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@NasheedWallace

4 years

So the natural use of this new feature is #VoiceNoteSalawat right? ﷺ

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4 years

my mom: we’re just gonna have a few people over, I’ll make something simple also my mom:

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no one: some guy on LinkedIn: Yesterday, I interviewed an excellent candidate. But he seemed poor. I do not like that. I told him he does not deserve to be happy. He wept, “Please King, I am a human!” I thought, “Wow, he is a human.” I hired him. A learned a lesson: I am great.

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bought boba and they gave me a paper straw. it stopped allowing bobular transit after like 5 minutes. this is not what my parents imagined for me when they left India

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4 years

I think the average person does not understand how alienating it can be that so much of the professional world revolves around alcohol. I said in a residency interview today that I actually don’t drink, and a doctor said “Well, if you live here, you’ll learn to drink.” Excuse me?

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2 years

One thing Harry Potter got right is that there are no Muslim characters. Can you imagine some Hufflepuff character named Farhan Siddiqui? No one would believe it. Farhan’s mom Noreen would get a letter from a magic school called Hogwarts and rip it up while reciting Ayatul Kursi.

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3 years

@_Haaris_7 @KyrieIrving LeBron: Kyrie we need to leave it all on the floor Kyrie: The dunya is an illusion akhi

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4 years

My dad and I regularly talk on the phone and he always asks me gently how marriage/my wife is (great alhamdulillāh), if we’re *happy*, and if I’m doing “special things” for her. He then asks to speak with her to check. I love it. He’s the kind of father(-in-law) I aspire to be.

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2 years

I’m sick of the inaccurate reporting around Musk buying Twitter. Articles keep calling him the richest man in the world, but we still have no evidence of him waking up in the morning to pray Fajr.

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4 years

🇺🇸: yea you can crash on my couch the entire Muslim world: you will sleep on my bed and I will sleep and the cold hard floor of my kitchen

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1 year

muslim barbers going to bed the night before eid

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5 years

when u teach ur white friends how to swear in ur language

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4 years

I know not everyone wants another sappy marriage thread, but on the eve of our nikaah anniversary and as the year draws to a close, I have some feelings and advice to pass on.

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4 years

can you imagine how relieved IHOP workers are that they didn’t have to deal with obnoxious Muslims pulling up for suhoor for this year

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4 years

There isn’t really a gentle way to say this, but if you operate a “Halal restaurant” that has filthy bathrooms/tables, rude service, and is known to be a place where women feel uncomfortable because of the guys who are there, you kinda missed the point of being a Muslim business.

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2 years

the fact that Muslims will routinely host a wedding—fundamentally a religious rite—wherein they bring hundreds of guests into a disgustingly lavish venue and just have no arrangement for salah is absolutely deranged

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@NasheedWallace

4 years

@PoetOfTheWest Here you go janāb

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4 years

the typo in the last sentence was not intentional but wow this is better

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3 years

"talented yet deferential" "superficial diversity" "mendacious reasons" "narcissistic academic professionalism" "cowardly deference" "intellectual and spiritual bankruptcy" "absolutely no regrets" the way that Dr. West so artfully and politely eviscerated Harvard has me losing it

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This is my candid letter of resignation to my Harvard Dean. I try to tell the unvarnished truth about the decadence in our market-driven universities! Let us bear witness against this spiritual rot!

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2 years

this might be the craziest WhatsApp uncle forward I’ve ever received

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4 months

Philly is an amazingly Muslim city. I was driving to salatul jumuah and saw an elderly Bengali man walking on the sidewalk. He saw me, pointed at me and gestured a takbeer (three times lol) while furrowing his eyebrows questioningly, as if to say, “Are you going to pray?”

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3 years

There is a legitimate problem of Muslim communities putting young men with *just enough* knowledge and a charming persona on a pedestal. When coupled with a lack of accountability, some savvy, and shiftiness facilitated by the internet, the result is community endangerment.

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“why are you getting upset about children making noise in the masjid? let them play!” sir, that child has a mustache. tell him to make wudu and get in line.

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3 years

strong candidate for worst Ramadan internet content of 2021

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3 years

love this classic nasheed music video

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3 years

The state of the believer is incredible. I walked into a guy’s room today not having met him before, and he didn’t even know I was Muslim yet. I asked, “How are you doing this morning?” and he goes, “My brother, I was shot numerous times and it’s left me paralyzed.”

