a’ra’ja/ya’ruju and a’ri/ja/ya’raju: one means to ascend, the other to limp or hobble along. Mi’raj was an uplifting (lit.) event at a time when the Prophet would experience great emotional loss and hardship: the death of his uncle Abu Talib (who shielded his nephew from the Makkans who sought to harm him) and his wife… Continue reading
As parents, many of us go to great effort to teach our children when they’re little to share. We do so not only because it’s nice but because we have more meaningful lives when we do things with each other. We benefit when we give up something and give it freely to another. We experience… Continue reading
In this episode of the Middle Ground Podcast, Imam Marc, on the road, discusses music, the question of its permissibility and beyond. His remarks are in part inspired from remarks in a Q&A session by Mufti Abu Layth, may Allah reward him. “Before you approach religion, you have this ontology of religion. You already have… Continue reading
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