentment in your face because you prayed. This will make them want to be like that! The post Kids Don’t Pray – How to Encourage Them? appeared first on About Islam . sour...

Imagine you’re in a city you have never visited before. What’s the most important thing would help you discover the beauty of the city? Please Guide Me: I'm a New Convert In Search of a Mentor A map or GPS to show you directions and places to visit… right? Similarly, as a new Muslim, finding your new way in the midst of all the puzzled thoughts, fears, and uncertainties becomes difficult if you don’t have the right mentor. Some new Muslims neglect this step; they think there is no need to have a mentor because they already know how to live Islam and practice it properly. Before their decision to become Muslims, they spent good time searching and researching everything concerning Islam. But, entering the fold of Islam is a lifelong journey ; there is more in Islam to discover and learn about. Mentorship in the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad If you look at the journey of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), you will find that Allah is building his fantastic character....

Tu t’endors en fermant les yeux. Cependant, la vigueur continue de couler dans vos veines et vos nerfs, vivifiant ton corps, sans jamais cesser ni ralentir. Qui les maintient en vie, actifs et vigilants pour vous? Qui les a créés et les a fait fonctionner à partir de rien, si ce n’était Allah ? Tu n’as pas été créé sur ta demande, de même pour le bébé ou l’embryon, ils ne demandent pas subsistance, mais c’est Allah qui les pourvoit de par Sa volonté. C’est plutôt le Généreux Donateur et Glorieux Créateur Qui a fait tout pour vous, par Sa Grâce. Certes, Il est Miséricordieux envers vousplus que vous l’êtes envers vous-même. Signification De La Reconnaissance Le terme «reconnaissance» est – au même titre que celui de «gratitude» – renvoie à la louange et à l’exaltation, et c’est là que réside sa valeur et son mérite. Il importe, cependant que la langue exprime la gratitude tout en la ressentant dans le cœur et en la reconnaissant en son for intérieur, qu’ Allah , en tant que sourc...

LaunchGood, a global Muslim crowdfunding platform, has announced it will be giving away $100K in prizes on Giving Tuesday, December 1, 2020. The prizes will go to live campaigns on www.launchgood.com with the highest raised amounts and highest number of supporters. According to the platform website, a campaign titled “A Pilgrim’s Global Fundraiser” was leading the board with $6,312 raised. Read Also: Muslim Crowdfunding Platform Raises More Than $700K On Giving Tuesday Other campaigns such as “Apex Giving Tuesday Challenge”, “Get Noor Kids into Netflix”, and “MCM Youth Funding” followed in the leaderboard. This is not the first time for the leading platform to hold #GivingTuesday challenge. Last year, the crowdfunding platform encouraged more than $755,000 in donations in a single day. Started in October of 2013, LaunchGood has grown to facilitate more than 9,105 campaigns in more than 130 countries. To date, $96,408,884 has been funded. Charity Platform 4 Benefi...

A Muslim wife, mother, nurse and rugby player has been named the Sunday Times grassroots sportswoman of the year 2020, in recognition of her inspirational impact on female players across the UK, Ghana, and Morocco. Known as Zee, Zainab Alema works in NHS frontline as an intensive care neonatal nurse at Chelsea & Westminster Hospital. The Barnes RFC player is also the founder of rugby charity “Studs In The Mud” which provides equipment and funding to allow women to play where rugby. Read Also: US Sports Clothing Co. Unveils First Hijab for Muslim Athletes “Zainab is truly inspiring and we wish her the very best with all her future endeavors and congratulate her for the fantastic impact she is having in growing our sport,” said Barnes President, David Doonan, England Rugby reported. The award has of course thrown Zainab and the whole family into great joy and wild celebration. “I got a call from my team mate Sarah Bosworth after the school run one day and she told me she had ...

“An American kid from Arizona with an exotic name…” fought with his dad about having ‘Jihad’ or ‘Jay’ on his soccer roster. His dad won and Jihad went on to have pride in his Islamic identity. He even grew up to be the founding president of Bayan Claremont Islamic Graduate School , the nation’s first Muslim graduate school offering accredited Master’s degrees in the fields of Islamic Studies, Education, Chaplaincy and Leadership. Turk spoke with Lauren Booth on Muslim youth facing their differences, using them for dialogue and to build positive identity. They also discuss the signs of children needing spiritual, mental and other help. Turk reviews these three areas that are imperative for parents to understand to raise Muslim children: 1 – Create a Muslim Household 2 – Fully and Healthily Communicate with Your Children, Especially Teens! 3 – Make Prayer Time Special and Sacred as a Family Watch video for Turk’s full excellent advice on raising children with a positive Muslim ...

