TagPrayer And Meditation

Do #PrayforBoston But Don’t Stop at the Hashtag

By Faheem Younus
In Islam, Op-eds, United States
3 Min read
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Originally Published in The Huffington Post Our hospital’s chapel is typically empty. I offer my afternoon prayers there. Yesterday, as I was hopping from one patient room to another, I saw the dreadful slide of “Breaking News” of the Boston Bombings across TV screens. And even before I knew the death count, my Twitter feed was abuzz with various forms of prayer requests and...

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America, Ramadan Kareem

By Kashif Chaudhry
In Islam, Op-eds
4 Min read
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Originally Posted on The Huffington Post If you know a Muslim, you are sure to have heard about Ramadan and the tradition of fasting in Islam. Ramadan is the ninth and holiest month of the Islamic calendar. Millions of Muslims across the country and many more across the world will spend the month fasting. Even though it is singular in its details, the practice of fasting as a form of spiritual...

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