Palestine Awareness Week, UCLA
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Love for the sake of Allah (swt)
“Love for the sake of Allah” Although we’ve heard the phrase many times have we ever stopped to think what it truly means? Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “Allah Almighty will say on the Day of Rising, ‘Where are those who loved one…
Analysis of Piety
Analysis of Piety (from ahmad fareed Hafidhullaah) From the morals and manners of the righteous was that they would strictly analyze their taqwa (piety) never claiming to be a possessor of such. Allah the Most High has said, “Therefore do not declare yourselves as being purified. He knows best who has taqwa.” [53:32] The Messenger…
Reflections on MSA West 2010
Over the past weekend I was fortunate enough to participate in an event that was both inspirational and educational. The event I am referring to was MSA West, hosted at the University of California Davis. After getting through the near 7 even hour drive there my expectations were high. Because after traveling in a car…
A Request for help from the Brothers and Sisters at UC Irvine
-In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful- Assalamu alaykum (peace be upon you), You may have heard of the recent event at UC Irvine with Michael Oren, the ambassador of Israel to the US. While he was invited by a student organization to speak on US-Israeli relations, the UCI Law School and the…
Reflections from a Muslim Convert: Shahada
I texted Neda when I was outside of Haines. She met me outside. I didn’t know how to put on a Hijab and asked her if she could help me put it on. She said that it wasn’t necessary and I began to wonder if she was pulling my leg. She dragged me into the…
Reflections from a Muslim Convert: Circle of Influence
There are three influential Muslims who impacted my life and spurred my decision to become Muslim. The first of them is a graduate student with whom I am very close. She studies Islam at the academic level despite being Muslim herself. Conversations with her really opened my eyes to what Islam preaches and the meanings…
Reflections from a Muslim Convert
My name is Melanie and in October of 2009, I converted to Islam. This statement has profound implications because it implies that, for a period of time before my conversion, a curiosity regarding Islam brewed within me that eventually led to my conversion. I was born on August, 1987 to an Iranian woman whom I…
“My Book is your Book”: UCLA Students Fund Raise for Literacy
Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), a student activist group on campus, recently undertook a unique – and ultimately, successful – endeavor to bring aid to children in refugee camps in the Middle East by attempting to diffuse knowledge through literature. They put together a two day event, co-sponsored by the United Arab Society, promoting…
UCLA Peace Pole
Peace is the calm of the landscape about us, with little moviement except the wind and the rising sun. It is a calm that seems almost threatening and unbelievable, unbelievable because rarely mankind is witnessed to be so serene and complacent. It is only after the dust has settled and the sun has reached its…