#ShutDownDFW

Following recent executive orders that left multiple green card holders, citizens, and refugees enjoying the hospitality of the Department of Homeland Security at various International Airports around the country, numerous concerned citizens gathered together to help the DHS show its guests a good time. I don’t know if they appreciated our help much at all, to be honest… …

all benefit and harm come from God

Remember And if Allah should touch you with adversity, there is no remover of it except Him. And if He touches you with good – then He is over all things competent. وَإِن يَمْسَسْكَ اللَّهُ بِضُرٍّ فَلَا كَاشِفَ لَهُ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ وَإِن يَمْسَسْكَ بِخَيْرٍ فَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ And He is the subjugator …

…a test. This is only a test.

Remember: Do the people think that they will be left to say, “We believe” and they will not be tried? أَحَسِبَ النَّاسُ أَن يُتْرَكُوا أَن يَقُولُوا آمَنَّا وَهُمْ لَا يُفْتَنُونَ But We have certainly tried those before them, and Allah will surely make evident those who are truthful, and He will surely make evident the …

Allah is sufficient for us!

With all the wondrous things taking place in the world just now, Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan’s reminder during the khutbah last Friday was a perfect reminder. From Surah Ali’Imran (the Family of Imran): Those to whom hypocrites said, “Indeed, the people have gathered against you, so fear them.” But it [merely] increased them in faith, …

Eating my words, and some good food too

A couple of weeks ago, regarding Muslims in the West, I wrote: If I can stress one thing, let me be clear: there is no plot. There are 1.5 million Muslims, or so, in the world; there are several hundred thousand in DFW. If we all got together, we could do some great things, but the same …