Losing a loved one is a heavy burden that every human being will experience at some point in life. Every soul that enters the realm of the living will inevitably depart from it as part of a divinely ordained plan.

I have attended many funerals throughout my life. Most of them were for people I did not know. Growing up as a Muslim boy, my father often encouraged me to attend funerals at mosques if we were able to, and until recently, it felt like a chore.

Death is not a stranger to the believer, yet it never arrives without pain. No matter how strong our īmān, grief still shakes the heart. Islam does not ask us to deny that pain; it teaches us how to carry it—with patience, dignity, and trust in Allah’s mercy. 

Meet the Latino Muslim father who is working to revive Prophetic manhood through Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Dr. Hernán Guadalupe is not a new face in the Muslim community, particularly along the East Coast, where he is known for combining physical training with spiritual and character development.

Imagine a youth program that unites Muslim youth.  One that enables and supports the growth of a strong Muslim identity.  A coming together of Muslims of all different national origins, ethnicities, cultures, political leanings, madhabs, genders and even ages for the intent to please Al