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....

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...

acred scripture is replete with imageries of the sun, moon, stars, and our observance of them. In the Chapter of The Cracking, God sets an oath: “I swear by the twilight, by the night and what it covers, by the full moon, you will progress from stage to stage” (Qur’an 84:16–19); the Prophet concludes a supplication on the occasion of a new moon by speaking...

Introduction: Are You Seeking True Tranquility in a Turbulent World?  Let’s be honest. The modern world is loud. We are drowning in a constant stream of notifications, deadlines, and a relentless pressure to "be more." Anxiety has become a baseline for many, and true, lasting peace feels like a distant luxury. We search for it in meditation apps, self-help books, and fleeting...

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,...