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4 years

BINGO: discussing anti-blackness in the Muslim community

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5 years

Bismillah. Despite my Twitter handle, to my knowledge, no one has done the community khidmah of producing a detailed guide to lotas and lota alternatives for Istinjaa. I have taken it upon myself to complete this important and honorable task. Jumu'ah Mubarak.

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3 years

“WE ALREADY MISSED THE TAKBEERS AND NOW WE’RE GONNA MISS NAMAAZ”

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4 years

Extremely weird trend I noticed in undergrad and med school: Students lying about how little they study. It may be a self-handicapping strategy, but also might be self-aggrandizement of “innate ability.” Lemme tell you something: It’s gross and transparent. It’s OK to work hard.

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[Thread/PSA] Muslims in our communities would benefit if we all stopped recommending people (usually guys) for marriage on the basis of their occupation, ethnicity, and age alone. This phenomenon highlights the grotesqueness of our priorities and contributes to bad relationships.

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2 years

Part of my job is asking people what they use their glasses for. Typical answers are reading, driving, work, etc. Today I asked a little old Muslim man and, without missing a beat, he goes “Doctor, I need the good one for reading Al-Qur’an.” Protect this man 😭

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4 years

I have an elderly patient who rarely speaks—he’s sick and elderly, has dementia and a hoarse voice—but divulged that he knew Malcolm X. I asked if he was related to him. He gave kind of a half-nod. I asked how. He pointed at his chest and whispered clear as day, “Islam.” الله

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2 years

hustle culture people are like “I only sleep 4 hours while you sleep 8 so while you rest I get 4 hours ahead” and then they just die at 35

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4 months

I gave him a thumbs up and parked. He walked over, opened the door and sat in my front passenger seat. “As-salāmu ʿalaykum! Indian?” he asked. “Wa ʿalaykum salām. Yes! Bengali?” “Yes!” “Which masjid are you going to?” He laughed and said, “Any!” And so we went to jumuah.

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4 years

5. When I was looking to get married, one of my mentors said to seek out and marry a person from whom I could benefit spiritually. Not necessarily in terms of facts and knowledge, but in terms of their manners and conduct. This was one of the best pieces of advice I ever got.

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3 years

I hesitated writing this out of fear and anxiety. I literally couldn’t sleep. Where was the tablighi jamat at the NBA finals?

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I hesitated writing this out of fear and anxiety. I literally couldn’t sleep. Attending the #MetGala has been a dream of mine since I was a kid. And my kid self is exactly why I needed to write this. Hope you read every word. Thank you, @TheCut .

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2 years

how do I delete a reddit post from my brain history? thanks

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4 years

May God fortify our marriages and protect us from the wayward gaze of others, may He unite the hearts yearning to be celebrated by another, may He make whole the love of the broken-hearted and unrequited, and may He make us worthy companions for worthy spouses. Ameen.

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4 years

Ramadan in Quarantine [Thread] Masjid uncles hold family taraweeh in their homes, still don't have a section for the women of the house

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2 years

fasting for 17 hours and then being full within 5 minutes of iftar is a prime example of how in this dunya you should stop eating 4 samosas in 5 minutes

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8. My favorite tradition in our marriage is [Husband/Wife] Appreciation Night. One of us plans a dinner, a fun activity, gives a small gift, and expresses gratitude for the other. We take turns and it's a planned date night every month.

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Bonus: Now that I’m married, I get why rishta aunties and uncles exist. When you’re in love, you want others to be in love, too 😂

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3 years

Extremely Educated Guy with Internet Access Makes History By Posting “I don’t have an opinion on Israel-Palestine because I don’t know enough” for the Tenth Year in a Row

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3 years

As we are in Zakat season for many Muslims in mid-to-late Ramadan, this is your reminder that Zakat is for the poor. Please don’t be hoodwinked into ruining a pillar of your religious obligations. And stop letting organizations institutionalize and normalize it.

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when are we gonna have a conversation about this nonsense

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a small kindness you can do for others, especially introverts: if they’re interrupted by someone else in conversation, gently come back to them and redirect. “so you were saying ________?”

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3 years

Much of the language and discourse of modern/secular “wellness”—e.g. good/bad vibes or energy, manifesting, healing, vibrations—attempts to comment on metaphysical realities without a connection to God or the divine laws that govern the metaphysical. It is a bridge to nowhere.

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2. One of the greatest joys of marriage is putting yourself in the dedicated service of the one you love. This service is constantly reciprocated not as a condition, but because it feels right. We try to outdo each other in goodness, and it makes us both better.

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2 years

Hospital work gives you a chilling window to the wounded relationships of the elderly. I ask about family support and hear things like “I have no one,” “My sister has never loved me,” and “My son and I don’t speak.” God forbid we or our loved ones take pain to the deathbed.

