Posted in Quran, character building, faith, history, inspirational, islam, moses, motivational, muslim, muslim women, religion, sisterhood, spirituality, women, women in islam, world, tagged Asiyah, Firaun, islam, kids, muslim, Pharoah, Quran, Stories, video on August 31, 2007 | 6 Comments »
Assiyya, Pharaoh’s Wife
Narrated Abû Mûsa (radhi Allahu anhu) : Allah’s Messenger (salallahu alaihi wa sallam) said, “Many amongst men reached (the level of) perfection but none amongst the women reached this level except Assiyya - Pharaoh’s wife, and Mary - the daughter of ‘Imrân. And no doubt, the superiority of ‘Aisha to other women is [...]
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Posted in cancer, disease, faith, family, friendship, health, inspirational, life, motivational, surviors, television, thoughts, women, world on August 30, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Last night as I was channel surfing something caught my eye. The title was Crazy Sexy Cancer and it was on TLC. I paused to check it out and I was so impressed. It made me laugh, cry, hope, and the best part it’s real. I highly recommend watching. You can check the schedule on [...]
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Posted in Islam in America, appearance, brotherhood, character, clothing, culture, dress, faith, islam, life, muslim, muslim men, opinion, religion, spirituality, thoughts, world on August 30, 2007 | 28 Comments »
A muslim man and his wife are walking down a crowded street in Miami. It’s hot and humid. The woman is covered showing nothing but her hands and face and the man……well, many times is in jeans and a t-shirt or perhaps shorts and a t-shirt. Now, I’m not screaming “haram!” at these men. Of [...]
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Posted in faith, history, inspirational, islam, muslim, muslim women, religion, sisterhood, spirituality, women, women in islam, world on August 27, 2007 | 19 Comments »
Fatimah bint Muhammad
Fatimah was the fifth child of Muhammad and Khadijah. She was born at a time when her noble father had begun to spend long periods in the solitude of mountains around Makkah, meditating and reflecting on the great mysteries of creation.
This was the time, before the Bithah, when her eldest sister Zaynab was [...]
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Posted in Interfaith dialogue, da'wah, education, faith, islam, life, motivational, muslim, muslim women, religion, sisterhood, spirituality, stereotyping, thoughts, women, world on August 24, 2007 | 14 Comments »
19 Things Sisters can do for Islam in America(or anywhere in the world really)
By: A SoundVision Staff Writer
Sisters, as much as brothers, are responsible for contributing to Islamic work in America. There are a number of things that can be done on a personal, family and community level.
Sound Vision talked to four Muslim sisters who [...]
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Posted in Interfaith dialogue, christianity, faith, history, inspirational, islam, muslim, muslim women, people, religion, sisterhood, spirituality, women, women in islam, world, tagged Isa, islam, Jesus, kids, Mary, Maryam, muslim, Quran, Stories on August 21, 2007 | 8 Comments »
Jesus and The Virgin Mary in Islam
By Juan Galvan
Many people may be surprised that Muslims love Mary, the mother of Jesus. In the Quran, no woman is given more attention than Mary. Mary receives the most attention of any woman mentioned in the Quran even though all the Prophets with the exception of Adam had [...]
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Posted in America, appearance, behavior, converts, faith, islam, life, marriage, muslim, muslim women, observations, people, prejudice, religion, thoughts, women, women in islam, world on August 20, 2007 | 22 Comments »
Ever heard the Lenny Kravitz song “American Woman.” It goes something like: “American woman stay away from me…”. Well, I tend to think that the American women are the ones who need to be concerned.
Obviously, I am a Muslim. So,I’m talking mostly about Muslims henceforth. I know non Muslim men misbehave as well. Heck, even American [...]
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Posted in faith, history, islam, knowledge, marriage, muslim, religion, spirituality, women, world on August 17, 2007 | 13 Comments »
This is easily one of the most controversial and debated topics among Muslims and non-Muslims. Many Muslims do not even know how to answer questions about this topic and instead choose to ignore it or lie about it. While many non-Muslims use this marriage as an opportunity to insult the Islamic faith and portray the [...]
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Posted in character building, faith, history, islam, muslim, muslim women, religion, women, women in islam, world on August 17, 2007 | 6 Comments »
KHADIJA bint Khuwaylid
Khadijah, may Allah be pleased with her, came from a noble family. Her father Khuwaylid had been one of the most honored leaders of their tribe until he was killed in battle. Her husband had also died, leaving her a very wealthy woman. When Muhammad (peace be upon him) was still a [...]
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Posted in Interfaith dialogue, Islam in America, da'wah, faith, history, islam, life, muslim, peace, religion, thoughts, tolerance, world on August 15, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Was Islam Spread By the Sword?
One of the bizarre myths perpetuated about Islam, during the centuries of mistrust during and after the Crusades, is that Muslim armies forced people to accept Islam at the point of the sword. Unfortunately this myth survives to this day.Many Western scholars have now [...]
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