Category: New Muslims

Zakah and Social Justice

Zakah and Social Justice

Zakah spreads tranquility and peace in society because it secures the weak and their dependents with the guarantee of certain provision, shelter, and access to essential communal facilities.
My Lifetime Journey

My Lifetime Journey

Can you imagine being in the company of God, feeling His touch on your heart and soul? Can you imagine a tremendous overwhelming feeling of peace reshaping your whole life?
Prayer: The Healthy Structure of Your Life

Prayer: The Healthy Structure of Your Life

In Islam prayers are required five times a day. How are they distributed throughout the day? Why are they prescribed in a specified time range?
Hajj: For Every Act There Is a Benefit

Hajj: For Every Act There Is a Benefit

What real-world benefits are there behind performing Tawaf or any other rite of Hajj? What does hajj have to do with other acts of worship? How does Hajj experience reshape one’s outlook on life? < ...
Hajj: Its Meaning and Position from the Qur’an

Hajj: Its Meaning and Position from the Qur’an

How is Hajj described in the Qur’an, in what context? Why does the Ka`bah, although a structure, have such an exalted position in such an act of worship?
Murad Hofmann’s Journey to Makkah

Murad Hofmann’s Journey to Makkah

How was Murad Hofmann’s Hajj? How did Hajj quench his thirst; meeting God? What did he find there? How did the inner and external aspects of Hajj dramatically affect him?
Sunnah Acts in Hajj

Sunnah Acts in Hajj

There are some specific Prophetic acts related to performing Hajj. What do you know about these sunnahs? Is hajj still valid without these acts? What acts are more is recommended and why?
Hajj: Seeing the Unseen

Hajj: Seeing the Unseen

How it feel for someone who have left everything behind solely to answer the call of God, stand between His hands? How does such a journey affect our views on worship, belief and entire life?
Hajj: A Different Level of Existence

Hajj: A Different Level of Existence

He left everything behind to accompany Him alone, focus on Him, feel His presence in such a sacred sanctuary. So how does it feel? What gates are open wide for them? How does hajj ennoble one’s nat ...
Former Anti-Islam Advocate, Arnoud van Doorn, in Hajj

Former Anti-Islam Advocate, Arnoud van Doorn, in Hajj

A new Muslim now, the once strident Islamophobe, who produced an offensive film about Islam and Prophet Muhammad, was among the great Muslim gathering of Hajj this year.