7 Conquests He ﷺ Promised Before The Hour | Signs of the Hour Ep. 7 | Dr. Omar Suleiman

 

Do you believe in “impossible” victories? 

The Prophet ﷺ foretold several conquests that would occur before the emergence of the Dajjal. Many have already happened. The timing of Ghazwat al-Hind (Battle for India) is debated. And in between are other events he ﷺ predicted, such as the Mongol invasions. 

From Jerusalem to Constantinople, discover which battles and conquests are part of the signs of the Day of Judgement. 

"I remember breaking my fast alone...thinking if this was it...

 

“I don’t think we were shown the right Islam,” she says.

She used to sneak to Madrasa (Islamic School), holding onto her faith in silence, until her family found out.

They told her to leave.

At just 17 years old, Claire had nowhere to go.

She remembers her first Ramadan clearly.
“I remember breaking my fast with almost nothing,” she said.
“Sitting there thinking… is this what it’s meant to be like?”

Today, Claire’s story is not just one of struggle, it’s one of resilience.
And there are many women like her, still breaking their fasts alone, still choosing faith despite the cost.

This Ramadan, many revert women are facing it alone, with no family to spend it with. You can be their family.

People who use issues of Ummah for their benefit - Shaykh Hamza Yusuf

 

In this insightful lecture, Shaykh Hamza Yusuf discusses the life and legacy of Imam Al-Ghazali. Learn how his teachings, wisdom, and critiques shaped Islamic thought, including his views on Sufism, logic, and the spiritual dimensions of Islam. A timeless scholar with a profound impact on our tradition.

Where Is Allah When The Ummah Hurts? | Dr. Omar Suleiman

When the Ummah screams and the tyrants laugh, some may say “where is Allah?” For years, the resilient Palestinians and others have endured unimaginable hardships, and the past several weeks of horrifying oppression may have shaken us to our core. How do we show complete trust in Allah even when our enemies claim He is absent?

Uniting Our Ummah When Politics Divide | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

 

Trigger Warning: Depression, self-harm, suicide

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A sister who had been practicing self harm reached out to me. Some of her community members knew about what she was going through after she confided in them but she felt she received little support.

She attempted suicide. She was hospitalized. People knew about it. She received little help from those who could have been there for her.

She wore hijab but in the hospital, they would not allow her to wear it out of fear she could use it as a tool for self harm.

She had been struggling with her faith for some time and when she was released she decided that even though she believed hijab is an obligation, she couldn’t continue to wear it for the time being.

And now all of a sudden, she felt like so many in the community wanted to get involved. Now they reached out and asked what had happened with her hijab, did she lose her Eman? The community was so ready to be there to support her when they were worried about her struggle with HIJAB. Where what about when she was struggling with her LIFE?

You may say that it’s easy for us to discuss hijab and we may not know how to approach topics of mental health or depression or self harm or suicide. But what does that say about us as a community? What does that say about what we prioritize? We know how to police women’s choices when it comes to dress, but as a greater community, we often have no idea how to protect a person’s life.

There are some exemplary Muslim communities who do not reflect this reality and provide necessary services, such as counseling and support groups which focus on nurturing friendships and classes which are healing in spirituality. But there are too many narratives like this one.

Obviously this post is not intended to encourage removing hijab or to minimize the obligation and importance of it. It’s unfortunate I have to even state that knowing that some may demonize even posting about this issue as belittling the importance of hijab.

It’s to point out that if we are a community who is more concerned about someone’s dress than someone’s life, we need to evaluate our understanding of Islam. To send the message that a woman’s spiritual or life worth equates to the clothing she wears is traumatic, it is toxic, and it can cause a person to question their very faith itself.

This sister didn’t need a community to tell her to cover her hair again. She needed a community who would be there for her as she slowly pieced her life, her heart and her faith back together again.

Schisms and heterodoxy among Muslims

One of Islam's major objectives is to achieve unity of mankind through unity of God. The first and essential step toward unity of mankind is the unity of the Muslim community (Umma.) Quran's exhortations to Muslims to remain united are stated in clear and unambiguous terms. "And hold fast, all together, unto the bond with Allah, and do not draw apart from one another. And remember the blessings, which Allah has bestowed upon you: how you were enemies, He brought hearts together, so that through His blessings you become brethren". (Al-Imran. 6:159 and Al-Anbiya. 21:92-93.) Islam's annoyance at those who tear apart the unity of the community "wide asunder piece by piece, --" (Al-Muminun. 23:52-52) is unmistakable. The condemnation of previous communities who have broken apart in sects also appears forcefully on multiple occasions. (Al-Anam. 6:159 and Al-Anbiya. 21:92-93.)

