WorkingForOne Gets A New Author!
Posted by AbdelRahman - 07/08/08 at 04:07 pmIt’s with great pleasure that I announce WorkingForOne gets a new author, Mehreen Khan. After outgrowing her Xanga site, she decided to join WorkingForOne as her next step in blogging alhamdulilah.
Studying elementary education at the University of Memphis, she is currently the ameerah of the AlMaghrib Qabeelah there, as well as very active in other Islamic work such as MSA and the Memphis Muslims Youth Group. Masha Allah she has great insight into different topics, and can definitely shine a refreshing light on different areas for us to be reminded and learn about insha Allah.
She’s also my wife, but I wanted to write with her before we got married ;-). Keep an eye out for her articles, insha Allah, and keep us in your du’aa.
Two Months Later…
Posted by AbdelRahman - 07/01/08 at 12:07 amLooking at the date on my last post, I can see it’s been nearly 2 whole months since I’ve 
had the opportunity to update my site. A lot has happened in the past 2 months, let’s do a quick update.
Perhaps the main reason why I haven’t been able to write any more articles is because I got a summer job, alhamdulilah. I’m working at the Apple Store in Woodfield Mall in Chicago as a Mac Specialist (a fancy term for a sales guy). Alhamdulilah I’ve been working nearly 40 hours per week trying to make as much money as I can during the summer.
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The Real Reason To Vote For Barack Obama
Posted by AbdelRahman - 05/02/08 at 11:05 amI grabbed this video from Irfan Shuttari’s away message, it’s pretty funny to see what potential world leaders are doing.
Barack hit the courts at the Maple Crest Middle School for a pick up game of basketball with the winners of the 3-on-3 Challenge for Change voter registration drive. Game announced by Herbie Ziskend, Obama motorcade coordinator.
The guy commentating, Obama’s motorcade operator, doesn’t highlight any stats except for Obama’s, it’s hilarious.
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I Visited My Home Today
Posted by AbdelRahman - 05/01/08 at 11:05 amI visited my home today.
It was dark and dusty, I hadn’t been for a while.
There were tens of people gathered ’round, my neighbors.
All staring at a man who had finally gone home.
Why are there tears when we go home? or fears of going home?
Is it because home is where the heart is?…or is it?
Every time I visit my home, I promise myself it’s where my heart is
I know that it isn’t.
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Why I’m Not Going To The MAS Youth Outlandish Concert
Posted by AbdelRahman - 04/28/08 at 03:04 pm
Disclaimer: This is not a post against MAS Youth, Shaykh Qaradawi, Imam Suhaib Webb, Outlandish or Sami Yusuf. It is a discussion about the environment and atmosphere of Muslim concerts. I love MAS and support them in all events that I feel comfortable with.
Outlandish, a European Muslim-pop band, is coming to Chicago on June 7th to perform a concert for MAS Youth. While I love MAS Youth and what they do in different areas of dawah, I’m going to have to question this event and it’s effects on the Muslim youth, particularly in the west. While there is a big issue of debate on the legitimacy of music, specifically musical instruments, being used during the concert, I find discomfort in a different aspect of the event: the environment and mindset it is encouraging.
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Is Your Heart Thirsty? Drink From The Qur’an
Posted by AbdelRahman - 04/10/08 at 09:04 pm
Okay so the title to this post sounds way smoother in Arabic. While we may stand in prayer and do our best to concentrate, there’s no way around the fact that it is hard to develop efficient concentration and focus on Allah without knowing the meaning of the words you are reciting, or are hearing the imam recite. Below is an excerpt from the Qur’an being recited. Underneath the clip is the translation, written in the plainest of English that I could find.
The part after Surat al-Fatiha is the ending of Surah Yasîn (chapter 36), verses 77-83. Click the play button to hear the clip, and read along with the amazingly beautiful recitation masha Allah.
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