Michelle Schafieh - MuslimGap

Why Try if Everything Is Destined?

“With Him are the keys of the invisible. None but He knows them. And He knows what is in the

“O you who have believed, when the adhan is called for the prayer on the day of Jumu’ah Friday, then

Q: Is it permissible for me as a Muslim, to visit my friend’s house when they are celebrating stuff such

“This is the Book of Allah, there is no doubt in it; it is a guidance for the pious.” [Quran

When I asked non-Muslim students at UCLA what they know about Islam, some mentioned prayer and making pilgrimage, but two

“Anyone who is grateful does so to the profit of his own soul…” [Quran 31:12] Challenge of the Day #53:

“Surely the Salah at fixed hours (of the day and night) has been enjoined upon the believers” [Quran 4:103] Challenge

“We have revealed to you the Book (the Quran) as an explanation of all things, a guide, a mercy, and

“Allah does not require of any soul more than what it can afford. All good will be for its own

For my Master’s Degree, I attended a Private Catholic College in Los Angeles. Unlike my experience at UCLA, there weren’t