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The following is Part 3 of 3 of the MSA Session entitled “No Shame in the Game: Finding the Right One”. These notes are my interpretation of Imam Suhaib Webb’s talk. [See Part 1 by sister Aamarah CuCuir here, and Part 2 by Dr. Altaf Hussein here]
Imam Suhaib Webb
- There should be no utopic [...]

The following is Part 2 of 3 of the MSA Session entitled “No Shame in the Game: Finding the Right One”. These notes are my interpretation of Dr. Altaf Hussein’s talk. [See Part 1 by sister Aamarah CuCuir here, and check out part 3 with Imam Suhaib Webb Tomorrow]
Dr. Altaf Hussein
Principles of Marriage Based [...]

The following are my notes from Sunday Morning’s 10AM MSA Session about marriage and ‘finding the one’. Of course I was very attentive during this talk ;). And as always, the following notes are only my own interpretation of the talks and any mistakes are solely my own fault.
Since these posts get rather lengthy, [...]

Note: The following is an april fools prank - thats all. For those of you who took it seriously - and got the wrong impression from the prank - i would like to apologize. Marriage is a serious topic, and in fact many of us have great difficulties with the whole matchmaking process and or [...]

This past weekend my dear friend Monis Siddiqui, who I have known for almost two decades, married Dr. Rizwana Shams (who coincidentally is graduating today - Congrats!!). Monis was one of my best friends growing up and I could not be any happier for him on this blessed occaision. I would like to ask that [...]

Source: In Focus
Fact: About one out of every three Muslim marriages in North America will end up in a divorce!
Divorce is on the rise in the Muslim community, especially in the West. According to a study conducted by Dr. Ilyas Ba-Yunus, a sociology professor at State University of New York, the overall divorce rate among [...]

UPDATE: PART 2 This Thursday!:
Thursday, March 15th, 2007
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hmm.. is this a real problem? Maybe sisters are just too picky? They cant all expect to find Muslim Dr. McDreamy’s or Isam Bachiri out there… or maybe brothers should start finding 2nd or 3rd wives? (im [...]

The Following a Rap/Poem written by Ghazali (Saad Omar) Enjoy
I’ve recorded a very rough version on my computer just so you can get an idea of the flow and I’ve also added audio for the My Life rap that was featured a few days ago…
[Audio clip: view full post to listen]
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It’s Muslim Boy Meets Girl, but Don’t Call It Dating
By NEIL MacFARQUHAR
CHICAGO — So here’s the thing about speed dating for Muslims.
Many American Muslims — or at least those bent on maintaining certain conservative traditions — equate anything labeled “dating” with hellfire, no matter how short a time is involved. Hence the wildly popular speed [...]

The Fiqh of Love (notes)
(Link Updated (it works now!)
These are complete notes from a student who attended one of these sessions in the past. Its supposed to be good.
(Note: These are only the interpretation of the note-takers understanding of the instructors notes.)
You can take this class for yourself in the tri-state area as it [...]

Although Im not married (hint hint to all u sisters reading… lol jk jk!), and it doesnt look like ill be getting married for a while, heres an interesting publication I found on the web (actually from Shaykh Faraz’s blog):
Top Ten Myths of Marriage (click here for FULL report with further explanations/references)
1. Marriage [...]

This past week TIME Magazine featured a special on life as a 13 year old, handling many global and social issues and viewing them from the point of view of 13 year old kids across America. One particularly noteworthy short article was by 13 year old Muslim, Armaan Rowther, from Irvine California. He wrote a [...]

Sex and Marriage in Islam: Some Q & A (Adapted from various articles) By: A Wise Man
And Allah has made for you Mates (and Companions of your own nature …” (Surah Al Nahl 16:72)
“And among His signs is this, that He created for you mates from among yourselves that you may dwell in [...]