Yaser Birjas

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Almaghrib Institute

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Yaser Birjas
Welcome to the another edition of MuslimMatters.org’s regular Islamic Art feature. If you want to see your work on MM, then either email us your images to art[@]muslimmatters[.]org or submit them to our Flickr group. Click on the images below to view the original...
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Ask not what MM can do for you…But what you can do for MM! Just email us at info at muslimmatters dot org to sign up. Indicate area where you would like to help in...
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Jesus and George Galloway get in a Ford… An interview for Muslim Matters Parliamentarian and YouTube sensation George Galloway MP made time during his jam-packed tour schedule, promoting the Viva Palestina US convey, to answer Muslim Matters readers’ questions and offer advice for activists in...
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This khutbah was delivered at the Islamic Society of Delaware. Shaykh Abdul Hadi Al-Azhari studied with Shaykh Abu Ishaq Al-Huwaynee in Egypt. (download)
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Bismillah After seeing Food, Inc. this week, my friends and I had a collective “Alhamdulillah we are Muslim” moment...
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Bismillah Sadaf Farooqi “The burka is not a religious problem, it’s a question of liberty and women’s dignity. It’s not a religious symbol, but a sign of subservience and debasement. I want to say solemnly, the burka is not welcome in France...
Rana
Rana
Maashaa Allah! A very effective comeback to Mr. Sarkozy's statement! An excellent article that socks it to them!
Yaser Birjas
Presenting a brand new video from SignLabs.org: a translation of the first surah of the Qur’an into British Sign Language: Please rate, share & comment! No Qur’an recitation was added to the soundtrack, as the video was primarily intended for a Deaf audience...
Damir
Damir
mashAllah---
Manaar
Manaar
love it. inshaAllah we can translate the Qu'ran into ASL next!
Yaser Birjas
Welcome to the another edition of MuslimMatters.org’s regular Islamic Art feature. If you want to see your work on MM, then either email us your images to art[@]muslimmatters[.]org or submit them to our Flickr group. Click on the images below to view the original...
Yaser Birjas
In response to Sarkozy: Independent article interviewing 10 Muslim women, on why they cover Naima B. Robert’s article from the Times....
Yaser Birjas
You are at a gathering in an unfamiliar area when suddenly, out of all the people assembled, you get the burden of determining the direction of the Qiblah for salah. That’s right. The burden of making sure everyone’s salah is offered in the proper direction is in your hands...
Damir
Damir
mashAllah ... the way i look at it...Allah (swt) gave us the best of compasses---the sun! if you can sense which way sunrises from you should be able to figure out direction of qiblah- in good ol' USA it's northeast for the most part as far as i am concerned waAllahu alim, so people shouldn't try and spend money on a device that you might use once in a blue moon---just an opinion
Yaser Birjas
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Yaser Birjas
In light of Shaykh Waleed’s son’s diagnosis of leukemia, this khutbah was meant to be timely. The prayer and post-prayer announcements are included...
Shauna
Shauna
I was blessed to hear the Khutbah in person Mashallah. Please donate to our Masjid now so we could pray in the new Masjid at Ramadan. This is also Shaykh Waleeds hope. InshAllah when you donate you will get the blessings of building a Masjid and the blessings of the community praying in it for Ramadan. www.theMasjid.org
Mohammed Alhassan

Mohammed Alhassan Assalamu Alaikum. I attened Love notes and have one thing to say to you:
Please let me know if you ever go to Pakistan so that I can tell you where your twin lives!! i dont mean to be rude so if i come off that way please forgive me.

when i say twin i say it not only in terms of looks but also personality. Very fun and lively person while keeping it real.

Yaser Birjas
The biggest news all over the world yesterday was the death of one of the most famous musical artists in recent history, Michael Jackson...
Sohair
Sohair
Jazak'Allah Kair for sharing
Yaser Birjas
Guest post by John Halliwell (slightly modified) On the occasion of International Day in Support of Victims of Torture (Friday, June 26), I wanted to ask my fellow Americans to simply sign and fax a letter (pasted at bottom of entry) to President Obama (202-456-2461) to help one of our fellow...
Yaser Birjas
by Rami Mahmoud Elsawah Depressed; The only way I can express how I felt after reading this book...
Yaser Birjas
We just found out that Shaykh Waleed hafidullah has posted some heart-breaking news on the AlMaghrib forums concerning his 4-year old son, Yousuf. Yousuf was diagnosed with leukemia yesterday. The following from Shaykh Waleed via the Forums...
habibti
habibti
May Allah cure his son and grant all the family patience incha'Allah
Umm
Umm
May Allah SWt grant him complete shifaa.
Tarannum
Tarannum
Assalamu Alaykum Wa Rehmatullahi Wa Barkatuh. May ALLAH giv him shifa AMEEEEEN!!!!!!!!!!!! May ALLAH giv him d best of dis world n life here after.AMEEEEEEEEEEEN!!!!!!!!!!!1
Yaser Birjas
Welcome to the another edition of MuslimMatters.org’s regular Islamic Art feature. If you want to see your work on MM, then either email us your images to art[@]muslimmatters[.]org or submit them to our Flickr group. Click on the images below to view the original...
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For those who know cricket, the sport, from cricket the insect, Pakistan won the T20 World Cup. Finally, some good new for a nation under so much duress. Just a meaningless distraction in the end, but can’t hurt. Players doing sajdah after the victory below...
Yaser Birjas
by Rami Mahmoud Elsawah Note: This was an advice sent to MM writers after a wave of negative comments left many authors shocked, insulted, and dejected. Dear Authors: Please do not let the vile and ill-conceived comments of online bloggers prevent you from continuing the good that you do...
Yaser Birjas
Yaser Birjas
Bismillah He was a leader, a father, an international da’ee, and the close friend of Allah ta’ala. Ibrahim alayhi salaam is mentioned 25 times in the Qur’an, beginning with ayah 124 in Suratul Baqarah...
Yaser Birjas
Khutbah delivered earlier this month on how the reminder benefits the believer, as explained in the Qur’an. Download
Yaser Birjas
This is hilarious. Nevertheless, we all know the reward of being a parent and the struggles we have to go through, may Allah purify our intentions and accept it from all of us. Enjoy while you have this job...
Yaser Birjas
Alhamdulillahi rabb il-’alamin, over the past few months, I have had the wonderful opportunity of studying the work of al-Imam ibn Hazm al-Andalusi (rahimahullah), entitled Kitab al-Akhlaq wa as-Siyar fi Mudawat an-Nufus (The Book of Morals and Right Conduct in the Healing of the Souls), under Sh...
Amina
Amina
Is this book available English or Urdu?
Yaser Birjas
How does your masjid handle requests to announce programs? What if you’re hosting an event, how do you determine who you allow to market and who you don’t? These are some of the questions I began contemplating after an unexpected incident at the masjid one night...
Yaser Birjas
Welcome to the another edition of MuslimMatters.org’s regular Islamic Art feature. If you want to see your work on MM, then either email us your images to art[@]muslimmatters[.]org or submit them to our Flickr group...
Yaser Birjas
Here’s an exciting message from the organizers of the Journey of Faith Conference: After the thousands left the extravagant Metro Toronto Convention Centre and the weekend had come to an end, one thing was for sure, Journey of Faith made history in Toronto, Canada on July 12-13th, 2008...
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Um
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Mustafa Sh. Shire Abdi

