The availability of halal food (and meat in particular) is widespread in Muslim countries. You can walk into any shop or restaurant and be confident you’re feeding yourself and your family permissible food. In the States where I live, you have to travel to special markets to acquire it, and it’s invariably more expensive than the regular fare. I live in one of the largest cities in...
Narrated by Abu Hurayrah (radhiAllah anh) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: You will not enter Paradise until you believe, and you will not believe until you love one another. Shall I not tell you about something which, if you do it, you will love one another? Spread salaam amongst yourselves. —Sahih Muslim 54, Ahmad 2/391, at-Tirmidhi 2513 There is much to be said about the love and...
Many years ago, I had the privilege of visiting a Muslim country for a few months. One of the things I was most excited about was hearing the Adhan (the call to prayer) and it was beautiful. The hustle and bustle of everyone moving about making wudu (ablution) and getting ready to pray is so infectious. Knowing that the whole country is setting dunya aside to make time for their Creator is a very...
Some time ago, I was listening to a YouTube show (a Chai with my Bhai episode) and they mentioned just in passing something that absolutely floored me—how the police in Muslim countries try to implore traffic accident victims to say "La ilaha ilAllah," especially when they can see the person is dying. Subhanallah, Allahu akbar!! Imagine how many different ways we can die suddenly and...