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Three Reminders From Bilal | Bilal al-Habashi, An Exemplar of Patience and Devotion

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To read about the life of of Bilal al-Habashi, one of the first converts to Islam and the first caller to prayer was very emotional. This book by Hilal Kara and Abdullah…

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Rescued from the Fire: Reading Reflections on Race

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Rescued from the Fire, by Abdullah Nazir Uhuru was given to me by a sister I’d met through work and was one of those books that sat on my shelf…

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Learning To Love Other Women and Build Sisterhood

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As a woman, my relationships with women outside of my family haven’t always been positive. Ironically, I was raised only by women and surrounded by positive life examples in the…

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Salah and Making Up Missed Prayers (Qada)

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Performing salah on time, every time, is incumbent upon every Muslim, except for those who are exempt like children who haven’t reached puberty and women on their periods. If we find…

Ramadan Reminders and Fasting Tips

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You who believe, fasting is prescribed for you, as it was prescribed for those before you, so that you may be mindful of Allah. Fast for a specific number of…

A Collection of Comforting Quran Verses and Hadith

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Ramadhan and Eid can be both the most special and most trying times particularly for new Muslims and even more so if they don’t have an established support network, whether that…

10+ Things New Muslims Wish They Knew

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JazakAllahu khayran to the brothers and sisters who contributed to this post by sharing their own experiences of things they didn’t know when they accepted Islam. We can take for granted…

30 Ways To Boost Your Iman

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During Ramadhan I posted 30 acts for Ramadhan on Instagram and Facebook that you can download from the Resources page. This list of beneficial acts can be done throughout the year, and below…

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيم Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem Seeking knowledge is an essential part of our Islam. Whatever our context; as converts or born Muslims, using informal or formal methods; we seek knowledge…

Why Converts Gravitate Towards Salafism

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Coming To Islam As much as Islam (submission to Allah) is our natural state as people, there is plenty that becomes normalised in our lives that we need to adjust…

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Three Reminders From Bilal | Bilal al-Habashi, An Exemplar of Patience and Devotion

Rescued from the Fire: Reading Reflections on Race

Learning To Love Other Women and Build Sisterhood

Salah and Making Up Missed Prayers (Qada)

Ramadan Reminders and Fasting Tips

A Collection of Comforting Quran Verses and Hadith

10+ Things New Muslims Wish They Knew

30 Ways To Boost Your Iman

How To Seek Islamic Knowledge

Why Converts Gravitate Towards Salafism