Alhabib's Blog

Beautiful Advice from Muhammad Ali on Hijab

Habib bin Hilal — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:41:54 +0000

Who has not known this man? Muhammad Ali, the legend on the boxing ring? While many know him as a world-class boxer, one of his daughter, Hana Ali, remember him as 'Daddy' with inspiring deeds and thoughts. One of the many wisdom experienced by Hana Ali through her 'Daddy' was about hijab and the...

Jumada-al-Thani 1433 AH: Crescent Visibility for Beginning Islamic Month

Habib bin Hilal — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 12:30:34 +0000

The Astronomical New Moon is on April 21, 2012 (Saturday) at 7:18 UT. On Saturday, April 21, it can not be seen anywhere in the world by naked eye. It is possible in North America that using telescope, it can be seen. On Sunday, April 22, 2012, it can easily be seen in Asia, Europe, Africa and...

Global March to Jerusalem will Expect 2 Millions

Habib bin Hilal — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:00:25 +0000

The organizing committee of the Global March to Jerusalem expects the participation of more than two million people in the march which will be started from the surrounding countries of Palestine, the Palestinian territories, and some other capitals on March 30, 2012. "Several international person...

Muslim Taxi Drivers Prohibited to Pray by Employer

Habib bin Hilal — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:56:27 +0000

Eight Muslim cab drivers in Orlando, Fla., claim their employer prohibited them from praying during work hours, and even assaulted and fired one of them for doing so. Now they’re filing complaints with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, alleging that they were discriminated against on...

Football match called off because players wearing headscarves.

Habib bin Hilal — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 14:59:50 +0000

When Narbonne women football team enter the stadium, a referee to the match against Petit-Bard Montpellier, refused to officiate it. Why? Because the players of the Narbonne team were wearing muslim headscarves, said the other team. It was a regional promotion match in the Languedoc-Roussillon le...

USD 50K Fine for Muslim Scarf Discrimination

Habib bin Hilal — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 12:02:41 +0000

A security firm in Philadelphia was ordered to pay USD 50K fine by the court for discrimination against a muslim woman employee. Julie Holloway-Russell, a devout Muslim, was accepted as a part-time security officer when she, wearing a khimar (headscarf), applied for an employment at Philadelp...

Download Islamic Calendar Rabi’ul Awwal 1433 AH

Habib bin Hilal — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 06:02:00 +0000

We are already at the end of the month of Safar 1433 AH today. Now, the islamic month of Rabi'ul Awwal is coming. This year the month begins on 24 January and ends on 22 February 2012 as calculated based on the islamic calendar of Ummul Qura, Saudi Arabia. Thus, it has 30 days. In some muslim cou...

The story of Malik ibn Dinar

Habib bin Hilal — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:00:24 +0000

Below is an article we get from turntoislam.com forum about a touching stroy of a muslim scholar. We should get a lesson or wisdom from this story. Shaykh Malik ibn Dinar (may Allah have mercy on him) was one of the renowned pious men of his time. It is said that in his early life, he was not a p...

Muharram 1433 AH Calendar Available as PDF

Habib bin Hilal — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 00:59:18 +0000

Muslims all over the world is entering the Islamic New Year 1433 at this time, either on 26 or 27 November 2011. The islamic calendar is started with the month Muharram. This year it has 30 days, and based on Ummul Qura Calendar of Saudi Arabia, it starts at 26 November and ends at 25 December 2011....

Islamic Calendar 2012 Available for Download

Habib bin Hilal — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 02:19:02 +0000

Just a quick announcement. The PDFs of the islamic calendar for the year 2012 are available at Alhabib's main site. They are available for both Ummul Qura and Global islamic calendars. Both of them actually have the same corresponding dates in Christian Era calendar for 2012. The year 2012 will...