Happy Birthday, My Beloved
Most Honorable and Noble Emissary of God, May the Lord's Peace, Mercy, and Blessings be upon you for all of eternity. Most Noble Messenger, yesterday we marked the anniversary of your birth. I do not remember learning about you commemorating...

Pope John Paul II: A "prophet" of our times
By Hesham Hassaballa On April 2, 2005, Pope John Paul II, born Karol Josef Wojtyla, died after succumbing to complications of a years-long battle with Parkinson's Disease. His death and funeral was perhaps one of the largest media events in...

Of God, love, and Sheryl Crow
By Hesham Hassaballa Sheryl Crow sings a song entitled, "Light In Your Eyes," and I recently downloaded (legally, thank you very much) the song and burned it on a CD. I absolutely love it. I have lost count the number...

"Please, doctor, save her."
My decision has been made: if my condition is such that there is no hope for my meaningful recovery, then STOP EVERYTHING! No antibiotics, no feeding tubes, no ventilators, no dialysis, no intravenous fluids, no CPR, no shocks, no vasopressors. Please, let me die and return to my Gracious and Precious Lord. I only pray that I am ready to meet Him then, that my sins have been forgiven before my demise, so that I don't get punished for them after death.

Letter to the Lord
By Hesham Hassaballa Most Magnificent Lord and Creator: All praise and thanks is due to thee, O Lord, the Light of Whose Countenance illuminates the heavens and the earth. All praise and thanks is due to thee, O Lord, Who...

What a Damn Shame!
There is much truth to the seemingly intractable association of Islam with violence and misogyny.

The Trouble with Irshad Manji?
I found myself agreeing with a lot of what she had to say. I also found myself disagreeing with a lot of what she had to say. The most important point, however, was that I listened to what she had to say.