Dhikr, or remembrance of Allah, comprises of two main ideas: movement of your tongue and its effects in your heart. It should not only be felt as movement of your tongue, but also felt deep in your heart.
Spring break may conjure up images of college students partying wildly on sandy beaches, but it doesn't have to be spent this way only. Consider the time off as a kind of practice run for summer break.
College students partying wildly on sandy beaches may be the popular mental picture of spring break, but the week off can be combined with faith-building fun for Muslim youth as well. Here are some ideas.
What is Zamzam water? What's cool, refreshing and will quench your thirst in the hot, Arabian desert? If you answered (fill in the name of the latest fad soft drink), you're wrong. Zamzam is the name of the well that provides the water billions of people.
When you ensure that women are included in the Masjid, you are ensuring that the entire community has access to the teachings of Islam. You are showing non-Muslims that Islam does not stand for the exclusion of women and children, that Islam is not a "man's religion."
The fact is we are losing more Muslim women from the community and the Masjids. Here are some ways we can start help young Muslim women feel connected to their faith and community.