Mustafa Sh. Shire Abdi Salam Alaykum Warahmatullah wabarakatuh akh Yaser Birjas. I wanted to convey my salams to you. I like you articles and also I listen to you lectures... Jazakallah kheyrul jazaa for your hard... May Allah Subhanahu watacalaa raise you amongs the saaliheen and anbiyaa and grant you the janatul-firdows...

Yaser Birjas
Bismillah While taking AlMaghrib Institute’s Uloomul Qur’an class (Sciences of the Qur’an) this past January, Shaykh Yasir Qadhi went on one of his famous tangents and began discussing the history of Muslims in China and their struggles...
مارية
مارية
May Allah bless and help the Muslims in China!

May Allah also guide the Pakistani nation towards the right path. Sadly alot of Sufi teachings are quite prevalent here.
Yaser Birjas
It is human nature that when we desire something, that when we are in need of something, we will constantly be thinking about that object of need and that object of desire. When we are hungry we cannot but think about food...
Yaser Birjas
Being the only Iranian on the staff, I am somehow automatically qualified to write about my essentially non-existent knowledge of Iranian politics, wa Allahu al-Musta’an. Those of us who have been following the world news a bit might know that today, Iran is holding its presidential elections...
Hanif
Hanif
Assalamu 'alaikum Shaikh Yasser. Thank you for the article. It opens my mind about the real Iranian political situation
Yaser Birjas
NOTE: Be sure to check out Shaykh Yasir Qadhi’s insider perspective on the debate here.
Yaser Birjas
When I began searching for a job back in ‘04, I was advised by experts that a clean-shaven face was a must for the interview. A bearded face was a job seeker’s death sentence. Now me, I follow the opinion that you leave the beard alone and just let it grow...
Gezim
Gezim
Bro, I commend your post. Thing is you have to tell us who you are.
Sarrah
Sarrah
It was written by Siraaj and re-posted from muslimmatters.org - http://muslimmatters.org/2009/06/10/find-a-job-keep-your-beard/
Yaser Birjas
Extraordinary answers of Sh Al-Uthaimeen (Translated for MM by ibn Dhakir) ======================================= Questioner: Shaikh, my question is: About the young lady who has not reached adulthood, what is the ruling with regards to the following three situations: covering the face outside the...
Yaser Birjas
PLS READ THIS FIRST: Thoughts from some MM Writers are below (as per our modus operandi, views expressed represent only the specific author, not the entire MM staff or any other writer)...
Gezim
Gezim
This was kind of misleading. I expected the article to be from Sheikh Yaser.
Rashaad
Rashaad
me too.
Yaser Birjas
Welcome to the another edition of MuslimMatters.org’s regular Islamic Art feature. If you want to see your work on MM, then either email us your images to art[@]muslimmatters[.]org or submit them to our Flickr group. Click on the images below to view the original. Qasr al-Haj, by Mansour Ali...
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posted by Nadim Sohail There are lot of debates these days about homeschooling. Is it the right approach? Are parents who choose this way are excluding their children from the “real” world? How does homeschooling impact the academic level and the social life of a child...
Yaser Birjas
By Abu Noor Al-Irlandee Jason Perez had two dreams when he was growing up: that he would either end up dead before he was 21 or in prison. According to Perez, both dreams came true, but neither in the way he might have expected...
Yaser Birjas
Abu Abdissalam (from AlKauthar) has started up a new video blog which will focus on delivering 5 minute reminders to the reader. It’s a new project that’s just launched and the first video is below. You can subscribe to the YouTube channel to stay up to date on upcoming videos...
Yaser Birjas
Regardless of our differences in politics, regardless of our belief in Obama’s sincerity, one cannot but admit that this was a brilliant speech. There is no doubt that Obama’s background empowers him and enlightens him to the spirit of diversity...
Yaser Birjas
by Douglas Kelly On February 28, 2006, when more than a dozen federal agents in body-armor broke down my door, pointed automatic weapons in my face and arrested me for making fake documents on my computer, it was the first time in my life I would spend the night behind bars...