written by Mateen A. Khan, Piscataway, NJ A version of this article was first published in Al-Madania Magazine. Chapter 2: The Formative Years – Childhood Barakah found herself dripping tears as she hovered over a hunched and broken child. The sky and the universe above it weighed down upon them, the world constrained and suffocating.… Read More Sīrat al-Ḥabīb ﷺ: The Formative Years – Childhood
written by Mateen A. Khan, Piscataway, NJ A version of this article was first published in Al-Madania Magazine. Chapter 1: The Prelude She sat erect on the floor cognizant of her heart which had already ceased its motion. An elderly Black woman at this point, her tears streamed behind her veil through the crevices of… Read More Sīrat al-Ḥabīb ﷺ: the Prelude
by Mateen A. Khan, Piscataway, NJ The importance of knowledge to the practice and perfection of Islam is unquestionable. Allah ta`āla says, “Allah exalts in multiple degrees the Believers from among you and those given knowledge” (Mujādalah 11). His Prophet ﷺ made this request of Him, “O Allah, help us learn that which is beneficial… Read More On Choosing Taqwa & Love
written by Mateen A. Khan, Piscataway, NJ A version of this article was first published in Al-Madania Magazine. Proof for the Prophet ﷺ The truthfulness of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ is supported by an overwhelming amount of proof. It is a topic well beyond the capabilities of this writer. However, I will write a few… Read More Proof for the Prophet ﷺ
by Mateen A. Khan, Piscataway NJ A version of this article was first published in Al-Madania Magazine. Muslims are heirs to a robust scholarship rooted in divine knowledge unlike any the world has seen before. Despite this, few things have caused as much confusion as Muslims’ inadvertent adoption of philosophical naturalism, the un-Islamic philosophy that… Read More `Aqīdah and Human Origin
Enter the Sunnah 