Islam’s general approach to children may be summarized in a few principles: First, it is a divine injunction that no child may become the cause of harm to the parents (Al-Baqarah 2:233). Secondly, by implication the parents should reciprocate and cause the child no harm either. The Qur’an recognizes very clearly that parents are not always immune from over protectiveness or negligence. On the basis of this recognition, it has, thirdly, established certain guidelines and pointed out certain facts with respect to children. It points out that children are joys of life as well as sources of pride, seeds of vanity and false security, fountains of distress and temptation. But it hastens to stress the greater joys of the spirit and caution parents against overconfidence, false pride, or misdeeds that might be caused by children. Everyone relates to God directly Stories of Prophet Muhammad's Mercy (10+ Hadiths) The religious moral principle of this position is that every i...

القاعدة العامة للتمييز بين الحلال والحرام في الإسلام هي أن يأكل الإنسان الطيب ويجتنب الخبيث، إذ يقول الله تعالى في كتابه الكريم :{ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ كُلُوا مِمَّا فِي الْأَرْضِ حَلَالًا طَيِّبًا وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا خُطُوَاتِ الشَّيْطَانِ ۚ إِنَّهُ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ} (البقرة 168). كما يقول تعالى في كتابه الكريم: {يُحِلُّ لَهُمُ الطَّيِّبَاتِ وَيُحَرِّمُ عَلَيْهِمُ الْخَبَائِثَ} (الأعراف 157). ففي الشراب أحل للمسلمين (الماء وألبان الحيوانات الطاهرة كالأنعام والإبل والأغنام والعسل والعصائر المستخلصة من الفواكه الطازجة غير المتخمرة، والمشروبات المستخلصة من الأعشاب الطيبة). وحرم على المسلمين (الخمر والمسكرات والنجاسات والدم ألبان الحيوانات الخبيثة مثل الحمار). ومن الحيوانات أحل الله للمسلمين (الأنعام كالإبل والبقر والغنم، والحيوانات البرية كالغزلان والزرافات والحمر الوحشية والأرانب). وحرم (كل ذي ناب كالأسد والنمر والقط وحرم الخنزير والحمار والجرذان والحشرات والكلاب والثعابين). أما البحر فهو حلال بكل ما فيه، ولا تستوجب أكل الحيوانات البحرية ذبحا أو ذكاة شرعية، حتى وإن كانت ت...

Si Allah está contigo ¿quién podría estar contra de ti? Y si él está en tu contra ¿quién podrá estar contigo? Y si te has ganado el amor de Allah ¿que has perdido? Nada. Y si pierdes el amor de Allah ¿qué es lo que realmente has ganado? Nada. Si Allah pone Sakina en tu corazón, es todo cuanto necesitas. El amor a Allah te da sabiduría Las virtudes, los resultados, los beneficios y los frutos que adquieres como resultado de alcanzar el amor de Allah son innumerables.  De entre estas virtudes, si Allah te ama pondrá el amor por ti en los corazones de la gente y si la gente te quiere esta es una bien invaluable.  Si Allah te ama te concederá sabiduría y a quien le haya sido concedida sabiduría ha recibido una gracia inmensa. Da la Sabiduría a quien quiere, y a quien se le da la Sabiduría se le ha dado mucho bien. Corán, 2:269 Si a una persona se le da sabiduría será feliz incluso con un ingreso limitado, pero sin sabiduría será miserable incluso con ingresos ilimitado...

One time Fatimah went to complain her husband, Ali, about how exhausting and tiring the housework has become on her. 3 Forms of Dhikr That Will Benefit You Through Thick and Thin Ali and Fatimah were very poor actually. Unlike many other homes, they had no money to afford to have a housekeeper to help out in the housework . So Fatimah used to do everything, and you got to appreciate that because there were no washing machines, no dishwashers, no vacuums… it was all physical work. So, Ali hearing this he says: “O Fatimah! How about you get a servant?” “How can I get a servant? We don’t have money?” He tells her: “I have heard that your father Muhammad (peace be upon him) just recently received some prisoners of war, and why not you go and request from him to give you one of those people to be a servant for us?” Fatimah liked the idea and she heads there right away. She knocks on the door, Aisha opens the door, and they greet each other. Fatimah asks: “O Aisha, is m...

