Who are the strangers? How does the concept of strangers apply in the times we are living in today? Shaykh Saad Tasleem explains and expounds upon the hadith of the Prophet ﷺ: “Indeed Islam began as something strange and it will return to being strange as it began, so glad tidings for the strangers.” [Tirmidhi]

Do we truly know what Islam is? How can we respond to those who have questions about Islam and modern day social norms and values?

Shaykha Muslema Purmul discusses the components of our faith-based “moral compass” to help navigate our life goals and activities for living a serene life and reaching our final destination successfully. What are the limits and boundaries we should be aware of whenever we are at a crossroads so we will do not lose direction?

Professor Sulayman Nyang speaks at the ICNA 2010 convention about Gay Marriages, Pre-Marital Sex, Cohabitation, Single Parents and other issues in modern societies pertaining the family today.

Peer pressure isn’t a recent phenomenon that belongs only to our generation. Peer pressure is as old as the creation of human beings. Just the term “peer pressure” has been publicized lately. Many people Muslim and non Muslim experience peer pressure, when moral values clash with actions, practices or behaviors of other youth who live around us, whether they are at school or in a neighborhood. Yusha Evans sheds some light on the issue and gives some good advice to the young and older generation who are facing the problem of peer pressure.

Dr. Jonathan Brown delivers a lecture at Muslim Community Center of Leesburg on Saturday March 24, 2018 on “When Modern Values Contradict Islamic Values”.

How do we collaborate with individuals and organizations with whom we might have clear differences in beliefs and practices? If Muslims are always asked to encourage what is good and eradicate what is bad, then how do we follow this creed in times of differences with our collaborators?