Posted on December 27, 2007 by Um Yusuf as-Siddiq
I had the pleasure of attending a gathering today with my fellow sisters; some of whom converted to Islam such as myself, and some of whom were born into an Islamic family. While discussing Islam, one sister who was born Muslim said, “I want to learn Islam. I want to learn the Islam that made you guys convert.“ Upon saying that another sister agreed [...]
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Posted on December 1, 2007 by Um Yusuf as-Siddiq
I wanted to post a *VERY* important reminder about the Islamic will (wasiyya). I cannot express enough how important this is. Here are some things I compiled about the will. A really great book on this subject is “The Final Bequest – The Islamic Will and Testament” by Muhammad al-Jibaly. He goes over the will and [...]
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