Sailan Muslim Foundation

Ramadan Challenge: 30-Day Self Improvement Ideas

Ramadan is a month-long race towards righteousness. As Allah SWT says: “O you who have believed, decreed upon you is fasting as it was decreed upon those before you that you may become righteous.” 1 It is a period of mindfulness, doing good and shunning sins. It is also a month of self-reflection, self-purification and self-discipline. Despite these opportunities, fasting …

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Why Pork is Forbidden in Islam (Part 1) Obeying the Laws of God

Islam is a holistic way of life, taking into account physical, spiritual, and emotional well-being, each a separate but overlapping part of the structure of a human being. God created us with a purpose; to worship Him, but He did not abandon us to a world of instability and insecurity.  He gave us a book of guidance, the Quran, and …

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High-Tech Hijab

OHIO – Following footsteps of inventors of fight fire gears and sweating gym suits, a Muslim entrepreneur has fulfilled a dream of many Muslim women by developing self-cooling, water proof and wrinkle free hijab. “No matter how hot it is outside, they wear it — and they wear it with pride,” 22-year-old entrepreneur Ahmad Ghanem said on his Kickstarter video, …

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Why You Should Be Decking the Halls For Ramadan?

While Muslims in the US enthusiastically pull out their stored Rubbermaid tubs marked “Ramadan/Eid,” packed with strings of paper lanterns, electric lights and glass ornaments bought, others find this “new” tradition to be a questionable innovation or another capitalist trapping. It may seem that converted Muslims have simply transferred their old traditions and newly immigrated Muslims have copied their neighbors’ …

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Zakat and Sadaqa 2015 -Think about others and do good /make difference

Give Sadaqah and Zakat & Receive Protection from Allah As we have implemented in the past, this year Ramadan too we are planning to arrange a range program.  Your Zakat and Sadaqa will be distributed to those who are entitled to receive zakat  or we will distribute/spend your zakat for the specific project as per your own wish;  Our Projects/Programs …

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Lift Up Your Heart in Ramadan

The  month  of  Ramadan  is  here.  To  live  and  witness  this  blessed  month is  a great  gift  that  we  should  all  thank  Allah  for.  It  is  also  a  unique chance  to  cleanse  our  hearts,  to  purify  our  souls,  to  amend  our  ways and to get spiritually recharged. In  this  refreshing, spirit-nurturing  atmosphere,  Onislam.net  presents  this  e-book,  Lift  Up Your  Heart …

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