The Veil
(From the Sound Vision documentary Hijab: An Act of Faith)

They say, "Oh, poor girl, you're so beautiful you know
It's a shame that you cover up your beauty so."
She just smiles and graciously responds reassuringly,
"This beauty that I have is just one simple part of me.

This body that I have, no stranger has the right to see.
These long clothes, this shawl I wear, ensure my modesty.
Faith is more essential than fashion, wouldn’t you agree?"

This hijab,
This mark of piety,
Is an act of faith, a symbol,
For all the world to see.
A simple cloth, to protect her dignity.
So lift the veil from your heart to see the heart of purity.

They tell her, "Girl, don’t you know this is the West and you are free?
You don’t need to be oppressed, ashamed of your femininity."
She just shakes her head and she speaks so assuredly,
"See the bill-boards and the magazines that line the check-out isles,

with their phony painted faces and their air-brushed smiles?
Well their sheer clothes and low cut gowns they are really not for me.
You call it freedom, I call it anarchy."

This hijab,
This mark of piety,
Is an act of faith, a symbol,
For all the world to see.
A simple cloth, to protect her dignity.
So lift the veil from your heart to see the heart of purity.
Lift the veil from your heart and seek the heart of purity.

Check out this interesting lecture on marriage by Shaykh Khalid Yasin -
The Road to Marriage
As well as this broad yet very inspirational lecture on the seerah of prophet Muhammad s.w.a by Shaykh Muhammad Alshareef -
Desert Rose
(found on Halaltube.com)

If we could get Shaykh Khalid Yasin and Shaykh Muhammad Alshareef to come to the 2008 Islamic Symposium …that’s as close as it’ll ever get to heaven on earth =] lol

Muslim Sister Fights Off Robber With An Axe!

found this on Mujahideenryder.net

That has got to be one of the funniest things I've ever seen!
Allah was most definitely on her side! Gotta give my respects to this sister!

check out her interview

my older brother was watching Boondocks the other day and the garden party episode came up. the one Amir Sulaiman reffered to in 2005...
"Excuse me, everyone. I have a brief announcement to make.
Jesus was black, Ronald Reagan was the devil and the government is lying about 9/11.
Thank you for your time and good night.”
Then all the white people go crazy haha. Oh my...
I pretty much died of laughter
this show is really innapropriate tho =\ ...just thought that bit was kinda funny. lol.

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Allah Knows

by Zain Bhikha and Dawud Wharnsby Ali




Your Mother by Rashid Bikha ( Zain Bikha's son)

This nasheed is sooo cute lol.

He's much older now and does nasheeds more like this

Eid ul-Adha 2006

Check out this flash presentation by Shaykh Muhammad Alshareef on what to do and what not to do on eid (here) =)

For the first time in history, I was more excited for Ramadan than I am for Eid. I HATE this division amongst the Muslims. Whatever happened to UNITY?? Why in heavens are we praying on two separate days??! It’s completely irrational! Hasn’t the moon been sighted already??
*sigh* mneh… to all his own, i guess. I kinda wish I was eid-ing in Toronto. Eid in T. is like Eid in a Muslim country lol.
Hopefully Eid-ul Adha won’t be so chaotic… =\
Anyhow, for all those celebrating Eid tomorrow…Eid prayer will be held at your local Masjid (except for Markaz…)

Whether you’re celebrating Eid tomorrow or Saturday, I wish u all a very happy Eid. =]

Ahmed Bukhatir- Forgive Me

Today, upon a bus,
I saw a girl with golden hair.
And wished I was as fair.
When suddenly she rose to leave,
I saw her hobble down the aisle.
She had one leg and wore a crutch.
But as she passed, she smiled.
Oh God, forgive me when I whine.
I have two legs the world is mine.

With feet to take me where I `d go.
With eyes to see the sunset’s glow.
With ears to hear what I’d know.
Oh God, forgive me when I whine.
I have blessed indeed, the world is mine.

I stopped to buy some candy.
The lad who sold it had such charm.
I talked with him, he seemed so glad.
If I were late, it `d do no harm.
And as I left, he said to me,
“I thank you, you’ve been so kind.
You see,” he said, “I am blind”
Oh God, forgive me when I whine.
I have two eyes the world is mine.

With feet to take me where I `d go.
With eyes to see the sunset’s glow.
With ears to hear what I’d know.
Oh God, forgive me when I whine.
I have blessed indeed, the world is mine.

I saw a child with eyes of blue.
He stood and watched the others play.
He did not know what to do.
I stopped a moment and then I said,
“Why don’t you join the others, dear?”
He looked ahead without a word.
And then I knew. He couldn’t hear.
Oh God, forgive me when I whine.
I have two ears the world is mine.

With feet to take me where I `d go.
With eyes to see the sunset’s glow.
With ears to hear what I’d know.
Oh God, forgive me when I whine.
I have blessed indeed, the world is mine