The Irrationality of Islamophobia | Interview with Deepa Kumar

Much respect to Deepa. She is doing more for the Muslim community than most Muslims!

The Quran Defends the Sunnah - Nouman Ali Khan

Love my Sheikh. Alhamdulilah for him.

More than half of all teenage girls in Pakistan believe domestic violence is justified, report reveals

 

A report carried out by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has revealed that troublingly, more than half of all teenage girls in Pakistan believe that domestic violence is justified for at least one reason. 

Refusing sex was just one of the reasons girls aged between 15 and 19 believed a husband would be justified in beating his wife, while more than 30 per cent of girls of the same age had already experienced physical or sexual violence in Pakistan.

The report, entitled  ‘Sexual and Reproductive Health of Young People in Asia and the Pacific’, also included data from Cambodia, India, Bangladesh and Nepal which revealed similar attitudes about violence against women among teenage boys, the Express Tribune reported. 

Between 25 and 51 per cent said that wife beating was justified.

It was discovered that factors such as low education, unemployment and family history of violence were linked to acceptance of violence in the home.

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CrossTalk on EU migration crisis

Interesting debate.

I'm a middle-aged, white Scottish man who converted to Islam without ever meeting a Muslim. This is how

 

How does a middle-aged, white Scottish man living in the Scottish Highlands end up becoming a Muslim - especially when he hasn't properly met a Muslim in his life?

For me, it all started when I heard the call to prayer from a local mosque while on a beach holiday in Turkey. It woke something up inside me, and inspired me to begin a spiritual quest.

Back home in Inverness, I went to the local bookshop, bought a Qur'an and started to read. While reading, I always asked God to guide me on the journey I had set out on.

A lot of praying. A lot of time on my knees.

The Qur'an really shook me. It's quite a scary book to read because it tells you so much about yourself. Some things that I found out about myself I didn’t like. So I decided to make some changes.

I knew that I could stop reading the Qur'an and halt the process at any time, but I also knew that would mean giving up something really important.

And I knew what the end result of this process would be: I would be a Muslim.

So I kept on reading. I read it three times, looking for the catch. But there was no catch; I was quite comfortable with everything.

The difficult part in all of this was wondering who I would become. Would I become strange, dress differently, speak differently in the eyes of others?

What would my family, friends and workmates think of me?

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What Makes a Muslim Leader? - Suhaib Webb

What is the Ultimate Loss? [Juz 17] - Nouman Ali Khan - Quran Weekly

Prophet Sulaiman's Prayer - Nouman Ali Khan

Muslim Leader Shaykh Umar Al-Qadri responds to Migrant sex attacks in Cologne

Great perpective from this shaykh.

Love and Mercy

“And among His signs is this: that He created mates for you from yourselves that you may find rest and peace of mind in them, and He ordained between you love and mercy. Certainly, herein indeed are signs for people who reflect.”——— The Qur’an in Ar Rum, Chapter 30, verse 21.

Advice from Sidina: LOST VIRGINITY AT 17!

I commend this couple they give great advice and encouragement in deen to young people.

Be productive!

 

The Prophet  used to seek refuge in Allah  from laziness that he used to mention it daily in this dua: “O Allah, I take refuge in You from anxiety and sorrow, weakness and laziness, miserliness and cowardice, the burden of debts and from being over powered by men.” [Sahih Bukhari]

Click to read more: http://productivemuslim.com/30-islamic-inspirational-quotes/#ixzz3yv7fPZYV 

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