Alright folks, night 3. I think I am ready for some sleep. AlhumdiAllah (Thanks be to Allah; Praise be to Allah.) I made it up this morning in time to eat as well as Fajr prayer (Morning prayer before sunrise). I indulged in gratuitous amounts of water and gatorade to get myself [...]

Alright before I get to tonights prayers, I have to say that today started off a little rough. I ended up waking up a little late for Fajr Prayers, which meant no meal before starting the day off. It wasn’t really to hard until work started. I usually suck down quite a few [...]

The sun sets,
the clouds part,
and the crescent moon reflects not the light of the sun,
but the light of Allahs Mercy,
for you,
and all Mankind
-Todd Ricker

I am probably not going to do this every night, but I did want to share a little about my first night of prayers for Ramadan.
After Isha prayers ( night time prayers), the brothers quickly discussed how many Rakats (parts) we would do each night. It was pretty much a consensus to stick [...]

In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate.
Alright it’s just a few more days away, but we are coming up upon Ramadan. This year it should begin either the 12th or the 13th of September. Usually decided by the sighting of the moon, and agreed upon by another community or an organization. [...]

Last night I was asked if I have ever told my family, or friends that I converted to Islam. Ashamedly I responded a simple, no. Well let me take that back. At work I find it easy to talk about to my coworkers, actually far easier than when I was Christian, [...]

Interesting, but simple article on find Truth

I found this article in relation to Islamic belief that Jesus (pbuh) was only divine. Would love to hear arguments from both sides.
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Position of Jesus (pbuh) in Islam:
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Islam is the only non-Christian faith, which makes it an article of faith to believe in Jesus (pbuh). No Muslim is a Muslim if he does not [...]

My heart tells me it is distressed with Him,
but I can only laugh at such pretended injuries.
Be fair, You who are the Glory of the just.
You, Soul, free of “we” and “I,”
subtle spirit within each man and woman.
When a man and a woman become one, that “one” is You.
And when that one is obliterated, there [...]

We are the flute, our music is all Thine;
We are the mountains echoing only Thee;
And movest to defeat or victory;
Lions emblazoned high on flags unfurled-
They wind invisible sweeps us through the world.
R. A. Nicholson
‘Persian Poems‘, an Anthology of verse translations
edited [...]