The Nation ran an article last month entitled: “American Muslims Reimagined.” It highlights what it perceives (and what apparently some Muslims have purported) to be “progressive” Muslims who have broken out of the traditional barriers that are supposedly placed on them because of Islam.
This is not directly stated but is implied both by the […]

This is my first ever attempt at writing a ghazal, which I discovered is no simple task in English. If you happen to be an expert on ghazals and feel I’ve butchered the form, please tell me, as that was not my intent. I’m merely exploring different avenues of self-expression.
Path of Light
by Adib

Illumination […]

I know I haven’t been blogging lately. I haven’t written at all lately. I’ve felt a little out of sync, but now things are starting to click again.
Many things are happening. The older issue starts school tomorrow, inshaAllah (preschool that is). We’ve chosen what we think is a decent Islamic school.
The […]

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So true.

I’ve suddenly developed an insatiable desire to study ethics (akhlaq) more deeply. I’ve often flirted with the idea, reading works such as Jami’a al-Sa’adat, but I haven’t taken it to the next level.
Much of what Muslims face today in their personal lives, family lives, and even political lives, center around a lack of understanding […]