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“Turning my back on Malcolm was one of the mistakes that I regret most in my life.” — Muhammad Ali

Before Muhammad Ali became a global icon, there was Malcolm X.

Malcolm was more than a mentor to the young Ali—he was one of the people who helped shape his early journey toward Islam.

Their friendship eventually broke apart. Malcolm was later assassinated, and Ali never got the chance to reconcile with him.

Years later, Ali looked back on that chapter of his life with deep regret.

May Allah have mercy on Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali.

I want to convert to Islam. I’m a white, blonde woman living in Germany, and I often feel like I’m not taken seriously or that I’m not really welcome in the religion. I’m afraid of feeling like an outsider in the community.

Reference: Sahih Muslim 46, Book 1, Hadith 77.

Surah Al-Ankabut 29:64

And when you said, “O Moses! We cannot endure the same meal. So call upon your Lord on our behalf, He will bring forth for us some of what the earth produces of herbs, cucumbers, garlic, lentils, and onions.” Moses scolded , “Do you exchange what is better for what is worse? go down to any village (or Egypt) and you will find what you have asked for.” They were stricken with disgrace and misery, and they invited the displeasure of Allah for rejecting Allah’s signs and unjustly killing the prophets. This is for their disobedience and violations.

Baqlihaa Wa qisaiha wa-fumiha wa adasiha wa-basaliha • its green herbs and its cucumbers and its garlic and its lentils and its onions

When Israelites couldn't endure one kind of heavenly food, they requested Moses to bring out varieties of foods for them as they used to eat in Egypt. Torah explicitly states that they remembered the life they used to live, when their diet consisted of onions, cucumbers, garlic and herbs. There's massive amount of archaeological evidence that these were one of the main foods used in ancient Egypt. The onion and garlic was the most famous food , there is also evidence for different type of lentils, green leafy vegetables (leeks , lettuces & herbs etc) and cucumbers eaten in their daily life. The Torah also mentions this food list that they requested like Quran but it doesn't mention about lentils which is unique only to Quran and it doesn't mention broader category of leafy green vegetables. This shows that Quran is telling its own unique narrative which is supported by Archeological evidence as well.

Hello! I intend to visit a mosque as I have been reading a lot about islam and it has become of great interest to me.

I do not have muslim friends that I can ask for advice on things like this, so I will be going alone and I am very nervous.

What should a non-muslim girl wear when visiting a mosque? I read that a headscarf is needed but I do not own one and I dont think a hoodie would be appropriate or cover what needs to be covered

The mosque seems to be relatively small as well because I was looking for one that was closest to where I lived, so I am not sure if they would have an office I could go to to ask questions

Lately, I’ve been going through something that I honestly don’t know how to deal with.

About three months ago, I quit smoking weed and started praying all my prayers. That was something completely new for me. Before that, whenever I heard the adhan, I would feel annoyed, and when my dad told me to go pray, I would get even more annoyed. But somehow, I reached a point in my life where I didn’t miss a single prayer for three months straight.

Then I went on vacation, and everything changed. I stopped praying completely. When I came back, I also fell back into a relationship and started doing things I had previously stopped because I was trying to get closer to Allah.

The confusing part is that whenever I do something I know is wrong, I feel guilty afterward. I feel closer to Allah, I pray, I ask Him for forgiveness, and I genuinely mean it in that moment. But then somehow, I end up forgetting about prayer again and going back to the same cycle.

I’m at a point in my life where I genuinely want to get closer to Allah. I know I’m capable of it because I already experienced what it felt like to pray consistently for three months. But mentally, something keeps stopping me, and I don’t understand why.

I don’t want to keep repeating the same cycle of messing up, feeling guilty, praying for forgiveness, and then forgetting again. I genuinely want to change, get closer to Allah, and become a better person, but I feel like I need help figuring out what is stopping me.

Assalamu alaikum. I’m looking for honest advice from practicing Sunni Muslims, especially brothers who can give a perspective from the man’s side.
I am officially in khutubah with a woman. both of our families know about us and know we intend to get married. We’re waiting on some things before the nikāḥ, including her residency situation.
She would prefer to delay the nikāḥ, while I personally would rather get married sooner. Because of her immigration situation, we’re considering doing the civil/legal marriage first, then having the nikāḥ and wedding about 9–10 months later.
Our parents don’t know that we’re considering the civil marriage/green-card route. They know about our relationship and that we’re planning to get married, but not this specific plan.
The nikaah would take place in Kenya where her parents live. We are both currently living in the US but in different states. We went through sunnah match.
From an Islamic and practical perspective, is this actually a good idea? Would you, as a Muslim man, be comfortable legally marrying a woman and then waiting almost a year for the nikāḥ? Are there any Islamic concerns or risks I should seriously think about before doing this?
I’m not really asking about USCIS. I want to know what practicing Muslims would personally think about this situation and whether you would advise doing it or waiting.

