A Ramadan guide for non-Muslims

Source: washingtonpost.com

By: Asma Uddin and Shazia Kamal

In the next few weeks, you may come into work and find your co-worker taking a power nap at 9:30am. At break time, you’ll notice she is missing in the discussion about Harry Potter over at the water cooler. At the staff meeting, you will be shocked when she is offered coffee and cookies and refuses ! By lunch time, your concern about her missing at the water cooler compels you to investigate the situation.

Then you remember what she had mentioned last week over a delicious Sushi lunch. Flooded with relief, you go up to her desk, and proclaim with much gusto, “Ramadan Mubarak (Moo-baa-rak)!” Ramadan’s Blessings to you!

The month of Ramadan is a happy occasion; it is the month that the Muslim holy book, the Koran, was revealed to our Prophet Muhammad. Muslims are called by their religion to celebrate the month by coming together in worship, fasting each day for thirty days from dawn until sunset.

While this may seem like a tremendous feat, consider this: Fasting while working is an even greater endeavor. Make it a little easier on your Muslim colleague by following a couple of simple rules:

Faith and change: leaving music behind (Video)

 One of the biggest issues facing  today is the obsession with music, parties and dance clubs. This lifestyle undoubtedly distracts us from our purpose in life and keeps us away from the truth. This is the story of Aiman and Nour who turned around their lives completely and are now active practicing Muslims.

Time lapse Credit: Erin Collet
Vocal Background: Omar Esa

Success in this world and the next

Source: muslimvillage.com

BISMILLĀHIR RAHMĀNIR RAHĪM

Glory to Allāh and Salutations on Rasulullāh Sallallāhu ‘alayhi wasallam.

Allāh Subhānahu wa Ta’ala with His infinite Mercy has endowed us with numerous bounties. Out of all these bounties the biggest and the most significant is that of Imān. It is imperative that we value this bounty and protect it by bringing complete Deen in our life.

My name is Christina and this is how I accepted Islam

Source: http://hadithoftheday.com/

On Christmas Day, 2010, I embraced Islam and became a Muslim. Why? Simply because I felt ready, as a result of a gradual process of growth and change that had been slowly transforming my life over the past year.

I moved to Abu Dhabi, UAE, in the spring of 2010, to teach English. My first time in the Gulf, I didn’t know what to expect but I wanted to understand the culture around me and the religion, which are a vital aspect of everyday life in this part of the world. Hence began my journey to learn about Middle Eastern culture and the people around me, reading books about Islam and the Quran.  I had no intention of changing my own religion. I just wanted to understand Islam.

Journalist shows Coca Cola boss how much sugar is in their drink (Video)

 Calls are growing for high sugar drinks to be taxed in the same way as cigarettes to curb rising obesity. Does the drinks industry’s resistance echo that of the tobacco industry denial in the 1960s? Jeremy Paxman spoke to James Quincey, president of Coca Cola Europe.

Interview: The Life of Nouman Ali Khan (Video)

 Nouman Ali Khan founded the Bayyinah institute for Arabic and Quranic studies in 2005. Ustadh Nouman is an expert on the linguistic miracle of the Holy Quran. He is listed as one of the most influential Muslims in the world. In this exclusive interview with British filmmaker Hassan Alkatib, Mr Khan looks back at his life and recounts how the Quran transformed him and many others.
Nouman Ali Khan lectures…

Ustadh Nouman hopes to make the Quran accessible to all Muslims. For more information please visit bayyinah.tv 

The VIP Show is broadcast on Al Etejah English TV.

Millionaire Gives It All Up For Islam: Ishaq Mustaqim – My Path To Islam (Video)

 Ishaq Mustaqim tell roadside2islam how he gave up a Millionaire lifestyle for a better life as a muslim.

SOUTH AMERICAN GANGSTER RAPPER INDIO LYRICO ACCEPTS ISLAM (VIDEO)

 South American Gangster Rapper Indio Lyrico tells us at Roadside2Islam about his lifestyle as a drug dealing gangster rapper and how his life changed upon accepting islam.

Mind Body Connection

Source: http://www.collective-evolution.com

The connection between your mind and body is very powerful and although it cannot be visually seen, the effects your mind can have on your physical body are profound. We can have an overall positive mental attitude and deal directly with our internal challenges and in turn create a healthy lifestyle or we can be in negative, have self destructive thoughts and not deal with our internal issues, possibly even cloak those issues with affirmations and positivity without finding the route and in turn we can create an unhealthy lifestyle. Why is this?

Our emotions and experiences are essentially energy and they can be stored in the cellular memory of our bodies. Have you ever experienced something in your life that left an emotional mark or pain in a certain area of your body? Almost as if you can still feel something that may have happened to you? It is likely because in that area of your body you still hold energy released from that experience that is remaining in that area. I came across an interesting chart that explores some possible areas that various emotions might affect the body.