Is it Haram/Not Allowed to read, understand follow Islam by the Holy Qur'an in a language other than Arabic?
This is the debate that I have been involved in numerous times over the years. I have asked many Imams about this issue and the response is normally the same. The last response I had was that "you get 10 times the reward" for reading it in Arabic without any supporting evidence from Qur'an or authentic hadith. Some people will not even accept any religious debate about Islam when it is done in English, yet the same people will lear...

Little Mosque producers strike deal with Fox
Little Mosque producers strike deal with Fox Last Updated: Monday, June 9, 2008 | 3:29 PM CT Comments15...

Comments on Klein's wife spark new controversy for Western Standard
Comments on Klein's wife spark new controversy for Western Standard Last Updated Wed, 15 Feb 2006 19:57:00 EST CBC News A Calgary-based political magazine, already under fire for publishing cartoons offensive to Muslims, is now being accused of racism after publishing derogatory comments about the wife of the Alberta premier. The comments were part of ...

Angered by Iraq war, bombers driven to suicide attacks, say friends
Angered by Iraq war, bombers driven to suicide attacks, say friends 12:20 PM EDT Jul 15 SCHEHEREZADE FARAMARZI LEEDS, England (AP) - Shahzad Tanweer, the 22-year-old son of an affluent Pakistani-born businessman, turned to Islam, the religion of his birth, a few years ago. The transformation was gradual, but then his relentless reading of the Qur'an and daily prayers became almost an obsession, his friends told The Associated Press. He became withdrawn...

Repentance/Forgiveness in Islam is conditional
The Qur'an is very clear that your repentance is not accepted if it was done intentionally. Repentance is said below in the ayyats from the Qur'an (4:17-4:18) to be accepted if the act was done in ignorance and you repent soon after. Ayyat 18 explains that Allah does not accept repentance from those who continue to do evil deeds. So in otherwords you cannot continue to do evil and repent and continue on with the same actions. ...

Dubai Norway (Marte Deborah Dalelv) Rape Case Truth/Update
I was shocked and outraged when I first heard of this case on the news because it was a story done so well that seemed to be a clear case of the victim being arrested for no reason. But then Iasked myself some questions and wondered if there could be more to the story? Why would the UAE and Dubai who admittedly depend on foreign investment and Western tourism which they have worked so hard to attract do this? Some less than reputable groups would gleam that "see...

A Filthy Man
A Filthy Man By Areeb Yasir Recently, I witnessed the tragic separation of a daughter and her parents. A grossly incompetent husband stripped her of her last esteem and tore this wonderful woman from her loving parents. Why? How? Simply put, this filthy man bluntly told her parents ‘don’t ever call your daughter again.’ And than, he took her and his two daughters to a different province, where she knows no one; where he can further hinder her helpless. After performing Haj...

How Disgusting
How Disgusting I have rarely been so upset at the comments I have read and as a muslim I have to vent my frustration about the ignorance of this person and also the media for only showing stories like this. An excerpt from http://www.cbc.ca/cp/world/050712/w0712126.html where a man in the Netherlands convicted of killing an outspoken critic of Islam gave his closing statements at his trial. He said: "What moved me to do what I did was purely my faith . . . I...

Of Culture and Religion
Of Culture and Religion By Areeb Yasir Vancouver The biggest challenge I faced when entering the Muslim religion, by my own accord; was the different cultures involved in the community. It would seem that Islam plays a back seat role to culture. In particular this is the most obvious in the Pakistani and Fijian communities. When I asked a question from one of the brothers pertaining to family life (in regards to if leaving them for 40 or more days for the sake of Jam...

American Intolerance For Islam
I went through an interesting experience on a forum that I enjoy reading through about my favorite car. This is the same day I read that Islamophobia is on the rise in America. (see http://www.cbc.ca/cp/world/050511/w051194.html) I went through a forum where someone survived a horrific crash and actually walked away. Eventually people mentioned god must have intervened and a few people disagreed but there was no real hostility. However, one person mentioned they ...