Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص's Blog – April 2023 Archive (27)

Alhamdu Lillaah Alhamdu Lillaah Alhamdu Lillaah. By the grace of Allah, alone, I have FINALLY, successfully completed my

master's program and now hold a Master's of Divinity in Islamic Chaplaincy. The feeling is unreal. Just 3 years ago, I didn't even have a bachelor's degree. I was intimidated by the idea of going back to school after such a long hiatus. On top of that, I have a GED instead of a "traditional" high school diploma. "How…

Mayor Dickens to Host 2nd Annual Interfaith Luncheon

Mayor Dickens to Host 2nd Annual Interfaith Luncheon

Eid Al Fitr West End Park, Atlanta, Ga. 

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Photos Eid Al Fitr Al Farooq Masjid Atlanta, Ga. 1444/2023:  Bilal Mahmud | Eid Al Fitr Al Farooq Masjid 1444 A.H. (zenfolio.com)

Mecca 

West Philly Celebrates Imam Asim Abdur-Rashid By Imam Nadim Sulaiman Ali 

On Sunday 4/16/23 a multitude of philadelphians gathered to honor a man who has meant so much to the city.  He had contributed greatly to the local Muslim, and overall community.  Imam Asim Abdur Rashid(RA) was the Imam of Masjid Mujahideen located in West Philadelphia, and he was the national leader of Al-Ummah or The National Community.  Imam Asim…

Ahmad Jamal, whose measured, spare piano style was an inspiration to generations of jazz musicians, died on Sunday at his home in Ashley Falls, Mass. He was 92.

The cause was prostate cancer, his daughter, Sumayah Jamal, said.

In a career that would bring him a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master award, a lifetime achievement Grammy and…

We have been through a lot as a community. From a water crisis, to hostile legislation that threatens our voting and 1st

Amendment Rights, to no trash pick up. But through it all you - Jackson Residents - have stood in the gap to provided for one another - neighbor to neighbor, friend to friend, stranger to stranger. I have stood with you and served. As State Representative for House District 72 I will continue to serve, stand with you…

When Ayisha Siddiqa talks about poetry, her face lights up. For the 24-year-old Pakistani human rights and climate

defender, poetry represents hope—a way to bring humanity back into the staid, high-level conversations that increasingly occupy her time. At the annual U.N. Climate Conference in Egypt in November, she shared an original…

The Autocrat, The Democrat, and the Lazy Fairy

By: Umar Carter

As someone who has spent a lot of time studying leadership, I'm sometimes asked about the different types of leaders that exist. While there are many ways to classify leaders, I believe there are three main types: autocratic, democratic, and laissez-faire.



Autocratic leaders are those who make decisions without input from their team members.…

1- Beautiful Reception

Published October 17, 2010



After returning from work, school, travel, or whatever has separated you, begin with a good greeting.



* Meet him with a cheerful face.

* Beautify and perfume yourself.

* Start with good news and delay any bad news until he has rested.

* Receive him with loving and yearning sentences.

* Make hard efforts for excellence of the food & having it ready on time.



2- Beautify…

It is the 21st day of fasting in the month of Ramadan 1444 A.H., and Muslim from all over the city of Atlanta converged on 

what would be a vacant lot  located at 2491 Martin Luther King Dr., S.W. Atlanta, Ga.  The site was reminiscent of the celebratory atmosphere  of the breaking of the fast.  This  event was sponsored by IMAN Atlanta, a grassroots organization dedicated to the upliftment of the less fortunate in the Atlanta…

Children run around laughing and squealing as dining services staff and student volunteers ready the final details of  last

 By:  Nikki RojasHarvard Staff Writer

Friday’s iftar dinner, marking the end of another day of fasting for Ramadan. For a second year the University’s two Muslim chaplains are working with …

Quran:  Mishary Rasyid per Juz full 30 Juz

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