Archive for March, 2005
Music in Islam
9 Comments Published by Haseeb March 30th, 2005 in Islam, Entertainment, Personal, MusicRecently Yusuf Islam (Formerly known as Cat Stevens) released his first new original song in almost 20 years, Indian Ocean. He initially gave up his career of popular music because it wasnt the lifestyle he had in mind in his quest to become a devout Muslim. However, upon critical investigation and reflection, Yusuf Islam has […]
First off, i would like to thank the countless brothers and sisters who worked so hard in putting this conference together with a special shout out to ASM Waasi Hussain! Mashallah may Allah mercifully reward all the organizers as well as those who volunteered for all the work that was put into the conference. […]
The best thing about Stony Brook over the past four years would have to be the MSA (Muslim Students Association there). In anticipation for the East Zone Conference, which begins tomorrow MSA National held a competition on their website for all MSAs to put up their activities and events, and the MSA to put […]
More on The Woman-Led Jummah Last Week…
8 Comments Published by Haseeb March 23rd, 2005 in Islam, Current NewsUpon reading all the comments I received last week, as well as after reading this weeks TIME Magazine and the article covering this incident (Her Turn to Pray, p.49) . I thought it would be best if I elaborate on this issue further in a new post.
Ultimately it is God and God alone who […]
Sami Yusuf’s new song and video
72 Comments Published by Haseeb March 23rd, 2005 in Islam, Entertainment, Music, VideosFor those of you who dont know, Sami Yusuf is a famous British nasheed artist. His first album, Al-Mu’allim was a renowned success. Many people, including myself were anxiously anticipating more music from the artist. Recently, my friend Amir linked me to his latest song, Ya Ommi, about mothers. Its a really beautiful song […]
wow im surprised how many ppl are reading my blog, after checking my counter states, i see its gettin almost 80-100 hits a day, alhamdulillah. I hope those who read this are actually benefitting from it and arent wasting their time… :-/
I am also surprised at the response im getting from my post over […]
Spring break is awesome… good to be chillin at home for a bit. Got a chance to play ball (I BEAT NAVEED AT BASKETBALL in a game of HORSE!) and i gave my bro some driving lessons (his road test is tomorrow - keep him in ur duas as well). And tonight, along […]
Allright sports fans, with the recent injury to Steve Traschel, and the trade for Kaz Ishii, I thought now would be a good time to write about my expectations for the Mets and our upcoming season. here are my projected stats for each player this year. Check back at the end of the year and […]
Woman Leads Friday Sermon/Prayers
33 Comments Published by Haseeb March 19th, 2005 in Islam, Current NewsSo im sure you all heard about yesterday’s infamous jummah prayer in Manhattan where a Dr. Amina Wadud (a woman) gave khutbah and led the salat. As far as the legality of this, it is entirely forbidden, and for a detailed explanation on why this is so I would like to refer you to […]
I love baseball, theres nothing like it. The large green fields, the long 9 on 9 games, excellent combination of the importance of teamwork on defense and individual play on offense, and the value of all the little things, like the extra effort on a defensive play or when running the bases and sliding. theres […]
Saleem’s Controversial Minaret Article
3 Comments Published by Haseeb March 17th, 2005 in UncategorizedI had an exam today i crammed most of last night for, but i was blessed with the help of an expert who previously aced the class and knew the material and helped me sooo much and I really do appreciate it greatly! You know who you are!
Well finally its time for spring break, well […]
alright - after this no more bday posts!
3 Comments Published by Haseeb March 15th, 2005 in Personalhaha just wanted to share a funny pic linked to me from my friend kwame:
anyways….
last nite we celebrated naveed’s bday - naveed got back earlier than planned, but we all (like 15 of us) hid out in the dreiser rec room while naveed was on his room; we then got adam to call naveed down […]
20 years old… damn son
Subhanallah, its amazing how time flies.
Only two months of undergrad left…
Only one week till spring break…
where has all the time gone?
how much time have i wasted?
am i better person now than i was 4 years ago when i entered SB?
… Just gotta make the most of whatevers left here…
رَبِّ هَبْ لِي حُكْمًا وَأَلْحِقْنِي بِالصَّالِحِينَ
My Lord, […]
Thats right… the March 2005 Issue of the Stony Brook Minaret (Vol IV, Issue V) was released yesterday after Jummah. Pick up a copy of the Minaret in the MSA Prayer Room or download it here (4.16 MB .pdf file) or view online here!
Be sure to let me give me feedback regarding this issue, […]

























