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“Our Week of Dhikr : Women’s Menses”

Kasım 13, 2020 2 yorum

As a Christian I was raised in a fairly conservative church, (as far as protestant Christian churches go). Nothing like the evangelical churches that are often featured on TV these days. There was no full band, lights, dancing and certainly no speaking in tongues and public displays of faith. The

1000. (English)

Temmuz 28, 2020 Yorum yapılmamış

1000. That is the number of people the Saudi government is saying will be allowed to perform Hajj this year. I keep thinking to myself, who are these people? What have they done that has made them so beloved to Allah? He has invited them to His house, to this

May 14th Muslima

Mayıs 13, 2020 2 yorum

On May 14th I will have been Muslim for 14 years. How fast that time has passed.  Every May 14th I always experience a similar emotion. I struggle with an enormous sense of guilt and sadness. I reflect on the year, and ask myself, “What did you do for Allah

Bringing Ramadan to Life for our Kids

Mart 28, 2020 4 yorum

I wrote this post two weeks ago, prior to the recent changes and “social distancing” as a result of the Corona Virus. Unfortunately this creates some major uncertainty about the future and what Ramadan will look like. In all likelihood, it will be drastically different from Ramadan’s we are used

Ramadan Readiness

Mart 8, 2020 Yorum yapılmamış

At the end of this weekend there will be 46 days left until Ramadan. I’m sure I am not the only one who looks forward to the blessed month. There are so many feelings of anticipation and hope as the month approaches. After all, the month is an opportunity to

Wasat (Türkçe)

Ocak 27, 2020 2 yorum

Öyle bir dönemdeyiz ki, yaşantımızı başkalarının sosyal kabulleri üzerine kuruyor ve aldığımız “like”ları gayretlerimizin karşılığı olarak görüyoruz. Peki başkaları ve “like”ları olmayıp, kendi başımıza kaldığımızda ne olur? Bizi onaylayacak bir kitle olmadığında, zor bir şeyi yapmamızı sağlayacak motivasyonu kendimizde bulabilir miyiz? Allah ile olan ilişkimiz, bizi zor olacak bir işi

Wasat

Ocak 26, 2020 1 Yorum

We live in a time where we depend on social acceptance and “likes” to validate our efforts. So what happens when we are alone with just ourselves? Can we find that motivation within ourselves to succeed when something is hard or when we don’t have an audience? Is our relationship

Thrown a lifeline.

Ocak 16, 2020 Yorum yapılmamış

I’m often asked what it was that made me become Muslim. That “one thing” that really convinced me that Islam was truth. Honestly there were many incidents and thought provoking conversations, incredible people and answered supplications. The one thing that does stick out in my mind as a proof that