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  By:  Masood Malikyar The holy month of Ramadan is fast approaching.  Today is perhaps the coldest Sunday of this January in 2026.  I have been preparing my body and […]

By: Masood Malikyar 1) The U.S. Federal Reserve, as an emergency measure, slashed the prime rate to near 0 as the first response to Covid-19, in order to minimize disruptions […]

Fake News?

  By:  Masood Malikyar How would you react if someone made the following 4 statements: 1) Sherry is blond. Sherry is a murderer. Therefore, all women with blond hair are […]

It is not about you!

By: Amin Tomeh The beginning of surat al-kahf (The Cave) starts with Praise be to Allah Who hath sent to His Servant the Book, and hath allowed therein no Crookedness: […]

  By: Masood Malikyar One of the oft-repeated assertions in today’s rhetoric is some  variation of “Islam is inherently a violent religion.”  It, therefore, follows that Muslims are inherently a […]

“A nation on to himself”

  By: Amin Tomeh In a wonderfully eloquent hadith, mentioned in al Tirmizi’s collection, narrated by Huthaifa ibn Al Yaman, that the Prophet (pbuh) said: لا تَكُونُوا إِمَّعَةً ، تَقُولُونَ […]

Social Media & the Youth

  By: Masood Malikyar The choices are so many: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Google, LinkedIn, Flickr, Amazon, eBay, iTunes, Pandora, Netflix, RSS, iPhone, iPad, Android, tablets, gadgets, widgets, Xbox, PlayStation, […]

  By: Masood Malikyar Mothers first bear us, then rear us, all along imprinting the gentle side of humanity deep into our very souls.  We suck out the energy from […]

  By: Masood Malikyar It was not a very long time ago when we experienced a large scale calamity on our own shores.  Hurricane Katrina proved to be disastrous in […]

Diamonds in the Rough

  By: Amin Tomeh It is now October (Zul-Qa’da), and Ramadan is behind us by a little over a month. We’re blessed to have completed one of the most enriching […]

By: Masood Malikyar Pastor Terry Jones in Florida has his congregation convinced to burn copies of the Quran in commemoration of September 11.  Ironically, his approach is no less extreme.   […]

Help the poor this Ramadhan!

  By: Masood Malikyar The doors of contrition are wide open during this holy month. Let us take advantage of that by constantly seeking Allah’s – ‘Ezza wa Jal – […]

Keys to True Happiness

By:  Masood Malikyar Modern man is given various remedies to cure or to eschew unhappiness and depression.  These remedies range from attending psychotherapy sessions, changing careers, and building or enhancing […]

  By: Masood Malikyar AsSalaamu ‘Eleikum wa Rahmatullah. We are thrilled once again that the holy month of Ramadan is approaching. We cannot wait to delve once more into a […]

By: Masood Malikyar President Obama’s address from Cairo last week is largely considered the most historic one ever given by an American President to the Muslim world.  He took a […]

‘Ashura

  By: Masood Malikyar ‘Ashura this year falls on Wednesday, January 7, in North America.  It is mustahab to fast and to give of what Allah SWT has given us […]

Muhammad SAW on Charity

By:  Masood Malikyar The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "Giving in charity is prescribed for each descendant of Adam every day the sun rises." People then asked him: […]