Tag Archives: marriage

Married, but Not…

A recent article written by Emma Green in The New Yorker explores the underworld of secret marriages among American Muslim college students. Needless to say, it had quite the ripple effect in various Muslim social media circles discussing the crisis. Reading the article, I found myself smelling a familiar scent in its tone that got […]

Ep 69. I Was Blessed With Her Love

Lady Khadijah RA was the first and while alive the only wife of the Beloved ﷺ. Their relationship was of immense significance and the love the Beloved ﷺ had for her did not diminish with her passing. Lady Aisha RA said she was never jealous of any of the wives of the Beloved ﷺ as she was of […]

Ep 50. Listener Interactions (Part 3): Marriage, Yoga, and Hell

In this wide-ranging “Listener Interactions” episode, I cover a diverse array of subjects, including questions about education, career choices, marriage, Muslims doing yoga, and reconciling God’s attributes as the Merciful and the Just with eternal damnation in Hell.

Ibn al-Qayyim and Same-Sex Marriage

With their rise to the forefront of the social justice movement LGBTQ activists have done much work to assert their civil rights and individual freedom to live as equals to everyone else in a way that they believe to be an authentic to their sexual identities. As a necessary part of this effort was a […]