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Born and raised in Ohio, University of Toledo student Walaa Kanan believes her hijab is a symbolic profession of her commitment to her faith and devotion to God, Toledo Blade reported. “It’s my way of serving God and I believe that it’s mandatory; that is like reason enough for me,” said Kanan. “I’m a little bit different, though. I started wearing the hijab a lot younger than what is normal. I started wearing it … in second grade.” Because she was young and “didn’t grasp the full meaning behind wearing it,” she said family members thought her choice to wear the hijab was just a phase. “They were like, ‘Oh, she’s a kid. She’s probably gonna wear it sometimes’, but I stuck with it.” Unlike Kanan, Zobaida Falah, a Sylvania entrepreneur, only started wearing the hijab as a freshman in high school. “Growing up in Kentucky I was visibly the only Muslim,” Falah said. “I was literally the token Muslim in my class, my school, and even in my city.” “That was a huge burden on me because...

As we venture out into the world, we each must learn how to strike a balance between our responsibilities, needs, and desires. Finding a spouse, getting a promotion at work, making sure that you have studied well for the next exam; or eventually developing a schedule to figure out when and where to pick up your children are all things that need to be sorted out. Islam, and the development of our faith, too often in our society takes a back seat to these needs. This article gives a few pointers on how to help bring more consciousness of God into your life . Through acknowledging the presence of Islam in every aspect of life, understanding the beauty of this faith; and through dedicating time to both religious practice and remembrance of God, you can tip the scales back towards Islam. Islam is Everywhere The first step to creating a better balance within your life is to acknowledge that Islam permeates every aspect of a Muslim’s life. Living in the West, we are taught that there i...

In his well-known book, Al-Hikam  (Words of Wisdom), sheikh Ahmad Ibn `Ataa’illah As-Sakandari says: His most perfect blessing on you is to give you just enough, and to deprive you from what will cause you to do wrong. When you have less to be happy with, you will have less to be sad about. This stage of our journey to Allah relates to the issue of providence and how to understand it correctly. The Prophetic hadith that says: “The little that suffices is better than the abundant and distracting” , has been re-worded by the Sheikh in this word of wisdom. The Sheikh says: “His most perfect blessing on you is to give you just enough, and to deprive you from what will cause you to do wrong”.Allah the Almighty may give a believer just enough, not more or less. When this happens, it is a perfect blessing from Allah. If Allah gives abundant providence to someone, there is a risk of that person transgressing boundaries. Allah says: { Nay, but a human does transgress all bounds. Bec...

Picture for a moment a young child who has never tasted sweets. Now imagine letting this three year- old loose in a sweets store. What do you think will happen? Now take another three year- old who has been allowed to have sweets at times, and who doesn’t live in a home where the candy jar is locked away; chances are you would get an entirely different response given the same opportunity of the free will. Put on your thinking caps and use this same metaphor in relation to your teen and their freedom. By giving our teenagers some freedom to move on in this world, to make their own mistakes and experiments (of course in only things permitted in Islam) is an important and healthy milestone to grow up. It goes without saying that offering freedom helps teens grow. Freedom and Limits Should we offer too much freedom to our teen? Would it appear like we are uncaring, and backfire horribly, and seem like a control freak? Although with constant prayers, supplication and faith in Allah, fi...

I’m curious about how it is that someone who is Muslim can function within a non-Muslim country and be considered a patriot of that country, is that possible? Can those allegiances sit side by side? Can you be a Muslim and American ? Well, it was Ted Cruz who said: “I’m a Christian first, then I’m an American.” Imagine if a Muslim said that! Peaceful Coexistence There is absolutely nothing in our religion that teaches us that we can’t be good patriotic citizens in a non-Muslim land . If we tie the previous topic that I just mentioned with this idea of citizenship and residing peacefully with non-Muslims, Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said in an authentic narration: Don’t fight with the Abyssinians if they don’t fight with you. This is a theme in the Quran that: Fight against those who fight against you and don’t transgress. ( 2:190 ) God doesn’t prohibit you from having a good relationship, from being friendly towards those that don’t fight you. So this idea of peop...

What is the amazing thing your soul does during sleep? Sleep is the little brother to death. During sleep you can live lives, you can have extraordinary dreams. The more spiritual you are, the more you will have rich dreams. The post What is the Amazing Thing Your Soul Does during Sleep? appeared first on About Islam . source https://aboutislam.net/multimedia/videos/amazing-thing-soul-sleep/

A questioner asks what does Prophet Yakub (PBUH) mean when he says I only complain to Allah? What led him to say this statement? Abdullah Oduro answers. The post I Only Complain to Allah appeared first on About Islam . source https://aboutislam.net/multimedia/videos/i-only-complain-to-allah/