As'salamu alakum! My Muslim brothers and sisters. It's coming up! The most blessed and holy month... Ramadan. It's that time of year again. Where we shut out all these distractions from these outer forces and please Allah through our prayers and our fasting. Ramadan is a time were we can ask Allah for forgiveness and  that he will help guide you to the straight path (Ameen). Ramadan is a new beginning where we do good deeds like give charity and pray. Ramadan is the best time of the year. Ramadan is a time where  families come closer together to do good deeds. Ramadan is a month were you can become closer to Allah the almighty. Inshallah may the month of Ramadan be an easy time for everyone and hope that everyone gets the benefits of Ramadan.

ps. I'll be posting hadiths and dua's you guys can read also a way for everyone to finish the Quran in 30 days :D

Respect and Islam

In my high school I had learned about the LGBTQ (lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual and Queer etc... ) community and where I heard about horrible experience a lesbian student at her university had faced by Muslim man who had physically beat  the student unconscious and had urinated on her. This is sickening. We know that in Islam it is haram to be Gay. But as a Muslim it is our duty to respect people no matter their colour, their view on Islam or who they choose to love or marry. Things like this give Muslims a bad reputation. We Muslims are known for the  respect we give to others if they Muslim or not. Actions like this give the Islamic community a bad look. We Muslims are already facing so much discrimination and hatred from 9/11. This is not the time to be hurting people on the street or at school. This is the time we show what Islam is really about Peace, love and respect. I hope I have given people an understand of what Islam stands for. Even if someone is doing haram it is not any ones place to intervene but to help guide them. As Muslims we show our respect and not act upon the stereotype that has been placed on us.