online rihla

I’m an online kinda muslim.  I learned about Islam online.  I nearly converted online.  I met my husband online.  And for the most part, my interactions with the ummah are on the interwebz.  I’m quite shy in the real world, but when I log on and start typing, all that shyness evaporates.  
It’s not that I […]

…which means that it’s just 2 months to Ramadan!  *breaks out the Ramadan happy dance*
However, I shouldn’t get ahead of myself.  These next two months of Rajab and Shaban are special in their own right, and we shouldn’t forget the blessings that come from them.  Rajab is the month of Allah (swt), so don’t forget […]

I’m a big fan of Dr. Umar Faruq’s writing, so imagine my delight when I stumbled upon his dissertation from the University of Chicago on Malik’s Concept of Amal in the Light of Maliki Legal Theory.  Spiffiness! 

Iqra!
The first word revealed to our beloved Prophet  was a command - iqra - to read, to recite.  As I’ve mentioned in the past, the Quran was what drew me to Islam.   I read it voraciously at first, and sought to own as many copies as I could afford.  I’m reluctant to admit, but now more […]

Via Deenport, I stumbled upon the website of the International Institute for the study of Islam in the Modern World.  Isim was founded by several dutch universities, and “…develops, supervises, and engages in innovative, high quality research on social, political, cultural, and intellectual trends and movements in contemporary Muslim communities and societies.” 
They have several years worth of their […]

Why didn’t I become a librarian?  The library is one of my favorite places to be.  I loaded up my wimpy little $1 Target greenbag to near bursting today.  I browsed the islam section until my arms were full, and then looked for muslim related fiction.  I like reading fiction that has muslim themes, and is relatively muslim friendly, although it’s […]

…to stimulate the economy.  The husband is all practical -  we should give some sadaqa, buy the stuff we really need, have a nice dinners, and then save the bulk of the refund check we should be expecting in June inshaAllah.
Me?  I’m already going on a virtual shopping spree, to do my duty as a […]

Just when I thought I had exhausted the (decent portions) of the islam section at my local library, I turned the corner, and low and behold, there’s a whole bunch more on the other side of the shelves!  I grabbed as many as I could comfortably carry to the office, and now instead of mindlessly […]

I watch too much TV.  It’s all TNT’s fault, with their Law & Order marathons and whatnot.  The husband and I have fallen into a mind numbing routine.  I come home from work, he’s on the computer, I turn on TV and watch a rerun of Law & Order for the 13th time.  Eventually, I’ll […]

Via Deenport:
Ramadan Health and Spirituality Guide - Print this out and spread it far and wide.   It has some things that aren’t applicable to NA muslims (a 2006 England timetable and UK contacts), but the health info is excellent.
Inner Dimensions of Fasting - from Imam al Ghazali.  There’s more to fasting than being hungry and […]