Seeking, Submission, and Sacrifice By Ayah Chehade While born thousands of years ago, Abraham’s time was not so different than...
When Less is More
By Ayah Chehade Picture this. You spent the whole day mentally listing what you would eat as soon as maghrib...
The Fast of Ramadan and the Fruit of the Faster
By Amer Haleem Ramadan, whose ancient Arabic name means “to purge by fire,” comes in as the ninth month of...
Making Up for Missed Ramadan Fasts
By Omar and Amer Haleem All Muslims should be aware of the legal rulings (ahkam) about missing days of fasting...
On Ritual Retreat (I‘tikaf)
By Amer Haleem I’tikaf in the Arabic language means to adhere or commit oneself to something. In the Shari‘ah, it...
The Night of Empowering Decree (Laylat Al-Qadr)
Amer Haleem It is the way of God to create and then choose some of creation in preference over others....
Valid Exemptions for Not Fasting Ramadan
By Omar and Amer Haleem Valid exemptions for not fulfilling the obligations of fasting Ramadan fall under five major categories....
Q&A with Zakat Foundation’s Latin America Coordinator
Zakat Foundation of America has been working in Latin America for about a decade. The last year has seen...
Facebook Invites Zakat Foundation to Annual Social Good Forum
Social media is one of the main ways we communicate these days. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram – hundreds of millions of...
