Eid al Adha: What it Means to Me
My fondest memories of the Eid are the summertime celebrations in the park.  Since the vast majority of the families that attended my masjid were only first, second and third generation Muslims, home visits did not characterize the celebration of Eid, as they do in many other communities.  Eid celebrations were special in that they provided those without Muslim family members an opportun...

Islamophobia and the Fear of Influence
Discussions of Islamophobia often center upon the results contempt towards Muslims.  Rarely is Islamophobia viewed as a stage in the evolution of American cultural and political transformation.  Rather than viewing Islamophobia as an independent phenomenon impacting Muslims, an alternative is to treat the rise in Islamophobia as a reaction to historical political loss.  While this p...

The Covenant of Medina Versus Islamophobia
"Islam is intolerant to other religions"; this is a claim used today around the globe to justify the growing fear of Islam and Muslims! However, the truth is entirely the opposite. The following is an example that provides insight into the true spirit of "accepting the other" in Islam: The Covenant of Medina, or as some call it: the Constitution of Al-Madinah.  ...

I Left My Heart in Sarajevo
I have dreamt of visiting Sarajevo since my childhood. I remember the crushing feeling of helplessness as I watched the Mostar Bridge collapse.  The grey pictures of war had been carved in my memory forever. Alhamdulillah, the war came to an end and there was encouraging news about people struggling to begin anew, working to rebuild their devastated country and start a new life. Two days ag...

Over-consumption and the New Ummah
            The hubbub of the city during the week preceding the month of Ramadan never ceases to leave butterflies in one’s stomach as the anticipation nears of an entire month of abstaining from food and drink, back-biting and cynicism, intercourse, cigarettes and anything pertaining to the animal desires, from dawn until dusk. Somewhat rese...

Being a part of an Umma
What is the feeling that makes one feel part of the Muslim ummah? What brings about this feeling, a feeling which eliminates excludes all unnecessary attachments and makes one feel a part of a whole, leaving all appendages such as race, culture, income, etc. irrelevant? When I go on umrah, I savour the sounds, smells and colours of Mecca and Medina, and this strengthens my admiration of the unity...

Super-Muslim-man
Superman, Batman, X-Men... There is probably no one in the world who hasn't heard of these superheroes. While watching them, we may admire such heroes, who have, in some way, shape or form, been a part of our lives, regardless of how culturally or religiously undesirable they may have been. How wonderful it would be if there were Muslim super heroes who could entertain our children. The US-ra...

The New Villains of Hollywood
After the Danish Cartoon crisis in 2005 many right wing and Islamophobic campaigns started to rear their ugly heads. Attacks on mosques, the minaret ban in Switzerland, the recent face-veil/burqa bans in Italy and Belgium and the fact that other places, such as Montreal, are considering following suit, are all a part of a not-so-new puzzle that needs to be solved by the modern world. It seems tha...

"American Muslim Women: Negotiating Race, Class, and Gender With
Although class and gender are critiqued as factors influencing the movement and interaction of women, race and ethnicity appear to be the chief informant for negotiations within the ummah. The concept of Muslim brotherhood and sisterhood is one that rests in the collective consciousness of Muslims the world over. In theory, this unity is perceived as a natural and logical by-product o...

African American perception of the Last Prophet
Whenever anyone would ask me what "type" of Muslim I was, I'd simply say, "I have no type. I'm just a Muslim." To this day, I avoid debates over madhabs like the plague and consciously remain silent during conversations harkening back to the glory days of Islam. As an African-American Muslim woman, I have always been conscious about the difference between how I have come to view Islam...

Welcome to Lastprophet.Info!
Today, we take a few steps into the world of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), a man who has had an intensely emotional impact on millions of people over the past fourteen centuries.

Without a doubt, it is not easy to understand a human being, a prophet, who has been sent as an example to the whole of humanity and to make our way easier in this world.

The fact that Prophet Muhammad...

Key Clicks in The City of Knowledge
  It must have been more exciting to spread letters out on dry cellulose rather than writing on papyrus… We are talking about an excitement in China of 2000 years ago at a time when writing was getting prepared to meet the paper. We are not sure to what extent the Chinese utilized the paper they discovered but we may be sure that when they taught its making to the Muslims in the 8th c...