Reflection on Juz’ 4 by Kamilah Pickett
This post was first posted in 2019. Kamilah Pickett reflects on Juz' 4 and explores her understanding of community.
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Reflection on Juz’ 3 by Safiyya Shabazz
In 2014, Dr. Safiyya Shabazz gave an insightful talk about the love of God. In it, she centers verses from Juz' 3 of the Qur'an. This is an edited selection of that talk.
Film Reflection: The Honest Struggle
The United States is the global leader in incarceration. Muslims are overrepresented in U.S. prisons and most Muslims who are incarcerated in the U.S., are Black and Muslim. We share this review of the film “The Honest Struggle” on one Black Muslim’s experience with mass
Reflection on Juz’ 2 by Khadijah Rashid
Khadijah Rashid reflects on the second juz of the Qur'an with motivational words of inspiration and encouragement.
Reflection on Juz’ 1 by Ustadha Ieasha Prime
Ramadan Mubarak! In her video, Ustadha Ieasha Prime starts us off for the month by explaining the Fatiha's function as a key to self- actualization and divine success.
Faith and Art in the Legacy of the Dar-ul-Islam
In the midst of the Civil Rights Movement, a time of radical change and reform, the Dar-ul-Islam Movement was founded in 1962 by African American Sunni Muslims in New York City. Throughout its 20-year prominence “The Dar” served as a spiritual and cultural haven for
The Black American Sufi: A History
Despite these dynamics, Sufism continues to be an integral part of orthodox Muslim religious life for those Black American Muslims who embrace it, and a testament to their desire for spiritual fulfillment and transformation. What follows is a brief overview of Black American Muslim engagement
Interview: Malcolm X and the Sudanese
Ahmed Osman, a Sudanese development economist who met Malcolm X in July 1963, would go on to play a critical role in Malcolm X’s life and death — drawing him to Sunni Islam, organizing his hajj to Mecca, and even speaking at his funeral. The