By HumairaThe blessed month of Ramadan is almost coming to an end. For 1.6 Billion Muslims, Ramadan is the beautiful guest that comes to our doors every year for what seems like the shortest month, only to leave again until the next year. This time around, social media platforms gave Muslims some Ramadan love with the…
By Guest BloggerBismillah So before I begin, I would like to really emphasize that I am by no means an alimah (scholar) or anything of that sort. I am just what you may call a curious lay person who tends to look for the poetic in the mundane (sometimes a little too hard, I am told). Also,…
By Guest BloggerToday I heard a voice call the words which were whispered into my ears on the day I became Ameera. I washed my feet, hands, neck, face, under a tap of marble and gold. And I watched hundreds more do the same. I knelt in the sun, between women behind men the wind turning my…
By HabeebaBefore leaving for Umrah this spring, a lot of family and friends offered me their words of advice. They told me that my shoes would certainly go missing. That it’d be crowded. That praying next to people from different parts of the world would feel incredible. They were right about all that and then some,…
By Shannon“God will bring people into your life who were once your enemy and they will call you brother.” – Jose Serra The above statement was said by a young man delivering a sermon at a Christian retreat I attended while I was still considering a conversion to Islam. It was this statement that solidified in…
By HabeebaAnyone who’s ever been to my house knows that the floors squeak — like, a lot. The squeakiness paired with my parents’ early bedtime made for some very cautious tip-toeing down the steps when my cousins and I would crave cookies and milk at a late hour during a sleepover. My room is directly on…
By HabeebaDear Mummy, I know we don’t really celebrate Mother’s Day in our household… or birthdays or anniversaries or anything really, but I’m going to take this opportunity to type some words that I’m too shy to ever say to you in person. I love you. That’s silly, right? I mean other people say, “I love…
By Samreen AnwarFrom the MuslimGirl staff to you, we would like to wish you a very blessed month of Rajab! We pray during this blessed month of Rajab that we are able to supplicate to Him. May Allah give us the strength and ability to fast during the sacred month leading up to Ramadan. Here are some…
By MG StaffIn this day and age, Muslims all around the world strive to emulate the practices and habits of our Prophet Muhammed (PBUH) and his many companions. From every hadith in the Sahih Bukhari to every verse in the Quran, we’ve got every story covered and constantly mentioned in our weekly Friday’s lectures. But one of…
By MG StaffConversations about Islam are everywhere. Although many have their virtues, a lot of these discussions are also glaringly problematic. Reasons for this include the way most discussions on Islam paint Muslims as a monolith. Perhaps ironically, this monolith differs depending on the purposes of the speaker and depending on which Muslim group is deemed worthy…
By Sarah AgerI put off one of my daily prayers to write this. I might as well be brutally honest about it. I steered clear of writing about this topic for months because I knew it would mean facing up to something I’ve been trying to avoid for a long time. This isn’t the ideal way to…
By orbalaThe recent hype in the online Muslim community was this article called “Practicing Islam in Short Shorts.” By a Muslim girl. A number of people shared the post, and a few — from my circle of friends — pitied the author, prayed for her guidance, dismissed her experiences as “cultural, not Islamic!” I let it…
By Samreen AnwarAre you beginning to miss your prayers? Are you feeling really caught up with the world and do you feel like you are losing awareness of Allah (SWT)? A drift like this can often happen and we have some tips for you on rekindling your relationship with God that can bring you closer to Islam….
By Samreen AnwarWa-(a)l-‘Asr(i). ‘Inna-(a)l-‘insana lafi khusr(in). ‘Illa-(a)lladhina ‘amanu wa ‘amilu-(a)s-salihati Wa-tawasaw bi-(a)l haqqi wa-tawasau bi(a)s-sabr(i) “By the Time. Indeed! Man surely is in a loss. Except those who believe, and do good deeds, and mutually enjoin truth and mutually enjoin patience” (‘Al-‘Asr 103: 1-3) Al Asr- The Passing Time. One of the shortest chapters in the Quran but…
By MG StaffIn distressing times, we may find ourselves asking the proverbial question: why me? It might seem like our whole world is beginning to fall apart. But, what we must always remember is that these trials and tribulations are the signs of a deep love Allah harbors for his servants. Calamities are good for the believer in…
