Mahabba and Al-Talib Newsmagazine held the fourth installment of “Convertsations” this past Thursday on February 25, 2016. Convertsations is a panel in which fellow brother and sister converts share the experiences and tribulations in their life that led them to take the shahada (Islamic proclamation of faith) and their life beyond that. For this quarter’s…
“Or were they created by nothing, or were they the creators [of themselves]?” (Quran Surah 52. Ath Thuur verse 35) During my first year at UCLA, I decided to go to a Dawah workshop held by one of the brothers involved in the MSA. The goal of the workshop was to teach Muslims how to…
“And He provides for him from (sources) he never could imagine. And if anyone puts his trust in Allah, sufficient is (Allah) for him. For Allah will surely accomplish his purpose: verily, for all things has Allah appointed a due proportion.” (Surah At-Talaq: 3) One summer, my dad and I went to the airport to…
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “When anyone of you stands for the prayers, Satan comes and puts him in doubts till he forgets how many rak’at he has prayed. So if this happens to anyone of you, he should perform two prostrations of Sahu [forgetfulness] while sitting.” Sahih al-Bukhari 1232, When it came to salah, often…
