The demands for censorship were reminiscent of both McCarthyist redbaiting and the nauseating "loyalty oaths" forced upon American born citizens of Japanese descent during World War II. They also contained a new and disturbingly totalitarian strain: limits to free speech...
Sa yaslaa naaran dhati lahab Soon he will be burned in a flaming fire The following is an excerpt of commentary on this ayah, from Syed Qutb: In the Hereafter 'he shall be plunged in a flaming fire.' Abu...
Maa aghna an hu maala hu wa maa kasab His wealth will avail him nothing, nor will what he has earned The following is an excerpt of commentary on this ayah, from Syed Qutb: What later follows is merely...
Tabbat yada Abi Lahab wa tabb Perish the hands of Abu Lahab, and may he perish! The following is an excerpt of commentary on this ayah, from Syed Qutb: The Arabic term rendered here as 'perish' also signifies failure...
I've written up my conversion story and put it on my website. If you're interested, follow the link, inshallah. If you're not interested, then skip this entry...
Sometimes some Muslims get carried away in talking about the superiority of Muslims over kuffar. This bothers me for a personal reason. Up until about three years ago, I was not a Muslim. This was not because I knew all...
One of the beautiful parts of being a Muslim for me is the sense of community I feel knowing that other Muslims around the world are worshiping Allah SWT just like I am. That's one of my favorite parts of...