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12. The first year of marriage has truly been the happiest year of my life. I am completely, irretrievably in love, and I hope to grow old with my wife. I pray for us to achieve that milestone.

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3 years

May Allah protect our families from calamity and hardship, engender love and service between spouses, alleviate seemingly irreconcilable tensions, fill our homes with men and women who seek to safeguard one another, and protect us from the wayward glances of the ill-intentioned.

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3 years

“salawat upon you until the evening. So what does that mean for you and your profession? Our Lord is great.” My jaw was on the floor. The way he said it with such conviction was moving. The way he said “my beloved Nabi ﷺ.” May Allah make us steadfast.

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3 years

the muslim urge to feed a guest in your home like they have not eaten anything for 40 days

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2 years

1/27 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 wordle? no. insha Allah it is my five salaah. alhamdulillah I am a muslim

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Before you get married, people are incessant and intrusive about when you're going to get married. Once you're married—and, gasp, in love—these people turn heel and hit you with "you're a newlywed now, wait until you're sick of each other." This is, in a word, insufferable.

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Growing up as an Islamic school student, I was always defensive about criticisms of the Islamic school model. “Our Islamic schools are the pathway for Muslim children to become good Muslim adults,” I thought. As an adult, I now realize that I was wrong.

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It must become a Muslim community standard that if you are going to marry someone—man or woman—there need to be *reliable* people who can rigorously vouch for your character. The stories of charlatans, sexual opportunists and abusers masquerading as good people make me feel sick.

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4 years

masjid uncle stops in to pray dhuhr before going back to the office

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3 years

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studies show that people who make fun of desis for saying “ramzaan” and “sehri” are 10 times more likely to leave taraweeh at 8 rak’ahs

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3. Some of the times I feel the most deeply in love are when I do something completely, incomprehensibly stupid, and share a genuine belly-laugh with my wife. In those moments, my world feels very bright and my heart very full.

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My dad and older brother both passed this on to me since the day I got married. "Celebrate your milestones, do special things for your wife, create memories." These are acts of service, they soften our hearts, ennoble our marriages, and get us through difficulties of all sorts.

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1 year

As we approach Ramadan, be wary of corporate-speak in threads about “maximizing productivity” in Ramadan. This mechanical approach with checklists, planners, calories, and benchmarks typically misses the mark, especially if it misses the main point: your relationship with Allah.

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4 years

11. All of the simple joys I liked doing alone before marriage—eating late night cereal, making Saturday morning brunch, watching basketball or The Office—are even more fun now that I'm doing them with my best friend.

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1. One year of marriage feels at once like a long time and no time at all. I feel like I got married yesterday—but I’ve been in love for a lifetime.

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2 years

I frequently ask the manager/owner of a (reportedly) Halal restaurant whether their chicken is slaughtered by hand or machine. It is alarming how often they (a) don’t know, (b) get mad, or (c) respond “I didn’t know vendors can sell machine slaughtered meat as halal.” (they can)

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“My beloved Nabi ﷺ said a person isn’t pricked by so much as a thorn except that Allah elevates his rank and forgives him. So what does that mean for me? By the way my beloved brother my beloved Nabi ﷺ said that if you visit a sick person in the morning, 70,000 angels send…”

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2 years

Please stop reducing Islamic legal positions about abortion to the confines of a hot take tweet/TikTok video/Instagram post. It is embarrassing.

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4 years

With that shared life comes the daily calling to love and cherish—indeed, to celebrate—another person, because if you don't, who will? Marry someone who will take pride in you, and in whom you can take pride. Celebrate your victories, big and small, every day with them.

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10. I am not a perfect husband and there are no perfect marriages. We have our occasional disagreements. But we have NEVER allowed these to come to a boil, and as an unwritten rule, we never go to bed upset.

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6. Some of the times I feel the most intense gratitude are when my wife does the simplest acts of kindness—make my lunch, iron a shirt, leave me a sweet note. Nothing is too big or too small for someone who loves you unconditionally.

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This is where I want to offer some actionable advice, so that this isn't just "I'm married, guys": Marriage is marked by love, by trials, by mistakes, by forgiveness, by joy, but I've also come to see marriage as celebrating another person and your shared love—every day.

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4. It is true that, in the end, the marriage comes down to you and your spouse, but I cannot stress enough how helpful it is to have family on both sides that love you, support you, and root for you. Family is an incredible blessing for our marriage.

