The Real and the Fake 700 year old Great Mosque of Xi'an, China

We know that Internet is full of fake stuff. One such email doing rounds is the "700 year old Mosque in Xian Shanxi, China from the time of the Ming dynasty. The entire Quran is written on the walls of the mosque." An example of this tweet is here:

The Trifecta of Rape Culture, Sexual Abuse and Muslim Communities – Debunking False Statements

Editorial Note: TRIGGER WARNING

– This article contains explicit stories of sexual assault and trauma. This is part one of a two-part series on rape culture and sexual abuse within Muslim communities. Part one debunks common false statements often given to excuse or ignore sexual abuse and trauma. Part two of this series, coming next week, will look at other arguments used to blame victims, and the author will examine them from the Islamic standpoint. Also, the terms “victim” and “survivor” are both used in this piece at the discretion of the person who was relating their story of sexual trauma.

What Can I Do If I'm Being Forced To Marry Someone? | Ustadha Taimiyyah Zubair

Forced marriage is a crime a sin and means parents are destroying the lives of their own children. It has to stop! Say No! Seek Help!

History of Imam Husain And His Martyrdom

When we invite strangers or guests and make them free of our family circle, that means the greatest out-flowing of our hearts to them. The events that I am going to describe refer to some of the most touching incidents of our domestic history in their spiritual aspect. We ask our brethren of other faiths to come, and share with us some of the thoughts which are called forth by this event. As a matter of fact all students of history are aware that the horrors that are connected with the great event of Kerbela did more than anything else to unite together the various contending factions which had unfortunately appeared at that early stage of Muslim history. You know the old Persian saying applied to the Prophet:

Martyrdom of Imam Hussein as a day of unity

Muharram, the 10th of the Islamic calendar brings out fissures in the Muslim community. Its a day when a segment of Muslims mourn the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet and the other segment that equally loves the Prophet and his family, minimize or ignore the martyrdom. While one segment fasts on the day commemorating a Jewish tradition that says that on this day Prophet Moses saved his people from the tyranny of Pharaoh, the other grieves, laments and remembers the martyrdom of Imam Hussein by self-flagellation.

Happy Islamic New Year

“The number of months in the sight of Allah are twelve (in a year). So ordained by Him the day He created the heavens and the earth; Of them four are sacred: That is the right religion. So wrong not yourselves therein.” (At-Tawbah: 36)

Story of Adam - Khutbah by Nouman Ali Khan (photos)

Excellent Khutbah by the Ustadh, mashaAllah.

The dark secret of Thailand’s child brides

The legal loophole has also created what Thai children’s rights activist Anchana Heemmina described as the “big business of cross-border marriage” – Malaysian men crossing into southern Thailand to easily engage in underage or polygamous marriages for which getting approval in Malaysia would be impossible or a very lengthy process.

Jewish Woman Wanted To See Prophet Muhammad (SAW)

I'm reading this wonderful scholar's book 'The first Muslim' at the moment and would very much reccomend it.

The true story of Fatima al-Fihri, the founder of the world’s first known university

Fatima al-Fihri was a Muslim woman from Tunisia who founded the first known university more than 1,000 years ago: the University of al-Qarawiyyin in Fez, Morocco. Guinness World Records acknowledges it as the oldest existing and continually operating educational institution in the world. 

Love in the Time of Quraysh

Love is a powerful theme that features throughout history, with the power to launch a thousand ships or destroy a country. Zainab bint RasulAllah (sallAllahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) is an example of the strength of love and a Muslim woman’s patience and courage.

What Andalusia Can Teach Us About Muslims and Non-Muslims Living Together

“The loss of Andalusia is like losing part of my body,” H.R.H. Prince Turki al-Faisal told me.

Ghoutah`s Children (Syria) - Important Khutbah 2018

Stay Spiritually Afloat | Yasmin Mogahed

How To Do Istikhara || كيفية القيام الاستخارة || Mufti Ismail Menk || HolySpeech

WHY NOT HAPPY after MARRIAGE ? - YASMIN MOGAHED

Where is the "Muslim World?" | Professor Tony McEnery

Domestic Violence awareness interview: Marzana Rahman

When Malcolm X visited Smethwick after racist election

On February 12, 1965, Malcolm X, with his brow-line glasses perched high above his nose, walked along the terraced houses of Marshall Street in Smethwick, a small and bleak UK town in the West Midlands.

She’s The Most Famous Sufi Woman In The World: Meet Rabia al-Adawiyya

Praying, fasting or paying alms to the poor. These are religious practices that a lot of religious people do. However, it would be wrong to assume that simply carrying out these religious practices is the sole purpose of the life of a believing person. All the things that people do serve a higher purpose, namely allowing spiritual growth and developing closeness to God.