This past Eid, more than 20,000 people prayed at the Columbus convention center. This is a first! MashAllaah.

Missing! Somali mother Fatuma Maalim is missing since April 28th in Nairobi. Please call the number below to help with the search or offer kind words of du’a and moral support to the family. We pray to Allah (swt) for her safe return. Yaa Rabb, bring her back safe. 🤲🏿.

Last night, after 4 long years, the imam of Masjid Ibn Taymiyya in Columbus, Ohio has finished the tafsiir (commentary) of the qur’an. Allahumma baarik.

The most blessed 10 days of the year started today. Let’s fast (at least the 9th), repent more, do athkar more & give charity and do general good deeds more.

1930, 18-year-old black student, Dennis H., at Morehouse College was lynched by 7 white men. 95 years later, the College posthumously conferred to him an honorary degree. His nephew, Plemon El-Amin, imam of Masjid Al-Islam in Atlanta, accepted on his behalf. I know the Imam; good man!

The Holy Qur’an Society of America will convene the first annual Quran Competition in Columbus, Ohio on July 12th is’A. Registration is open. 1st place winners of 15 & 39 Juz categories will get Free Umrah trip as a gift. Allahumma baarik.

Tomorrow is Arafah! It’s the most important day of the year. Fasting tomorrow rectifies the sins of the past year and the coming year. قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم "صيام يوم عرفة احتسب على الله أن يُكفِّرٓ السنة التي قبله، والتي بعده”

Children who grow up with an involved father! 80% less likely to spend time in jail, among other benefits. #Fatherhood #Responsibility #GodBlessOurFathers

Today, after Maghreb, starts the new Islamic Year of 1447. Increase your ibadah, and at least try your best to fast on the 9th & 10th insha Allah. #Muharram #1447 #Aashuuraa

This device supposedly helps you keep accurate count of how many rak’ahs you prayed. It seems to me that this causes more distraction & takes away khushu’. If one forgets, the Fiqh rulings on what to do already exist. لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا

Hamzah Fahzy won 1st place at the 11th annual Imam Al-Shatibi Qur'an Competition in North America, mashAllah. He won a brand new car worth $32,500. A total of 1,140 young people participated in the Competition. Awards included cars, cash, and umrah trips to Makkah. MashAllah!

JazakAllah khayr Abdirashid Hashi. Walaaluhu mar walba way is asturaan. Walaalo ayaad tihiin. Innaga oo dhanna nahay. Allahumma baarik.

Father’s love! True love.

A man from the Kurdistan region of Iraq has donated $110,000 to the starving people of #Gaza. He refused to make his name public. Only Allah knows - an that's more than enough. MashAllah. Allahumma baarik,

The 22nd annual Somali Islamic Association of North America ended with great success in Minneapolis, alhamdulillah. More than 10,000 people attended over the course of the convention. God bless our parents, ulema, teachers and families.

This is Masjid Omar Ibn Abdalasis in Lilburn, Georgia, with a population of only 14,000. Muslims are no more than 2,000. Atlanta is close by, with 70,000 Muslims. A complete Islamic center: musalla, restaurant, sports court, outdoor space for community cookouts, school, etc.

Can’t get better than a prayer space this big, 30,000 feet up in the sky, to do your salah, including in congregation. Alhamdulilah. Thank you السعودية.

The late Sh. Mahmoud Al-Husary, world-renowned Qari', had a singer daughter. Same house, two voices: one used for the Qur'an, the other for entertainment. He died distraught about it. Years later (1990), she quit, changed her lifestyle & became a religious educator, till today.

The Islamic burial tradition is simple and Godly! This is the burial of Nigeria's former President for 10 years, General Muhammad Buhari. May Allah have mercy on him.

The musallah at Istanbul airport! Very clean, cozy, comfortable, and well-maintained, mashAllah. A great place for worship, rest & recuperation for travelers.