In Aouchtam, Morocco, villagers plant and harvest their crops by hand, walk with their donkeys for a full day’s journey to the nearest town for supplies and pull water from a well to fill plastic bottles and then haul them home. But on May 25, 2014, those Moroccan villagers went…
First Time in Indonesia: Plastic Bottle Walls, Anyone? The Majlis Dhikr of the Happy Heart Foundation (Yayasan Majelis Dzikir Hati Senang) in Indonesia, intends to build its first zawiyah (center) from recycled plastic bottles in Parung-just south of Jakarta, the nation’s capital. In a country where time and energy are…
True Ecology: Living Islam Nature was created in perfect balance. Our responsibility is to maintain this fragile equilibrium through wise management and excellent personal conduct. A Muslim is someone who has submitted with knowledge to Islam’s wholesome and naturally balanced ecology. From the divine Islamic teachings we learn that there…
"O Allah, grant me to love You, to love those who love You and to love whatever brings me nearer to Your love. Make Your love more precious to me than cool water to the thirsty." A prayer taught by The Prophet (saw) to his companions. Shaikh Husain Ash-Shadhili Ad-Darqawi…
“The one who is drawn near is the one who knows Him.” These are the words of Shaykh Abu Madyan al-Ghawth of al-Andalus, a great teacher and guide of his time. His literary contributions of poetry and prose were many, including this beautiful du’a (prayer), which he wrote almost 1000…
Behind everything there is a secret. We all see it first: Islam’s fortress wall that is the Law (shari’ah). But behind the Law lies a secret garden, alive and dancing with the intimacy of life. Like all secrets, it must be whispered by those who know into the hearts of…