Young Man Digs a Grave

MashaAllah, Riza was one of my roommates during the certification, and he is a remarkable person. May Allah bless him in all his endeavors, forgive him his mistakes and sins, and enter him into Jannat al Firdaus without question.

Funny Jingle for Muslim Singles | Practimate.com

MashaAllah -- this jingle sums up the conundrum of marriage for practicing Muslims living in communities where traditional arranged marriages often fail to meet the needs of men and women.

May Allah put barakat in the training, matching, and humor at Practimate.

Halal and Haram part 1 of 25

Imagine if the food you ate were haram -- what would do to your relationship with Allah? What would it do to your salat? What would it do to your ibadat? How would it effect you in this life?

And how would you avoid such evil in your life?

Well, the income with which you buy that food -- that, too, needs to be halal. The same money that buys the roof over your head, the clothes on your back. All of it needs to be halal.

That's why I am so glad to have found this lecture series. May Allah make it a cause of success for me and for you, ameen.

Architectural Proposal for New Extension of Masjid al Haram

bismillah was salamu alaykum. i think the new plans are interesting, but i notice that the "grand doors" will effectively remove at least two levels of "tawaf" space from the Haram. tawaf is often translated as circumambulation, but to understand the impact just realize that each tawaf circuit means moving in a continuous circle around the Kaaba.

right now during Hajj, but also during Umrah, one finds people making tawaf inside the masjid itself on the first, and second floors, or on its roof or in its basement in the most crowded times.

this new plan's greatest flaw in my opinion is its apparent impact on tawaf.

from a design perspective, i like the arches individually, and love the careful effort to maximize views of the Kaaba.

but the lines of arches look more to me like vertebrae, and the effect is not immediately to me of a person in sujud, as of some great beasts which came to a watering hole and died there. now only their bleached spines and ribs attesting to their presence.

from the sky, the structure, if it did replace the whole of the current Haram, would be much more like a beautiful flower. but as long as one can look at the profile, i for one would have to force myself to think "sujud."

i hope they make istikhara before they make any final decisions. :)

Br. Nouman Gives Riddle To Qabeelat Hosna

that's right! Bayyinah Institute has teamed up with Al Maghrib to present beneficial knowledge to both student bodies, inshaAllah.

inshaAllah -- it is going to be a great class. make sure you sign up in take the class in Houston! :)

MashaAllah, peace paving their way...

it is a moving convoy...

We're Going to Gaza - More From Viva Palestina

innalhamdolillah, wa bismillah. this is a convoy of good people, standing up for a just cause. may they find peace on the road ahead of them, and peace behind them. peace to the right of them, and peace to the left of them. peace above them, and may their way be paved with peace.

lol, Galloway said “Allaho Akbar.” may Allah guide him soon to say “la ilaha illAllah” with his whole heart.