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    Criticism Requires Courtesy

    :salam2: I wish to address a principle of criticism and dialogue that is essential for interpersonal relations. All human beings are the same in their fundamental makeup. Everyone is influenced by their emotions, biases, worries, and selfish tendencies. Everyone has their strengths and...
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    The Question of Eternity

    :salam2: The dispute about whether the world – by which we mean created existence and not the planet on which we live – could have existed eternally in the past is a dispute that came about purely due to some "rational" and "logical" arguments. The most important of these is the philosophical...
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    Fatwa Fatwa Read All About It

    :salam2: There is more to Islamic Law – the Sharī`ah – than the issuing of religious verdicts (fatwā). Islamic law embraces the Qur’an in all of its subtleties, the life-example found in the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace be upon him), and the many aspects of the faith that are readily...
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    Using Scripture for Our Own Petty Ends

    :salam2: A woman was chairing a conference. One of the male participants found her infuriating, especially the way she was involved in the details of the proceedings, regulated the time of the speakers, the seating arrangements, summarily concluded difficult points of the discussion, and was...
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    Some Manifestations of Allah’s Kindness

    :salam2: Allah is kind to us in ways that we cannot even imagine. His kindness is manifested to us from before we are born into our infancy and adulthood, in every aspect of our lives. It is from Allah’s kindness that He creates the fetus in its mother’s womb, and that the womb does not...
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    Video A Christian Minister's Conversion to Islam

    :salam2: Dr. Dirks is a former minister (deacon) of the United Methodist Church and revert to Islam. He holds a Master's degree in Divinity from Harvard University and a Doctorate in Psychology from the University of Denver. Author of "The Cross and the Crescent: An Interfaith Dialogue...
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    Video Scientist Embraced Islam after the Science in the Quran Hit Him on the Head

    :salam2: Find out how this scientist found Islam after 35 years of being a disbeliever (in his own words): ZNMILV9Ozk0
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    Oh Allah!!!

    :salam2: Be mindful of Allah in prosperity, and He will remember you in adversity." [Sunan al-Tirmidhî (2516)] A believer should be with Allah under all circumstances – in weakness and in strength, in poverty and prosperity, in happiness and sorrow, in the flower of youth and in old age...
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    Our Children and Gaza

    :salam2: During the Gaza war, television here was continuously showing images that were painful to see. My daughter was constantly asking questions, and I found it difficult to answer some of them, and wondered if you experienced the same. I found this article which I found very benefecial...
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    Eid on Monday Dec 8

    :salam2: Brothers and Sisters, Saudi Supreme Judicial council has announced that Saturday, November 29 was 1st Zul-hijjah. Eid-al-Adha will be on Monday, December 8. It was reported that moon was not sighted on Thursday, November 27, 2008 which was 29th Zul-Qi'dah in Saudi Arabia. So 30 days...
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    Some People Think They Know Everything

    :salam2: Impartiality is a value, and it is a noble one. It exists in a spirit of objectivity and a love of knowledge, which despises prejudice towards any position or party. Our pious predecessors expressed their impartiality with the simple phrase: "I don't know." They used to say...
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    How to treat a sinner

    :salam2: There was a man named Abd Allah who loved Allah and His Messenger so much that the Prophet (peace be upon him) had to declare about him: "Indeed, he loves Allah and His Messenger." [Sahîh al-Bukhârî (6282)] This man named `Abd Allah so loved the Prophet (peace be upon him) that he...
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    The Calmer the Ocean The Deeper It Is

    :salam2: There is an old saying that goes: "The calmer the ocean, the deeper it is." Another old saying goes: "An empty cart makes more noise than the full cart." These sayings point to the same thing: that calm is a virtue. There can be no doubt about the truth of this point. The...
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    Eid Mubarak

    :salam2: Eid mubarak to ALL my brothers and sisters on TTI! It has just been announced here in Saudi Arabia that tomorrow, September 30, will be Eid Al-Fitr. May Allah subhanahu wa taala accept our fasting, our qiyam, our zakat, and all our good deeds. I love you all for the sake of...
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    Our Parents

    :salam2: Allah says, regarding our parents: "If they strive to make you join in worship with Me things of which you have no knowledge, obey them not; but keep them good company in this world, and follow the way of those who turn to Me. In the end, the return of you all is to Me, and I...
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    Fasting is a Shield

    :salam2: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “Fasting is a shield – one who fasts does not use obscenities or act in an ignorant manner. If someone argues with you or insults you, say: ‘I am fasting, I am fasting’.” [Sahîh al-Bukhârî (1795)] When we fast this Ramadan, we should make...
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    A Child`s First Fast

    :salam2: "You will not eat anything today until the Sun sets." Such a declaration can be dreadfully frightful to a small child. It seems like a very, very long time. Many adult Muslims can recall the first Ramadan fast they observed when they were children. It is often a poignant...
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    New Muslims and Ramadan

    :salam2: As Ramadan approaches, it is high time to address a problem that many new Muslims face each year. There is a general misconception among non-Muslims that a Muslim fasts from “sunrise to sunset”. Because of this widely held notion, new converts to Islam often observe their first...
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    Ramadan Greetings

    :salam2: Greetings and salutations are customary practices. They are governed by the traditions, norms, and customs of people in society. This is as true for Ramadan and `îd greetings as it is for the general congratulations and condolences that apply to everyday events. This matter, and...
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    How Our Pious Predecessors Spent Ramadan

    :salam2: We should look to the example of the Prophet, his Companions, and the earliest generation of Muslims if we want to get the maximum benefit from this blessed month. He said: “The best of my Ummah would be those of the generation nearest to mine. Then those nearest to them, then...
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