Time: A Divine Covenant

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By Fatema Kahil They are indeed infamous: individuals who are always late. It seems that no matter what the circumstance or the occasion, they just can’t appear to be on time. Some even attempt to justify their chronic tardiness with a litany of excuses: traffic on the Interstate-5, a sick relative, or even DNA tuned…

The Eid of Sacrifice

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The history of Islam saw absolute sacrifice and submission in the way of Allah only twice. Prophet Ibrahim (as), the Father of Faith himself, was the first to take the test of submission. Ibrahim (as) displayed his obedience to Allah (swt) by readily submitting completely to God’s will. Allah (swt) exempt Prophet Ibrahim from continuing…