Debates

I read a story about a couple who had a joint account and pooled money into the account without touching a kobo of it. …

What Islams says about fifty shades of grey…

Islam is a complete religion. Believers are scattered across many racial and regional groups but are bound together by common essential beliefs and…

When the Colonialists came to Africa, their first guides were black free men. The people they bought slaves from, were also black, free men.…

My 31 year old sister Bilkis is a very good lady. She is a successful Muslim woman, being high class doctor. She is a devoted Muslim. Yet she is still unmarried. Unfortunately this is the sad reality among many successful Muslim women today.…

Many non-Muslims have the erroneous opinion that Islam was spread by the sword. The image is so ingrained in their minds, it is almost impossible to remove. …

With conflict in the Middle East making headlines and anti-Muslim backlash a nationwide concern, the public discourse around Islamophobia has grown considerably in the US, and NY's Linda Sarsour is unstoppable on the subject. In an interview with onislam.net Linda reveals why she joined a six-panel discussion on Islamophobia in Brooklyn, New York.…

Like any religion related topic, Islamic jurisprudence always has a good amount of ‘on-call’ “experts” from a diverse spectrum (liberal, conservative, activists alike) that are prepared to hop into the moment’s conversation…

Zakat is a form of alms mandated by Islamic scripture. The coordination of this massive giving project has taken several forms throughout history. In today’s western world, Muslim charities play a central role…

Just before Maghreb prayers, many Saudis now use social media applications such as Snapchat to share pictures of dishes and messages with family and friends…

Saudi families prefer not to hold weddings during Ramadan although prominent scholar Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Baz said in his fatwa that to …

British terrorist “Jihadi John” has reportedly left the Islamic State (aka ISIS) group, fearing for his life after being identified six months earlier as …

A British photographer, Mahtab Hussain recently released ‘Muslim Ghettos’ that shows areas of Birmingham that are …

Modernity has given us a de-divinized public order. It has suppressed the truth of the Soul for the harmony of the City. It has reduced the mandate of Divine Vicegerency to a …

I was a marked man—publicly labeled an infidel for my blasphemous argument that Islam and my homosexuality could co-exist…

I was deeply amused by Umm Zakiyyah's recently published article entitled ''Good Muslims Don't Think About Sex''. The absurd reaction shown by the assistant teacher against an…

Few scholars (and yet many “religious” Muslims) claim that women scholars should not teach mixed gatherings openly as men scholars do and …

Commonly translated as 'jealousy', the term 'gheerah' has unfortunately been used to justify extremely controlling and even abusive behavior from men towards …

“There were prawns tempura and other pricy exotic dishes in the dinner menu. And the wedding ended with the groom whisking his bride away in …

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger…

• It is true that the contract of marriage grants a husband the right to intimacy with his wife, and vice versa, however, this does not …

Today, there are also many confused responses to the very notion of a polygamous family. It has reached a point where there is now an associated stereotype that the polygamous family is not …

It is difficult to obtain objective statistical data on the marriage pool of American Muslims, but based on my own anecdotal experiences, I can confirm that the American Muslim community indeed encourages…

One of the most common, yet groundless, accusations being made against Islam is that it forces itself on others. The picture presented is that if…