The Initiative on Islam and Medicine (II&M)(https://www.medicineandislam.org/overview/) located in Brookfield, Wisconsin, conducts research on Islam and Biomedicine. Their research programs are focused on the theological, social, and biomedical aspects of religion and medicine and are meant to benefit the health of American Muslims and also in the development of an academic,...

This is part of Mufti Menk’s powerful speech on the topic “Focus on What You Have”, an understanding of our achievements and thanking Allah almighty for that. Are you happy with the blessings you have today? Let’s give it a check. Most of us run behind the ones we desire to get but never remember to thank Allah (SAW) for what we have. Yes, that’s the fact....

magine yourself alone in a barren desert, withdrawn from the world, immersed in solitude and worship. You’ve sought this seclusion to draw closer to Allah, to find peace in His presence. Suddenly, everything changes. Unmarried and chaste, you are told by an angel that you will bear a child that is destined for greatness. As the realization sets in, the weight of the future and what...

s the right-wing tabloid NY Post would have you believe, the Green-Red Alliance has succeeded in infiltrating US politics and is poised to impose Sharia Socialism on the hapless people of New York City, with Zohran Mamdani as the Communist Caliph in Chief. Others are hailing Mamdani’s victory as a fundamental shift in US politics, even...

hat if I fail this exam?”  “What if I never get the job I want?”  “What if I end up poor?”  Negative thought spirals, often called doom spirals, begin with a single anxious idea that multiplies into dozens of related fears, each feeding the next until a person feels trapped, overwhelmed, and paralyzed. Psychologists describe doom spirals as...