Assalamu `alaykum,

So I somehow came across this really cool website. I’m not sure how I found it, either through google or through another blog, however I really wanted to share it. If you guys have heard of HijabMan, he was the one that started the site. Basically he posts pictures of Muslims doing various things every day. Okay, explaining it like that makes it sound sort of lame, but it’s really tight. Subhan’Allah it is totally amazing to see the variety of Muslims we have in this world. From Turkey to Malaysia to Egypt to America, Muslims are everywhere and in so many different shapes and forms. There are so many different personalities that a Muslim can be, one is a muezzin while the other plays his guitar, however in the end everyone comes together in a beautiful way to identify themselves as Muslims.

One thing of which we should remind ourselves is that we really need to reach out to all our fellow Muslim brothers and sisters. Many times it’s easy to make a snap judgement of other Muslims when you first meet them. Girls might see other girls who don’t wear hijab or who wear more provocative clothing, and boys may see other boys who appear to be a little too friendly with girls. Just through these observations, many of us make judgements about another person’s iman and refuse to believe that they may have a strong faith in God. However, like I said in the last entry, no one has the right to judge another like that except Allah (swt). We should not make assumptions about one another and assume that there is no hope for someone who is straying off the right path. Instead, we should adopt an attitude to help those who are shaky or wavering in their iman. One of the beauties of the brotherhood in Islam is that Muslims can help one another to increase their iman and to gain more knowledge about the deen.

Unfortunately we often forget those Muslims who are different from us. The pious brother who helps out at the masjid might forget that brother who chooses to express his love for Allah (swt) through music and vice versa. That’s what I really dig about the website. Through it, we find individuals of so many different backgrounds, so many different interests, yet all are Muslim. I think it’s pretty tight. And if we really do help one another out, then we’ll become a stonger ummah insha’Allah. Not only that but insha’Allah things like this can help wash away those stereotypes many people have about Muslims (and that includes both Muslims themselves and non-Muslims as well). Anyway, something to ponder, in any case. Here are some pics from the site:

Wa `alaykum asalam,
Zoya

P.S. I know he hasn’t updated the site in a bit, but the archives are still really cool to look through! Hope you guys like it insha’Allah. =D