Western women who never believed in Allah/God until adulthood and later converted to Islam: what is your story? What made you start believing in Allah?

Hi. I am having trouble with religion. When I was younger, I didn't believe in anything because I didn't pay attention. My mother is a Christian, and in 2023, I told her that I am a Muslim. I got a lot of critisism from loved ones about it. My mother respected my choice, but at the same time, she was upset. From the criticism, I changed my mind because of what others told me about Islam so I thought I was a Christian. Since then, I haven't really practiced Christianity. I know more about Islam from my own, and I feel comfortable watching videos on talks/speeches from Khatibs. I am feeling so conflicted, I don't know what to do.

I saw that making dua for someone in a negative way is haram. Like if done out of spite or jealousy. I’ve been discriminated in school for a little while now, for me being Bengali normally.

Like the general south Asian stereotypes amongst the general population of the school. I have been insulted for my ethnicity in the prayer room in my school as well where the majority of the students are Pakistanis, and me being Bengali is the minority. They insulted Bengalis from green street in London for example, calling them dirty.

Another one has played down the Bengali genocide in 1971, saying it was ‘only the Hindu population’ while it was both the Muslim and Hindus, and we faced starvation and systemic rape. I’ve been mocked by being called Shia because I haven’t came to the prayer room for personal reasons and they assumed I prayed on my own because I prayed like a Shia (no offence to them btw).

I’m asking this because I don’t know if this is coming out of spite and I should make dua to put them back on the right path, or if it’s fine to do this because I haven’t made any dua like that before.

Jazakallah Khair

Hello, i have a question, so basically manufacturers in my country use “food-grade alcohol” or “rectified alcohol” in a small amount in bread, buns, bakery and etc. to conserve it, so it won’t turn bad quick, is it haram to eat such a bread? Same with products that use Alcohol Vinegar, is it haram or not?

As salam aleykoum

I have been music-free for 10 months now, but for the past few months I have big urges to listen to music and it's not necessarily for the beat but for the lyrics. I managed to ignore those urges for now but I'm afraid it'll get harder and harder overtime. How do you manage to still avoid music?

PS: I've also removed most of my social medias so I don't listen to music at all, even the ones present in videos, so I know the urges don't come from that

Assalamu alaykum. Jag vill bara ventilera om min adhd och hur den har förstört mitt liv.

Okej, här kör vi:

Min adhd har förstört så mycket för mig att kunna ha ett normalt liv. Först och främst har min adhd gjort mig överviktig på grund av dålig impulskontroll och alltid bingeäta så fort jag kände mig lite uttråkad, vilket gjorde att jag växte upp utan något självförtroende alls. Dessutom hade jag en person som kallade sig min vän men som var en narcissistisk individ som alltid tryckte ner mig angående mitt utseende, alltid skämtade på min bekostnad. Jag kände mig verkligen dålig om mig själv. Jag visste aldrig att jag hade adhd förrän nyligen, och självklart är det ADD och inte typisk ADHD där man är väldigt energisk och kan upptäckas utifrån, medan ADD inte går att se tydligt som ADHD. Min akademiska framgång är i stort sett ingenting alls på grund av min förbannade ADD (och dessutom har jag aldrig haft några regler att följa hemma), värsta delen är att om jag hade varit en neurotypisk ADHD-patient hade min adhd upptäckts tidigare så jag hade faktiskt kunnat få ordentlig medicin, jag hade faktiskt kunnat ha ett liv nu. Åh, jag glömde nämna att jag började missbruka droger när jag mådde som sämst, och droger blev verkligen en stor del av mitt liv utöver det så fick jag reda på att jag har funktionsnedsättningen MS. Allt känns bara för mycket just nu. Förlåt, ville bara ventilera lite. Vad tycker ni?

Assalaam Alaikum
I have a question
My daughter is at her sports practice and I don’t have an area where I can pray so in preparation I carry a travel prayer mat and water in my car. I offered wudu in a parking lot and began my prayer first rakat is fine into my second rakat and I’m going into ruku and I feel a sting that burns on my stomach. I got stung by either a bee or wasp. I didn’t look I screamed ouch and continued my prayer. Do I need to take a ghusl or reoffer my wudu and perform salah again? Does this invalidate my prayer?

I’ve heard at the airport they detain you and take your phone off you and search all your stuff. Is this true? It kind of puts me off going if that’s the case, while I have nothing to hide I just find uncomfortable how they can just search your whole phone.

Like the most, I can read Arabic but can't understand it. To those who have gone on this journey, what are some resources that helped you understand the Quran (ex. courses, books, websites). I was looking into Bayyinah and wanted to know if it's been helpful for anyone else? I don't mind paying for a subscription if it's worth it. I also tried the Madinah Books (just a couple of lessons) and found them a bit complex, but to be fair, I wasn't following a video course because I didn't know there were any. For context, I'm a full-time student and work part-time, so I can realistically dedicate 1-1.5 hours a day to Arabic. What resources or study approach would you recommend.