Alhamdulillah, I and some of the brothers and sisters from our community were blessed to go for Hajj this year. As we know, on an average, between 2.5 to 3 million Muslims make this journey every year to Mecca. They come from all over the world and gather at the same place, at the same … [Read more…]
Greetings of peace, I am Munawar Haque – Imam of the mosque and Islamic Center known as the ‘American Muslim Diversity Association,’ (AMDA), located in the city of Sterling Heights. I feel truly blessed to be amid the proud members of the ‘Dialog Direct’ team who have gathered here to celebrate the grand opening of … [Read more…]
In the Name of God – Most Compassionate Most Merciful. Greetings of peace! May the peace, blessings and mercy of God be upon all of you. I am Munawar Haque – Imam at the American Muslim Diversity Association (AMDA), a mosque and Islamic center located in the city of Sterling Heights. What a beautiful gathering! … [Read more…]
الحمد لله رب العالمين والصلاة والسلام على سيد المرسلين وعلى آله وأصحابه أجمعين Brothers and sisters! Fasting six days of Shawwal after the day of Eid ul-Fitr is not obligatory. However, it is a sunnah, and highly recommended. There is a hadith in Sahih Muslim that says: مَنْ صَامَ رَمَضَانَ ثُمَّ أَتْبَعَهُ سِتًّا مِنْ … [Read more…]
Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh, My dear brothers and sisters! InshaAllah, we are about to enter into the blessed month of Ramadan. Ramadan Mubarak to all of you. In His infinite wisdom, Allah (SWT) has made certain times, certain people, certain places, and certain objects more holy and blessed than others. The prophets … [Read more…]
الحمد لله رب العالمين والصلاة والسلام على سيد المرسلين وعلى آله وأصحابه أجمعين We should try not to be overly sad over what has happened in the past and should not be excessively attached to what the future holds. We have to make the best of today. Can we train ourselves to start living with … [Read more…]
Brothers and sisters! How do we cope with a situation when we lose someone or something dear to us? There is no denying that in this life, we are faced with challenges through losses: loss of health, loss of wealth, loss of property, and loss of loved ones. These are tests that all of us … [Read more…]
Brothers and sisters! In today’s khatira, I want to share some thoughts with you on the subject of tawakkul, a virtue that the Qur’an seeks to inculcate in man. Tawakkul is total reliance and dependence on Allah, and to trustfully commit oneself to Him. وَعَلَى اللَّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ “Let the believers put their trust … [Read more…]
My dear brothers and sisters! We all want to be blessed. We feel good when someone says, “God bless you!” Have we asked ourselves what a blessing really is or what does it mean to be blessed? I want to share some thoughts with you on what being blessed really means. Generally, what does come … [Read more…]
الحمد لله رب العالمين والصلاة والسلام على سيد المرسلين وعلى آله وأصحابه أجمعين Brothers and sisters! Every time we recite Surat al-Fatiha in our five daily obligatory prayers, and other sunnah and nawafil prayers, we call upon Allah (SWT) to guide us. What is the special or particular guidance that we ask for? We ask … [Read more…]
