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Build an Ark or Drown in the Flood

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COLLEGE PARK, MD –

Last week we delved briefly into the purity of intention and the mission of the Prophet Muhammad; we can take just as valuable of a lesson from the Prophet Noah, peace upon them both.

Prophet Noah was a man of determination and preparation. Most people aren’t, though.

While his countrymen thought they were safe in the desert from torrential disasters, our Prophet Noah knew better.

He had the insight to know a storm was coming, and that he needed to prepare for it.
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A Pound of Flesh?

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COLLEGE PARK, MD –

When the Prophet Muhammad, peace upon him, entered Mecca towards the end of his mission in a position to take vengeance upon his former adversaries, he did not do so.

He had the strength to give up taking the proverbial “pound of flesh.”

How could someone endure so many tribulations at the hands of his enemies (a great deal of them were his kin), and then pardon them when he could have punished them?
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Give, Give and Give Some More

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COLLEGE PARK, MD –

It’s nice to be back in the swing of things after our recent Fundraising Dinner. I’d like to extend my gratitude to all of you, our supporters, for showing such an outpour of generosity just a few short weeks ago.

As I contemplated on that outpour of giving, for which we heartily thank Almighty God, I began wrestling with a thought: there is a point in our giving where we can begin to feel a bit of entitlement creep in.
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The Prophetic Model of Nurturing

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Sami Zaharna

Board of Advisors, Center for Muslim Life at Maryland

It is related in the Mustadrak of Imam al-Hakim that Umar b. al-Khattab was sitting amongst a group of his companions when he asked them what they longed for.

One said that he longed for a room full of gold so that he may spend it in the way of God. Another longed for a room full of precious stones so that He may also spend it in the way of God. They then asked Umar himself, “What do you long for?”
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Why I Joined CMLMD

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Muneer Zuhurudeen

Associate Chaplain and Mentor

COLLEGE PARK, MD –

It seems as if suicide within the Muslim community is occurring at an increasing rate. Our most recent loss in Virginia shocked all of us that call the DMV home, and it occurred just a few days after another incident in Dallas, TX.

In the DMV Muslim community alone, there have been more than a handful of cases of suicide over the past year involving individuals across all ages, some even as young as 10 or 11 years old.

The CDC published a study earlier this year with data supporting that suicide rates have risen between 1999 and 2016 in every state except Nevada.

Anne Schuchat, the CDC’s deputy principal director, says that the data “suggest that this is a national problem hitting most communities”, and we are seeing over and over again that the Muslim community in North America, and especially Muslims in the D.C. Area, are not immune.
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From FOMO to JOMO

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 COLLEGE PARK, MD –

Many of us are familiar with the term FOMO: fear of missing out. We’re afraid to miss out on all sorts of things big and small.

It is a term that has gained traction in our social media crazed society.

FOMO drives us. It is very often a seminal reason behind the actions we take. Young people can fall into the trap of fear of missing out on their youth, relationships, risk behaviors and experiences, etc.

Older people easily fall into fear of missing out on degrees, cars, homes, families, social status, and the like.
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