going home

Tomorrow I leave for a short trip to Chicago, the land of my birth. I know you probably don’t care, but this trip really means something to me. Boston has become my home in such a short period of time, and I am sad to leave it, even for a short time. It has always [...]

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the good old days

I was just reading a book of Hanafi fiqh, which I have been putting off for awhile. I didn’t want to revisit the old issues, but rather I wanted to feel like I was moving forward to bigger and better things. But I got the feeling tonight like, “It’s time.” Gotta review some stuff and [...]

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In need…again

I named this blog “A Mercy Case” for a reason. I wanted to remind myself that although I endeavored to do something that would be of benefit to others, I am, in the final analysis, completely in need of the mercy of Allah. I also wanted to remind myself that if my writing was well [...]

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The American Muslim Bibliography

The “Recommendations” section of this blog is meant to create an American Muslim Bibliography. Alhamdulillah, I have been blessed to spend much of the past decade studying (see the “About” section), and for every recommendation I give, there are 20 other books/articles/cds/etc. that I am not telling you about. If you don’t like my recommendations, [...]

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On Jihad

I try not to talk about it. Islam is a vast religion, with much to say about human psychology, social problems, the meanings of nature, and much more. But nowadays, 90% of the time, when people want to talk about Islam, they want to talk about violence and jihad and terrorism.
Much of the discussion about [...]

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