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“Welcome Back Home,” the Muslim Brother Said
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On the surface, I stick out at Masjid (mosque) Omar Ibn Sayyid like a snowflake on coal in the predominately African-American congregation, but that’s where the differences end. A man, whose name unfortunately escapes me now, walked up to me at the end of jum’ah (Friday prayers) with a warm smile, took my hand…
Ramadan: The Challenge
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Ramadan is the ninth month on the Islamic lunar calendar in which Muslims honor the fourth pillar of Islam: The Fast. The month of Ramadan begins at the first siting of the new moon for the month and ends on Eid ul-Fitr, the beginning of the next month in the lunar calendar. This month is special and…
The First Pillar of Islam: Faith
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When I was a kid I hardly ever believed my parents. “Andrew, don’t touch. It’s hot!” I touched it anyway and was burned. “Eat too much pizza and you’ll have a stomach ache.” I did it anyway and it turned out they were right. Ignoring the advice of our parents–especially in those rebellious teenage years–is…
My First Day with Islam
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…And I catch a cold. Seriously, I get sick maybe once a year and it happens on the first day of Islam AND Ramadan? I barely got any sleep last night (which is typical for the first of any month because of new religion jitters), but woke up at 4:30 this morning with a nasty…
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