Away from Home in Ramadan
I am indeed a stranger in a strange land. It is nothing like the Ramadan that I’m used to. Yet, despite the environment that I find myself in, I have actually been quite blessed this Ramadan.
In Photos: Ramadan Nights
During the last few nights of Ramadan, Muslims engage in more acts of worship in the hopes of catching the Night of Power. Here is a glimpse of how some Muslims are spending their Ramadan nights in America and abroad.
7 Steps: HOW TO make a du’aa list
They say that the last two minutes before iftaar is one of the craziest. It’s when we are quickly frying the last pakoraas or frantically searching for the dates in the fridge or staring at the plate of food in front of us while we wait for the exact second it officially becomes maghrib. Those last couple of minutes are wasted in acts like these and show us how we foolishly overlook one of the major blessings of Ramadan.
Talbina in 3 EASY steps
Talbina is a simple dish that was enjoyed by the prophet Muhammed (pbuh) and his companions. It is made from barley flour, milk, water and is often sweetened with honey. The prophet (pbuh) used this dish as a means for curing the sick and to comforting those who have lost loved ones. Here’s how you can make it in 3 easy steps…
Connecting Charity to Forgiveness
As we finish up the second ten days of Ramadan, the days of forgiveness, I stop to ponder – what are some different things I can do to attain Allah’s forgiveness?
Top tips for Ramadan success
Allah promises us that He will forgive all our sins if we fast under two conditions: that we do it with sincere faith and we do it to please Him. What does it mean to have sincere faith while fasting? Allah says in the Qur’an that fasting was prescribed to us so that we may become righteous (2:183). But how does fasting lead to righteousness?
The Inverted Classroom
Universities like my own have increasingly turned to online classrooms to accommodate more students into these already packed courses. Some educators, however, are using a hybrid of online and in-classroom courses to produce a more valuable educational experience.
Reflections from the Hindu-Muslim Mixer
Inspired from my previous experience at the “Lunar-Dharmacakra Mixer,” I was fired up and blazed to attend the Muslim Union’s next event where Muslims met with the Hindu Students Association at the Hindu-Muslim mixer. I took the liberty of dubbing this mixer “Forum of the Falasifa Pandits.” This, like the last Mixer’s name , has a deeper meaning attached to it.
In Photos: Occupy Irvine
The occupy movement reached Irvine this October. Nadia Afredi, a UCLA student, shares her photos from the protest.
A Conversation with a Native American on the Environment
I was having a hard time tearing my attention away from his words, spoken in a soothing tone, in order to take notes on his answers. But how else would I capture his wise thoughts?