“America needs to understand Islam, because this is the one religion that erases from its society the race problem.” –Malcolm X, from Mecca Fifty-seven years ago today, El...
Rashid Ahmad was born in East St. Louis, Illinois, on March 26, 1923, under the legal name of Rudolph Thomas. In those days, Prohibition was in full swing, creating an underground...
All the avenues of pleasing God that are open to men are also open to women, as is said in the Holy Qur’an: “Surely, men who submit themselves to God and women who submit...
There are times when misfortune and conflicts test us as human beings. Trials and tribulations are known to shape current matters and future realities. It is through experiencing...
As the conversation about civil rights and equal access to opportunity rages, the story of an enslaved African child turned successful American businessman offers deep insight...
Humans are known to be generous, cooperative, and altruistic beings. We help strangers even at a cost to ourselves. Islam, being a faith of nature, emphasizes generosity, which...
The human soul has a natural affinity towards its Creator. Love for its Master is inculcated in the soul. Worldly pursuits and influences may dampen the longing to see its Lord,...
Whether platonic, parental, or romantic, unrequited love has been discussed extensively. The poets and philosophers have tried to put it into words, and the old stories have...
Belief in God is a universally known concept. Immanuel Kant observed that the seeming universality of the belief in God is one of the greatest proofs of the existence of God. The...
Absolute Justice remains elusive in our modern American democracy. Even as we memorialize this Black History Month, systemic injustice is hard at work. Attempts are being made to...
