So where was I and what did I do on 11/9? We had been up watching the returns since the first polls closed Tuesday night. We watched his speech, and at 3:30 in the morning turned in. I got up to go chant Orthros and Divine Liturgy for St. Nektarios of Aegina, praising God and...
The annual pilgrimage, which every Muslim who has the means is expected to do in their lifetime, began on the 26 June and can be physically and mentally demanding. It comprises a number of rites and rituals that must be performed in order. More than 2.5 million Muslims from around the...
"I feel like there's a moment in the history of this country, and American Muslims do need to speak out. It's a privilege in a way to be an American Muslim speaking in whatever way I can at this time in history, when it's so crucial." Raekwon Monica Schipper/Getty Images The Ame...
What do these celebrities all have in common? They're Muslim. There are more than 1 billion Muslims in the world including some of the most popular and successful actors, rappers, models, sports heroes, political activists and more. Keep reading to see what these celebrities had to say ...
In the Islamic culture, before 1400 years ago, the Muslims has the Holy Book “Quran”, in the beginning there was a specific group that read and repeat the Quran so they will not lose it. After about 30 years of that time, their leader decided to write the Quran before all this grou...
The man was saying that good Muslims would never allow girls to go to school. Malala knew that wasn’t true. Her family and friends and neighbors were all good Muslims. They were deeply religious. They prayed every day. They also believed that every child should be educated. At her ...
(S.A.W), still bleeding and his shoes still wet with blood says, ‘No! Rather, I pray that Allah (S.W.T) blesses their children to be Muslims and worship Allah (S.W.T) alone. Even if they have rejected Islam, I pray that Allah (S.W.T) blesses their progeny to be Muslim....
I was really impressed by how welcoming the school was. The boys are devout Muslims, so the school set aside a room where they could pray. In fact, if one of them forgot it was time, one of the secretaries would come and get them and tell them. ...
“When he refused to do so, he was informed that he was sentenced to death. They asked him if he had any last requests, and he asked for some time to pray. Then they executed him, and his body was secretly buried in the Golzar Shohada Cemetery." ...
This is why we can pray to God in our minds without using our voice boxes! God knows all things. This means it is impossible for God to learn things the way humans do. God does not have to “think things through” to come to conclusions. He simply knows the truth perfectly. In fact...