The Sacred Moon and The Sacred Month
As the month of Ramadhaan comes to an end, I am reminded of a conversation over coffee with a dear friend and she was telling me about where she drew her Divinity from, “The Moon,”
The Right Age for Marriage?
I recently started following pages on Instagram relating to South Asian heritage and saw this caption posted by @southasianqueens: “I feel like marriage conversations and pressures often start much before the age of 24. I
Two Poems
Reborn They asked me why I changed my hair and got rid of all my old clothes. As I tie the strings to my silk dress, I smile and say I'm being reborn again.
Who is Rizwan?
Many of us, especially young Muslims of Colour in my generation, regardless of where we find ourselves geographically, have been following British actor Riz Ahmed’s journey from the time of its inception. Be it through
The Encompassing Nature of the Prophetic
Bismillahi ar-rahmani ar-Rahim In an article on the effects of secularism and liberalism on the Mosque, Dr. Abdul Hakim Sherman Jackson, observed that our contemporary approach to Islam as a mere “religion” was inspired by
Eid in Lockdown: A Documentary
In 2020, Muslims around the world celebrated their annual Eid-ul-Fitr festival in an uncommon way due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In contrast to the normal communal festive celebrations with many friends and family, Eid was
The Malcolm X Series: Part II
Last month, this writer wrote an introduction to series of articles that are intended to draw lessons from the life of Malcolm X. In this part, we will examine his life from his birth up
12 Deen Boosting Books to Read in 2021
Reading is an intricate part of Islam. The first chapter of the Quran to be revealed, Surah Iqra, and the circumstances surrounding its revelation is a clear pointer to this. Hence, seeking knowledge through reading
Daniel Abdal-Hayy Moore, A Sufi Beatnik Poet For Our Time
THREE POEMS BY DANIEL ABDAL-HAYY MOORE (1940 - 2016) SIREN AT NIGHT Why is it a siren at night sounds like someone crying for help or else despairing of help? Why is
How to Pour Without Emptying
‘How do you pour without emptying yourself?’ I ask myself this question several times. The answer I get is always the same; ‘You don’t.’ The first time I felt this way, like I wasn’t doing