Women

One attendee of Eid in Excel shares his family's "life changing" experience, highlighting the importance of large, unified Eid celebrations for the 21st century Muslim family, particularly for sisters....

“Push” I yelled. My request was met with a stern glare. I needed a different tact. The Rocky theme tune started playing in my head, channeling the Italian Stallion with a dash of Mr Miyagi  I took my wife’s hand ...

I have always found it fascinating to read the various pity pieces about Muslim women; how we need saving from hairy chest-and-women-beating Muslim men; how our hijabs should be ripped off by the illuminated hand of enlightenment rationalism; how we ...

The Politics of Hijāb The hijāb is a concept which goes beyond the sublunary. It connects to the spiritual by obliterating worldly expectations in favour of conformity to that which is most pleasing to Allāh, Most High. It is, for ...

In the name of Allāh, all praise belongs to Allāh, an may his peace and blessings be upon his final Messenger Muhammad, sallAllāhu ‘alayhi wasallam) When a person attempts to imitate another person, he or she normally believes internally that ...

About once every few weeks, I get at least one email from sisters asking for advice regarding travelling to the Khalīj for Ṭalab al-ʿilm, so I felt it pertinent to address this issue with my thoughts on the matter. Our ...

Abū Hurayrah (raḍiy Allāhu ʿanhu) reported that the Messenger of Allāh (sall Allāhu ʿalayhi wa sallam) said: “I will be the first person to attempt to open the gate of Jannah. All of a sudden, a woman will appear, attempting ...

“And say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty; that they should not display their beauty and ornaments except what must ordinarily appear thereof; that they should draw their veils over their bosom…”[1] ...

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Protecting the Muslim Marriage Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 In this series we have been discussing the importance of the topic of marriage and divorce that so many of us belittle or neglect ...