Ammaar Learns How to Be A Good Muslim (Islamic Self-Improvement)

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But as a journalist, there were a lot of tools that felt instinctive, especially when documenting some of the facts around Islamophobia and immigration policy as it exists in New Zealand, Australia, and other places." These revelations form the basis of the Muslim holy text, the Quran. The Quran refers to God as Allah, which is the Arabic word for God. Each chapter can be read as stand-alone snapshots of life, or consecutively as a refreshingly honest take on the world’s current state of affairs, through Hassan's eyes.

In Islam having children within a halal marriage is seen as an act of worship that pleases Allah and bring greats rewards. So getting married and having children should be the intention of every Muslimah, as long as the couple can look after them well and bring them up as good Muslims.

Shafi'i. The Shafi'i school was founded by Imam Abu 'Abdillah Muhammad Al-Shafi'i and is the second most populous school and is the majority in Egypt and East Africa as well as Yemen, Malaysia and Indonesia, The Shafi'i school is known for their complex legal system. Growing up, Hassan writes he "felt confined by the clashing definitions of Islam, Kiwiness and masculinity." He Who created Death and Life, that He may try which of you is best in deed; and He is the Exalted in Might, Oft-Forgiving.” [Quran 67-2] Another common problem facing Muslim homes in our time is that a husband is showing kindness and patience while dealing with people outside home e.g. in business, in office, in friend circle, but at home he is unkind, authoritative and misbehaving. It seems to be printed in the minds of many men that being rude with wife and kids is the ideal way to uphold the control over them. What they fail to realize that best ideal husband was Prophet (SAW) who has always been patient and kind with his wives even though they were arguing with each other in front of him. If you hear someone conflating Islam with violent extremism, you might say, "I am a Muslim, and I don't appreciate you assuming all Muslims condone violent actions. That's not based on fact, and saying it as if it were could have dangerous consequences for me and people I love."

Love in all its forms is subtly woven throughout the book. It’s in the familial love he describes for his parents, siblings, and nephews, it's in the prayers he reads when connecting to God, and it forms a thin line when crossing over into acts of violence and hate. Maliki. The Maliki school was founded by Imam Abu Anas Malik, who was a student of Imam Abu Hanifa; it is the majority school in North and North West Africa, as well as a reasonable following in Saudi Arabia. Imam Malik took his practices from the people of Madinah; one famous Maliki scholar is Hamza Yusuf. Skilfully pirouetting between poet and journalist, he has the ability to connect what at first may seem unrelated, to fit perfectly together.

The house Negro usually lived close to his master. He dressed like his master. He wore his master’s second-hand clothes. He ate food that his master left on the table. And he lived in his master’s house–probably in the basement or the attic–but he still lived in the master’s house. Years later while watching an episode of the Arab-American TV show Ramy, Hassan sees his grandmother's ritual depicted on screen: a paper chain of people, carefully cut and then set alight. Men and women pray separately at the mosque, so they are only concentrating on Allah. In the evening we get together to tell stories and recite poetry about Muhammad, and we sing religious songs called nasheeds.