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2 years

local moonsighting muslims getting Ramadan Mubarak texts right now

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7. I am a medical student in gargantuan debt and my wife is a teacher. There are times where finances can feel tight, but the love and experiences we share are the greatest of all riches. It is all from God.

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A sobering realization I've come to is that, even when it comes to loving friends and family, their lives go on every day, with or without your presence. But when it comes to your spouse, your lives are—as we always say—shared.

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4 years

I should use this viral tweet as an opportunity to promote the work of my darling wife. Please follow her! insta:

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Hi everyone! I am a professional artist and educator who joined Twitter to share my work and connect with people who create and appreciate art. Here are four paintings of mine which contain themes prevalent in my work: Islamic spirituality, tradition, and womanhood.

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I feel, though, that this is a valuable reminder: Your wedding and its parties are beautiful because all these people get together and celebrate you and your beloved. But when the cake has been eaten and everyone goes home, the work is on you and your spouse to love each other.

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you ask and we deliver

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Where's that spin the wheel of MT topics @NasheedWallace

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9. Two of the things my wife is most passionate about are creating art and appreciating nature. Both of these require being unplugged and completely in the moment, elements which have enriched my life meaningfully.

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Let your weary heart become invigorated by the love of the Prophet ﷺ.

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3 years

“I cannot urinate, I have a colostomy bag, numerous recurrent infections, and I have a pressure ulcer that covers my whole back. But Alhamdulillah. I feel like a million bucks. Do you think my Lord doesn’t know my state?”

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mawlid haters experiencing Rabi Al Awwal for the first time

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4 years

thread of English words/phrases that feel distinctly Muslim to me circumambulation hand slaughter supererogatory ritual bath ablution declaration of faith ritually impure moon sighting my dear respected brothers and sisters blameworthy innovation chain of transmission pls add

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Absolutely unbelievable that when I was a kid, Desis would have parties of entirely 100+ Desi people with delicious homemade or catered food and then insist on buying 10 boxes of pizza “for the kids.” That’s why your kids don’t respect The Culture™ man, you did this.

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2 years

My fellow Muslims, we need to band together and, when we gather for iftar, just have iftar. No “dinner” after. Dinner is the enemy. Have dates and water, pray maghrib, and then just serve iftar foods. Less food waste, fewer stuffed bellies, more cost-effective. We can do this.

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If you are someone who needs to be celebrated but are unable to do so for someone else, without being asked, you have room to grow. If you keep score with others, you have room to grow. If unconditional service isn't in your vocabulary, you have room to grow.

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4 years

very important advice for all of you looking to get married

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1 year

I unironically believe we have a masjid parking crisis in the US. The growth of communities is unambiguously a good thing. We just need to be intelligent about how to scale up. One component of this is intelligent masjid design. Another is that we REALLY need to try carpooling.

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A real story with a reliable source: At an MSA election, a girl got up to endorse a candidate and was like “He would be good b/c he is reliable etc” and a dude immediately stood up and was like “I ask that sisters refrain from beautifying their voices.” These people need therapy.

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3 years

if you know who this is I hope your mental health is OK and you haven’t developed back problems

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4 years

don’t say I didn’t warn you

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1 year

masjid uncles every year when the hafiz pauses for 0.5 seconds on Surah Rahman

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4 years

After the Christchurch shooting, our masjid brought in a cop at jumu’ah to speak about “community safety.” Irony aside, I distinctly remember he said, “I can tell who a bad guy is by looking at him.” People nodded approvingly! I was like, “Who do you think he’s talking about?!”

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4 years

At the end of what has been a particularly difficult year for everyone, I am immensely thankful for having the steadiness and companionship of my wife, who celebrates me and our love every day. Just as moon is sure to be in the night sky, my shimmering wife is by my side.

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listening to Quran on the way home after a tough day

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And so, on the night of our nikaah anniversary, I wore the kurta payjama I wore that night and ordered takeout from the restaurant that catered the event. We shared a pleasant candlelit dinner and exchanged gifts, because our celebrations don't stop for a pandemic.

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1 year

Our visceral, communal rejection of anything which doesn’t conform to the mold of what looks and sounds Arab is a weak spot. Islam comes to a culture and illuminates and preserves its good qualities. It is not culturally predatory. We will shut ourselves out from good and beauty.

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A unique adhan

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A recurring theme in people reflecting upon the passing of Mouaz Al-Nass is that he made them love the Prophet ﷺ more. What a beautiful thing to be remembered for! It underscores the importance—especially in our time—of poetry about the Prophet ﷺ as a conduit to loving him.

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