Archive for the ‘Hajj’ Category
Wednesday, December 19th, 2007
Heartiest Eid Mubarak to every one.
I know there are two eids in North America even this year as some are following Saudi Arabia and rest are following local moon sighting. It is sad that we Muslims can not unite on this simple and basic issue let alone other major issues ...
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Sunday, December 9th, 2007
They say, "Oh, poor girl, you're so beautiful you know
It's a shame that you cover up your beauty so."
She just smiles and graciously responds reassuringly,
"This beauty that I have is just one simple part of me.
This body that I have, no stranger has the right to see.
These long clothes, this ...
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Saturday, December 8th, 2007
A hijab only poses a "long-shot" risk of injury to a soccer player, experts said Tuesday, as the debate continued over a 14-year-old Calgary girl's head scarf.
Both Stephen Brown, a kinesiology expert at British Columbia's Simon Fraser University, and Maureen Simmonds, director of McGill University's school of physical and occupational ...
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Tuesday, November 27th, 2007
Every Muslim woman is required to wear a scarf or some sort of head covering and loose-fitting, modest attire. This is not a means of controlling a woman's sexuality or suppressing her but rather, a means for protection. It implies by dressing this way she will not be seen as ...
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Monday, November 26th, 2007
The purposes for which Allah has enjoined Hajj are many, among which are the following:
It is the largest annual convention of faith, where Muslims meet to know one another, study their common affairs and promote their general welfare.
It is also the greatest regular peace conference known in the history of ...
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