Happy Friday / Jummah Mubarak “We will certainly send you trials of fear, hunger, and the loss of wealth, people and crops, so give good news to the steadfast, who say when disaster strikes them, ‘We belong to God and to Him we will return.’ It is they who have their Lord’s grace and mercy,…Read more Life’s Difficulties
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Friday Reflections 10.06.2022
Salam alaikum and Jummah Mubarak! I read and discuss the story of the Seven Sleepers of the Cave, from Surah Al-Kahf in the Holy Quran, which highlights an account of seven Awliya Allah (Saints) from early Christianity remembered and revered by both Christians and Muslims alike. May Allah ﷻ forgive us and grant us to…Read more Friday Reflections 10.06.2022
The Lightning
“And among His wonders is this: He displays before you the lightning, giving rise to [both] fear and hope, and sends down water from the skies, giving life thereby to the earth after it had been lifeless: in this, behold, there are messages indeed for people who use their reason!” ~ Holy Quran 30:24 (M.…Read more The Lightning
The Best of Humanity
“And nothing prevents people from believing, when the guidance comes to them, except that they say: Has Allāh raised up a mortal to be a messenger?”~ Holy Quran 17:94 (Muhammad Ali) One of the biggest hurdles to belief is that Allah ﷻ chose human beings through which to reach out and guide humanity. But while…Read more The Best of Humanity
Common Ground Between Religions
“Those to whom We gave the Book rejoice at what has been sent down to you, but some of the opposing factions deny part of it. Say, ‘I have been commanded to worship God alone and not to associate anything with Him. To Him I invite others, and to Him I shall return.’” ~ Holy…Read more Common Ground Between Religions
Paul Salahuddin Armstrong 