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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June, 2015
- 17 June
Zakat and Sadaqa 2015 -Think about others and do good /make difference
Give Sadaqah and ZakatA tax that is the duty and social obligation of every Muslim. This as the fourth Pillar of Islam. More & Receive Protection from Allah As we have implemented in the past, this year Ramadan too we are planning to arrange a range program. Your ZakatA tax that is the duty and social obligation of every Muslim. …
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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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Solution: The Morals Of the Qur’an
There are people who are persecuted and tortured to death: innocent babies, people who cannot even afford a loaf of bread, who sleep in cold weather, in tents and even on the streets, who cannot afford medical treatment, or who, despite being old and weak, have to wait for hours, or even days, for hospital care, people who are killed …
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Facebook CEO Recommends Ibn Khaldun’s Muqaddimah
In January 2015, Facebook’s cofounder Mark Zuckerberg launched A Year of Books, a Facebook page dedicated to reading and discussing books that emphasize learning about new cultures, beliefs, histories and technologies. The recommendations up till now had been for mostly modern books. But the latest, the 11th, was the Muqaddimah, written in 1377 by the Arab Muslim historian Ibn Khaldun. …
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Are Digestive Problems Ruining Your Ramadan? – By Anisa Abeytia
Your digestive tract is a self contained unit that doesn't (when working optimally) allow the food you consume to be absorbed and distributed to the body without first sterilizing, identifying and processing it. Without proper digestion there cannot be health. Not only is the health of the gut important for commonly known reasons, but the digestive tract is also home …
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Expecting & Nursing Mothers in Ramadan : No Worries
When Emma gave birth to her first child, Ramadan was only a few days away. For the first time, she found out what it was like not to fast during the holy month – for the whole month. She would spend hours in her room adjusting to life with a newborn. Her cycles included nursing, napping, tending to crying baby, …
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