Mary (PBUH) spent most of her young life in the temple dedicated in prayer to God. She was not deterred from entering the house of God even though usually only men were allowed to worship there. Mary: The Honored Mother of Jesus Mary (peace be upon her—PBUH—Maryam in Arabic) is a figure known and greatly respect in both Islam and Christianity. When Mary’s mother was pregnant with her, she dedicated the child she was carrying to the service of God. Upon her birth, Mary’s mother was shocked that Mary was a girl and stated: […] the male is not like the female […] (Quran 3:35 ) And certainly, the difference and capabilities of women was most evident in Mary’s (PBUH) life and purpose. She is listed in Surah al-Anbiya (chapter of the prophets) as one of the great prophets: And [mention] the one who guarded her chastity, so We blew into her [garment] through Our angel [Gabriel], and We made her and her son a sign for the worlds. (Quran 21:91 ) Male prophets were given re...

Muslims have existed in France for a very long time. Here are 10 surprising facts about Muslims in France! Check them out here! 10. Muslims in France come from a large number of different countries. Most come from North Africa, Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria. 9. France has the largest number of Muslims in the Western world. This is mainly due to migration from the Maghreb region in North Africa. However, they also come from migration from the Middle Eastern countries. Muslims make up 8.8% of the population in France. 8. The first Muslims came to France many centuries ago. The largest number of Muslims came from France in the Contemporary era. This period is the aftermath of the Colonial Wars of Independence between 1954-1962. 7. The predominant Muslim population in France is in Paris. However, there are also large numbers in Marseille and Lyon. 6. France is home to the largest number of Muslims in the European Union. That is a third of the Muslim population in Europe. 5. In 2004, F...

Here is a dua to get married soon with a good wife or good husband. This dua is recited by Saad Al Qureshi. It is in English and Arabic.  اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّيْ اُرِيْدُ اَنْ اَتَزَوَّجَ فَقَدِّرْ لِيْ مِنَ النِّسَآءِ اَعْفَهُنَّ فَرْجًا وَ احْفَظَهُنَّ لِيْ فِيْ نَفْسِهَا وَ اَوْسَعْهُنَّ لِيْ رِزْقًا وَاَعْظَمهُنَّ لِيْ بَرَكَةً فِيْ نَفْسِهَا وَ مَا لِيْ فَقَدِّرْ لِيْ مِنْهَا وَلَدًا طَيِّبًا تَجْعَلُهٗ خَلَفًا صَالِحًا فِيْ حَيَاتِيْ وَ بَعْدَمَوْتِي  Allahumma Innee Urreedu An Atazawwaja Faqaddir Lee Minan Nisaa-I A’fihunna Farjajan wa Ah’fadh’ihunna Lee Fee Nafsihaa Wa Awsa-i-Hunna Lee Rizqan Wa A-dhamahunna Lee Barakatan Fee Nafsihaa Wa Maaleee Faqaddir Lee Minhaa Waladan Tayyiban Tajaluhoo Khalafan Saalihan Fee Hayaatee Wa Ba`da Mawtee.  “O’ Allah! I desire to marry, so arrange for me a woman from those who willingly abstain from what is unlawful and who safeguards her soul for my sake and because of her, not only my means of sustenance will increase, but also...

We have all heard the expression, is the glass half full or half empty. How you perceive it tells you something about your own perception on life. Do you choose to be optimistic and feel gratitude for the half full glass or do you choose pessimism and feel disappointment that the glass is half empty. This glass can represent your career, your marriage and even your faith. Finding Meaning and Optimism Through Hardship Optimism is more than just having a sunny disposition. It embodies an attitude of perseverance, patience and not giving up in the face of difficulty. An optimistic person will notice opportunities instead of focusing on the hardships. This all describes positive thinking patterns which in turn makes your emotions more stable. This cycle of positive thought patterns and emotions will undoubtedly lead to better behaviors. Can You Be Overly Optimistic? Some will say that being optimistic opens people up for disappointment and greater let downs. While that ca...