“No honey” I sighed, “We are Muslims! We DON’T celebrate Thanksgiving.” “But why?” My daughter wondered. “I mean it’s a good reminder to be thankful!” “That’s the beauty of Islam, my love. We are taught to thank Allah every day!” “Wow! You remember to thank Him EVERY SINGLE DAY?” “I do!” … Do I? Well,
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Building a Productive Ummah to Become the Best of Nations. What does it mean to be a ProductiveMuslim? It’s not simply going through the motions of ibadah It’s not simply a to-do list of getting more things done in the day – at home, at work, at school, or at play And it’s not simply
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Productive Film-making: Ideas by the Couple Behind the Scenes of ‘Inspiration’
The “Inspiration” mini-drama series released last Ramadan has attracted thousands of viewers from around the world. The 12-episode series sheds light on multivariate aspects of the life of Prophet Muhammad , and how his life could directly relate to a young Muslim in the US today. ProductiveMuslim interviewed the director of the series, Muhammad Bayazid.
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[Parenting Lessons from Surah Luqman – Part 2]: Avoiding Shirk
In Part 1 of this series on parenting lessons from Surah Luqman, we touched upon the essential prerequisites that we need to fulfill ourselves to be positive, wonderful parents throughout our journey of parenthood. This part focuses on the first advice of Luqman to his son: avoiding shirk (not associating anything with Allah ). The two
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[Parenting Lessons from Surah Luqman – Part 1]: Prerequisites of Being a Wonderful Parent
We all want to raise our children to grow up into adults whose center is Allah , to love and fear Him, find peace in salah, look for their answers in the Qur’an, try to live their life according to the Sunnah of the Messenger , be patient during trying times and not lie or
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Lead Like a Boss: by Giving More Than you Take
Imagine two security cameras propped up in the corner of two different offices, each recording the goings-on in the office in HD. Assuming that the cameras only record images and not sounds, imagine you now see – in both offices – the CEO of the respective companies walking into the office and handing over a
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