Why Does One have to follow a madhhab?
A madhab is a school of interpretation of the laws and rules of the faith that is consistent within its standard rules of interpretation based…
Quranic References to the Status of Our Beloved Prophet (S)
References from the Qur’an where God speaks about the characteristics and status of the Prophet Muhammad (s) HIS EXALTED STATUS 1. He is Nur (Sacred Light) (5:15)…
Al-Fiqh Al-Akbar
Introduction Translated by Hamid Algar (Professor of Persian and Islamic Studies, University of California, Berkeley) [The following statement appears before the translation of the actual…
A Nawawi Foundation Paper: One God, Many Names
ONE GOD Many Names A Nawawi Foundation Paper: One God, Many Names by Dr. Umar Faruq Abd-Allah ©2004. All rights reserved. From the standpoint of…
Muslims of Suriname
Muslims of Suriname In Suriname, there are a large number of Muslims, and they constitute twenty percent of the total population of 425,000 of the…
Shaykh Hamza Yusuf interviews Syed Muhammad Naquib Al-Attas
Muslim women in Barbados plea for access to Masjid
First published in Imam Johari’s blog (click to go to source) I got the following email from a sister in Barbados. We must move away…
KC Confectionary
KC Confectionery – “85 years of sweet success” First published in Newsday. For 85 years they have been satisfying our cravings for sweets and KC…
U.S. Ambassador hosts first Iftaar for Eastern Caribbean Muslims
The United States Embassy and the regional Islamic Community took a historic step in cementing ties of friendship when Ambassador Mary Ourisman hosted an Iftaar…
Crescent Watch
Every community should have a group of people that commits to sighting the new moon each month. High-quality astronomy magazines and websites indicate the most…