Being aware of God is not the same as listening to Him. Not the same as being in His service. وَمِنَ النّاسِ مَن يَعبُدُ اللَّهَ عَلىٰ حَرفٍ ۖ فَإِن أَصابَهُ خَيرٌ اطمَأَنَّ بِهِ ۖ وَإِن أَصابَتهُ فِتنَةٌ انقَلَبَ عَلىٰ وَجهِهِ خَسِرَ الدُّنيا وَالآخِرَةَ ۚ ذٰلِكَ هُوَ الخُسرانُ المُبينُ “Among the people there is one who… Continue reading

Muslims and their reliance on politics to save us: The Democratic Party/liberalism has failed the black family. The GOP may have the outer appearance of moral conservatism, but they are still wed to white supremacy. Can we realize our own genius independent of these two options? Historically, the Prophet offered the pagans of Makkah an… Continue reading

Surah al-Qalam counsels the Prophet to stay the course. To stand up for himself and his principles. He had to do it on his own. “There is in us a tendency to locate the shaping forces of our existence outside ourselves. Success and failure are unavoidably related in our minds with the state of things… Continue reading