﷽ As always, I’d like to begin by clarifying that I am neither a scholar nor a student of knowledge. Most of what you’ve asked should be asked to a scholar. Luckily, similar inquiries have been made that I will try to pull from when sharing some general advice from what little knowledge I have. May Allah forgive and correct any mistakes I make. The Context A sister had posted some...
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...
There are several devious and underhanded ways in which Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner attempts to paint a narrative of Muslims/certain kinds of Muslims. Looking broadly, we see a few distinct categories, which we will explore below. Character Tropes The Liberal Muslim The narrator’s father is given this trope, which paints him as a "good" Muslim because he drinks, throws...
A Critique of the Hollywood Movie Whiskey Tango Foxtrot. This post is not to encourage watching movies or consuming haram media in any way, shape, or form. This is simply to report on the insidious nature of sociocultural engineering happening in the West against Islam, subliminally, through the use of popular media. Though not an Islamic perspective, this article covers some of the more glaring...
This post was written in response to a thread on Reddit which railed against the idols that were destroyed in Afghanistan. Iconoclasm For Me, But Not For Thee Most of the comments on the post are bemoaning the loss of "great heritage" and how savage, unlearned and terrible it is that the terrorists destroyed the idols in their own lands. Me, reading this—I’m bewildered. Any ruling...