MAS Freedom's Aishah Schwartz: Time Well Spent - Profile of a Muslim American Woman Ms. Aishah Schwartz is an American revert to Islam born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, who made her Shahada (profession of faith) at the conclusion of a Jummah Prayer service on April 19, 2002, at The World Bank in Washington, D.C.

The Life of Muhammad (pbuh) Part I Makkah had been a pagan pilgrimage site since the beginning of Arab history. Since every Arab sought to travel to it, it was a de facto capital of the peninsula. And in this preeminent city, Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) would be born in 570.

The Life of Muhammad (pbuh) Part II God allowed the Muslims to fight in self-defense and to end persecution.

Fasting & Ramadan Siyam is one of the main pillars of Islam. It is mentioned in the Quran and Sunnah.

Ramadan Index

Ramadan, The Blessed Month Allah (subhanahu wa t'ala) created man fully equipped with all integral aspects of his entity - physical, mental, spiritual - so that he would recognize his fitra, his purpose, and accomplish the goal in his life to which he has committed himself.

Ramadan All praise is due to Allah who created us to worship Him. May the peace, blessings, and mercy of Allah (SWT) be upon the final of messengers and those who follow him until the Day of Judgment.

Seize the Ramadan Opportunity The Prophet (PBUH) once told his Companions: “A blessed month has come to you. Allah has made fasting during it obligatory upon you. During it, the gates to Paradise are opened and the gates of Hellfire are locked, and the devils are chained.

The Virtues of Fasting (Siyam) In Islam, fasting means “to abstain from something.”...In more general terms, it means to abstain from food, drink, and sexual intercourse, from dawn until sunset after making the explicit intention to do so for Allah’s sake.

Rules of Siyam There are two essential requirements for one's fast to be accepted...

Permissible Acts While Fasting

The Manners of Fasting

Care in Building Characteristics of the Believers From the morals and manners of the Salaf was that they would constantly search their souls to breed in them the characteristics of the believers, and to discard the characteristics of the hypocrites...

Latino Americans Embracing Islam The call to prayer echoed throughout the corridors of the mosque when Jamil slipped off his shoes and entered the prayer hall test...

Our Human Relations: An Islamic Perspective

Humbleness versus Arrogance