It is therefore surprising and perplexing to see how divided and torn apart the Muslim community is. Heterodoxy or departure from the original religious point of view of the Quran and Sunnah (The way) of Prophet Muhammad appears to be the rule rather than the exception. In fact sometimes it is difficult to identify a group that is universally accepted as truly representing the tenets of Quran. There are a multitude of Islamic and quasi-Islamic sects. In one instance an entirely new religion has evolved. This old and continuing phenomenon of discord and heterodoxy deserves close scrutiny and analysis. 

- See more at: http://www.islamicity.com/articles/Articles.asp?ref=IC0404-2265#sthash.EoyrU8Ic.dpuf

Quran's Solution to Muslims Fighting Each Other

Disagreements and Divisions in Our Ummah - Nouman Ali Khan

Nouman Ali Khan - Signs of a Hypocrite

Reliance on Allah: The Cure For An Ummah in Crisis - By Abdal Hakim Murad

Scant compassion for Muslim Rohingya refugees

Entering the Rohingya camps along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border is restricted.

Officially they don't even exist, but in reality authorities tolerate their presence. Bangladeshi official say there are about 300,000 unregistered Muslim Rohingya refugees from Myanmar living in dismal and squalid conditions with no electricity or drinking water and restricted from access to hospitals or schools. Leaving the camps is prohibited, but many find a way out anyway.

Visitors are not welcome, especially ones with cameras. Police informants are placed inside and out to keep an eye on unauthorised visitors. We managed to sneak in during a sudden spell of heavy monsoon downpour. The rains were a blessing; the police informants ran for cover and we walked unnoticed into the camp. As we climbed up the narrow muddy lanes, an eerie silence hung thick in the air. Behind each improvised tent we passed, we could see the eyes of men, women and children peering out. They were all quiet, as if in hiding. Some were shaking. They were scared.

Last month, sectarian violence between the Rohingya Muslim minority and the Buddhist majority left about 80 dead and many more injured in Myanmar's Rakhine state bordering Bangladesh. The violence was taken as a sign of more to come; thousands tried to flee across the border into Bangladesh and they continue to do so.

Authorities in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka do not see these fleeing Rohingyas as refugees but as illegal asylum seekers, and the country's border guards are under strict order to send them back to where they came from. Still, many make it across.

Huddled in a dark makeshift tent made of mud and plastic sheets, I tried to speak to a group of them. It took time to build trust, to get the conversation going. Their silence speaks much louder than words. Some wept. A 14-year-old girl broke the silence.

She said one word.

"Rape".

The others followed suit. They told us the Myanmar army and police go house to house, abducting men and sexually abusing women. One of the elders described what was happening in his homeland as state sponsored sectarian violence. And it is escalating, he said.

For decades, Muslim Rohingyas have suffered extreme discrimination. Their dark skin and religious difference are a source of deep prejudice amongst Myanmar's Buddhist majority.  They are prohibited from owning land, running businesses, practicing their religion or getting married.

Myanmar's move towards democracy last year instilled many Rohingya with a new sense of hope. Most are supporters of Aung San Suu Kyi, but she has remained uncomfortably quiet on their plight.

Roughly 29,000 Rohingya are recognised as refugees by the Bangladeshi government and UNHCR. In the eyes of the Bangladesh authorities the 300,000 others don't exist, so they do not receive any UN aid.  A handful of aid agencies work with them, but none of them want to be filmed or named.

They say if we film these camps, the Bangladeshi authorities could shut their aid programmes down. Authorities have already refused $33m in UN aid money for the Rohingya and local Bangladeshi community in the area, saying that this would make life too comfortable and may risk attracting more refugees to Bangladesh.

As the downpour turned to a drizzle we made our way out of the camp before the informants showed up. The monsoon weather kept us safe, before it stopped we had to move. As we hurried out, a group of Rohingyas hurried in, like us, using the rain as the only source of cover.

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The faithful...

Truly the faithful are to one another like components of a building - each part supports the other (Muslim, Bukhari)

Real Change

I am the orphan of Gaza. I am the deformed of Iraq. I am the violated of Afghanistan. I am the bombarded of Pakistan. I am the martyr of Uzbekistan. I am the oppressed of Bahrain. I am the catalyst of Tunisia. I am the hope of Egypt. I am the courage of Syria. I am the determination of Yemen. I am the martyr of Libya. I am the solidarity of the Muslim world. I am the Ummah of Muhammad(pbuh). I am the real change.