A Muslim husband or father is also a Muslim man, and as such, he has preexisting obligations and responsibilities that he has to take into account, regardless whether anyone else does or not. For example, a Muslim man first and foremost, is obligated to Allah, and responsible for his prayers, Jum’ah attendance, personal hygiene, ghost paying zakat and fasting Ramadan. He is responsible for his debts, his income, his bills (phone, car, insurance, food and clothes). If he is Black, then he’s responsible for taking into account the possibility that racism, racial bias, or even his past could pla ..read more

I could be off a little but I guesstimate that the bulk of our internal marital problems can be traced back to flagrant disregard, ignorance and flat out refusal to follow or show respect for our own laws and advices from our scriptures. No where is following the laws, boundaries and guidelines of scripture (Quran and Sunna) more important after worship of Allah, than in marriage and family. After all, we are Muslims, and in following Kitaab and Sunna, we have laws, allowances, provisions, desirable, acceptable, as well as unacceptable standards for just about everything. Especially when it ..read more

My wife once said to me; It’s amazing what Allah can do to the heart, and how much love, or hate, that He would allow between two people. In this case, it is the love that she and I share that I want to talk about. When I told my wife that I was inspired to write a blog post about her, she didn’t particularly like the idea and asked me why I would do it. I said, I couldn’t help it. I told her that I wanted people to know how a rough dude like me can still fall in love with a woman like her. I’ve always heard, read, and seen movies about two people made for each other, who fell in lov ..read more

A Muslim husband or father is also a Muslim man, and as such, he has preexisting obligations and responsibilities that he has to take into account, regardless whether anyone else does or not. For example, a Muslim man first and foremost, is obligated to Allah, and responsible for his prayers, Jum’ah attendance, personal hygiene, ghost paying zakat and fasting Ramadan. He is responsible for his debts, his income, his bills (phone, car, insurance, food and clothes). If he is Black, then he’s responsible for taking into account the possibility that racism, racial bias, or even his past could pla ..read more

I could be off a little but I guesstimate that the bulk of our internal marital problems can be traced back to flagrant disregard, ignorance and flat out refusal to follow or show respect for our own laws and advices from our scriptures. No where is following the laws, boundaries and guidelines of scripture (Quran and Sunna) more important after worship of Allah, than in marriage and family. After all, we are Muslims, and in following Kitaab and Sunna, we have laws, allowances, provisions, desirable, acceptable, as well as unacceptable standards for just about everything. Especially when it ..read more

My wife once said to me; It’s amazing what Allah can do to the heart, and how much love, or hate, that He would allow between two people. In this case, it is the love that she and I share that I want to talk about. When I told my wife that I was inspired to write a blog post about her, she didn’t particularly like the idea and asked me why I would do it. I said, I couldn’t help it. I told her that I wanted people to know how a rough dude like me can still fall in love with a woman like her. I’ve always heard, read, and seen movies about two people made for each other, who fell in lov ..read more