Articles related to "New Muslim"

Here is easy access to information pertaining to Islamic practices, movements and salient issues affecting Muslims around the world.

Is there anything wrong with a Muslim convert buying a fresh Christmas tree and decorating it with ornaments, lights? For a Muslim, this is forbidden.

Lenny, a young Parsee girl living in Lahore, witnesses first-hand the emotional turmoil and chaos caused by the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947.

Meeting through the internet is an alternative to meeting potential spouses through relatives. Such services allow busy Muslim singles to start families of their own.

For 1429 years Muslims have been following the Qur'an and Prophet Muhammad's example. In earlier days, new Muslims scrambled with eagerness to learn Qur'anic Arabic.

Giving charity in the form of zakat is one of the five pillars of faith in Islam. Annual almsgiving is incumbent on all Muslims who own a minimum amount of wealth.

The Swiss People's Party referendum banning minaret construction underscores European/growing Muslim population division, European fear of radical Islam and terrorism.

A Muslim name does not have to sound uniquely Arabic or extremely "foreign." Here are some names that gel well in many societies - and are still meaningful in Islam.

The requirements for hijab and modest dress for Muslim women come from directives in the Holy Qur'an and narrated traditions from the Sunnah.