The Dead faith of the Living?...
If you haven’t already noticed it, a debate is raging in streets, homes, mosques and universities across the western world. It’s about the identity of Islam, what that actually means and who speaks for Islam. If you look for it, you will find young Muslims fully engaged, self-reflective and asking...
Rihla 2009 – Photos and Nasheed fr...
Photography by A Hanson / M Ahmed / Sound Engineering by R Valdez / Deen Intensive Foundation / www.deenintensive.com / 2009 Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, Imam Zaid Shakir, Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, and Ustadh Yahya Rhodus were all the present scholars at the 2009 Rihla Deen Intensive program. swfobject.embedSWF("http://www.youtube.com/v/xQQUQ62zrYk&rel=0&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=0",...
The Significance of Tawhid in the Muslim...
Although Muslims believe that Islam is historically the last religion to be revealed by God to his creation, Muslims also believe that the fundamental message of all Divine dispensations has been asserting and submitting to One God: the infinite, the immutable, the All-Good; all this is articulated in...
Trials of Prophet Solomon – By Sha...
When facing our own tribulations, we often lose sight of the immense challenges of the Messengers (peace be upon them) who provided us with the divine message. In looking at their own personal example in facing these trials, we can derive inspiration and guidance when meeting the challenges posed to...
Pearls of the Quran...
Pearls of the Qur’an November 6-8, 2009 Washington, DC Shaykh Hamza Yusuf Shaykh Muhammad Ninowy Imam Zaid Shakir Shaykh Mokhtar Maghraoui Imam Mohamed Magid Shaykha Zainab Alwani In this unique three-day retreat, explore the miracles of the Qur’an, from the miracle of its historical revelation...
My Meeting With Destiny – Gray Hen...
A few years ago, I went out to the airport in Louisville, Kentucky, to catch a flight to Cincinnati, which would connect me to JFK in New York for the evening flight to Cairo.  The agent at the counter informed me that the flight to Cincinnati had been cancelled.  I replied, “Then put me on any...
New Muslim Cool...
‘New Muslim Cool’ intersects Islam with hip-hop Film gives audiences insider’s view of little-known cultural fusion between Muslims, street beats. By Cynthia Lopez – NEW YORK New Muslim Cool is Islam as you have never seen it. It is also hip-hop as you have probably never heard it....
Sh. Abdallah bin Bayyah: “I call u...
Shaykh Abdullah Bin Bayyah Addresses Global Sufi Gathering “I call upon the Muslims to revive the science of Tasawwuf” On the day of Friday July 10th, 2009, during the second international conference in honor of Sidi Shiker (a well-known Moroccan Wali), Shaykh Abdullah Bin Bayyah invited the Muslims...