The Prophet (SAW) said,
"When it is the last third of the night, our Lord, the Blessed, the Superior, descends every night to the heaven of the world and says, 'Is there anyone who invokes Me (demand anything from Me), that I may respond to his invocation; Is there anyone who asks Me for something that I may give (it to) him; Is there anyone who asks My forgiveness that I may forgive him?" (Bukhari)

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Articles

Here are a collection of article links about a range of topics related to Islam and its practices. I will continually build this collection as I find articles which are interesting, inspiring or enlightening, inshallah.

Ramadan Articles

• Checklist – Ramadan's Last Ten Nights and Days
  

• Ten-Point Plan For What To Do On The Night Of Power

• 10 Easy Ibadaat for Women in Ramadan on their Menses
• Muslims Want Time Off for Holidays, Too by USA Today
• Converts to Islam May Face a Lonely Ramadan by Huff Post
• How Can I Enjoy Listening to the Qur’an in Taraweeh When I Don’t Understand What is Being Recited? by Maryam Amirebrahimi

Other Articles

• Was A'isha (RA) a six-year old bride? by T.O. Shanavas

• Evidence of God's Existence? by Mustapha McPherson

• Very cool! Article highlighting "Honest to God" butcher shop in NYC selling halal, humanely raised meat
  
• Four Convert Marriage FAILS (and how to avoid them) by Muslim Matters
  
• Islamic Home Finance; Insight into an Imam's conference discussing this important topic
  
• What Does Islam Say About Terrorism? by IslamWay
• Islamic Ruling Regarding Celebrating Thanksgiving Day by Muslim Matters
  
• Women's Rights from an Islamic Perspective by Eman Abbas

• Regarding the use of the siwak (natural toothbrush)*Also see video of how to use siwak here.
  

• Essential Tips for Raising Muslim Children of Converts, by Shaykh Luqman Ahmad
  
• Martial Arts - A Grand Master's Big Bow and the Muslim Take by Hena Zuberi~ Do you or your kids practice martial arts? I found this article posted by Muslim Matters to be very interesting, as the topic never much occurred to me!
  
• American Baby: 9 Lessons from Converting to Islam

• 8 Things You Should Understand About Converts

• Coming out of the closet. Sorta. A revert blogger's enlightening post correcting some common misconceptions about Islam and Muslims

• Top Ten Misconceptions About Islam

• Is Kosher Halal?

More Resources page for a list of websites with numerous articles related to Islam


See the New Muslim Essentials Blog page

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