The Muslim Funeral Prayer (Salat Al Janzah) – How To Step By Step
Islam often requires Muslim men, women and children to offer the funeral prayer in the mosque called Salat Al Janazah. Immediately after the official (Fard) prayer, the mosque leader (Iman) will...
One day, a Muslim woman wrote me an email to ask if Islam permits women to wear a towel on their heads as an Islamic head cover (Hijab). She explained that she was going on vacation with her...
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...
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...
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...
I met many Muslim reverts in Saudi Arabia, made friends, and found them to be delightful. They are very religious, committed to Islam, and have warm personalities. Muslim reverts are wonderful...
