Recently, a non-Muslim reader wrote to ask if she and her husband could kiss and cuddle in KSA in public. The couple plans to come to the kingdom for a holiday. In all my years...
Posts by Mohammed Francis
Why Muslim Women Can Use Her Husband’s Surname – Scholars Weigh In!
In 2012, my Moroccan friend Asmaa Al Idrissi from Casablanca married Saleh Al Amin, an Egyptian / British Muslim engineer living in the UK. Following her marriage, she changed...
Impressive Treehouse - Al Rawdah Farm Sakakah, Saudi Arabia Courtesy Arab News No one knows about Al Rawda Farm. My wife and I heard it is a delightful family farm recently open to the...
Why A Married Muslim Woman Should NOT Use Her Husband’s Surname
One day, a curious non-Muslim friend asked me why I did not use my husband’s surname after marriage. I told her that in Islam, it is not necessary. However, I know several other Muslim women who...
In July 2023, my good friend Abdul Hakim and his family were on holiday in Morocco. They parked the car on a elevated beauty spot near Agadir. They took pictures and selfies, got back into the car to...
Why Islam Forbids Muslims To Imagine Or Depict God, Allah (SWT)
In Christianity, God (Allah SWT) is an old, white man with a bushy beard sitting on a throne high in the heavens. Christians imagine this figure and believe that after their death, they will...