Linguistical Miracle!

zsayyed    Inspiration, Multimedia     english, miracle, nouman ali khan, Quran, ramadan, translation

As Ramadan comes to end, we all hope that we have reaped the benefits of this month and Inshaallah will keep our improvements and continue to improve even after the month is over Inshaallah (God-willing), Ameen.

I think everyone would agree that it’s very important for us to understand what we read. We can’t go through a school textbook and not understand what it is we’re supposed to be learning. In the same way we cannot read the Quran without having an understanding of what we are reading. In order to gain the full benefit of the Quran, it is important for us to read the translation of the meaning.
For those of us that want to get even deeper into dissecting the ayat (verses) of the Quran, there is a website that not only gives you the translation but also breaks down the meaning of each word in each ayat of the Quran!

Check out the website and Inshaallah I hope that it encourages you to learn more about the Miracle of the Quran (because a part of its miracle is the way that it is written; it cannot be duplicated–and people have tried!)

http://www.quraninenglish.com/cgi-local/pages.pl

(click on the table of contents on the right)

Also check out this video on Br. Nouman Ali Khan, head of the Bayyinah Institute, talking about the linguistic miracles of the Quran. I promise it is inspiring!

Islamaphobia: Al Maghrib Institute on CNN

zsayyed    Multimedia, Social Media     al maghrib, cnn, islamaphobia

With the recent controversy of the new mosque being built near ground zero, CNN aired quite a positive interview (conducted by Deborah Feyerick) with some of the Shaykhs of Al Maghrib Institute including  Shaykhs Jamal Zarabozo, Waleed Basyouni, Yasir Qadhi, and Wissam Sharieff. This goes in accompaniment to the August 12th interview that was aired. Check it out and send your thanks to CNN for “presenting a positive piece on Islam and Muslims in the West.”

Send your thank you emails to: thankcnn@muslimmatters.org

For a full article check out MuslimMatters.org

The 99 Superheroes

zsayyed    Inspiration, Multimedia, Social Media     comics, islam, superheroes, the 99

In a world where the vision of Islam is continuously muddled though the media and the actions of a few, one man sought to rethink what the ideals of Islam can do to unify people through the values  that everyone has in common, values  like honesty, mercy, and foresight. Dr. Naif Al-Mutawa, a clinical psychologist licensed in New York state and  trained at Bellevue Hospital’s survivors of political torture program, wanted to create characters that his five sons, as well as children from across every cultural and religious spectrum could look up to. And thus, The 99 were created.

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The Quran Speaks – Literally!

zsayyed    Design, Multimedia, Tech     dc, hidayah, learn, mushaf, one, Quran, touch

In the month of the Quran it cannot be emphasized enough that one of our main goals should be becoming closer to the Holy Book which is a guidance to mankind.
In light of this, a great new way to approach the Quran was introduced at the recent DC Hidayah conference that was held last weekend, August 7th -8th , at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington DC.

Dubbed the “One Touch Mushaf Teacher”, the product is an actual leather bound Quran that comes with an electronic pen. As the reader, you simple have to touch the pen to a verse, read more

Celebrate Mercy New Trailer!

tsultan    Multimedia     celebrate mercy, Prophet Muhammad (saws), ramadan, trailer, webcast, youtube

Celebrate Mercy, a Global Webcast that brings together prominent scholars and artists to celebrate Ramadan and the Prophet Muhammad (saws), launched an inspiring trailer for the Celebrate Mercy Webcast yesterday after their first Webcast showing. If you haven’t seen the webcast, be sure to register! The webcast will be featured online on Aug 13th, 14th and the 22nd. This is a global initiative, for more information check out www.celebratemercy.com.