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Acting Executive Director @MuslimMatters
Jun 26, 2022 5 tweets 2 min read
Thread: My thoughts on the Roe v Wade ruling:

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Jul 6, 2021 7 tweets 2 min read
The Failed Ahlus Sunnah Wars | Thread

1 | It's just so weird seeing people launch public theology passive aggressives about who is and isn't ahlus-sunnah while what most people need is a connection with their Rabb and a correction of our ideas around tarbiyyah, haya, taqwa, and 2 | tawakkul in Allah. Each day as I raise my kids, I'm reminded of something we learned that came with high spiritual cost that previous generations knew that we don't. We have access to not only to pornography at mass quantities, but the triggers for insecurity, mental illness
May 21, 2021 7 tweets 2 min read
1| "Speak to him gently, so perhaps he may be mindful ˹of Me˺ or fearful ˹of My punishment˺.” [Quran 20:44]

This is Allah telling Musa to speak gently to Firaun, the genocidal maniac whom Allah, with His Infinite Knowledge, knew wouldnt accept the faith.

Dawah is for all people 2| Some mistakenly believe that engaging in dialogue with those whom we disagree with means we also support them. The Prophet made dawah to a people that were burying female infants. Our history is filled with examples of people who did great harm to believers, yet were still
Feb 21, 2021 5 tweets 1 min read
Weight-loss and Wird Thread

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One of the easiest ways to lose weight without killing yourself with excessive cardio is walking 10k steps per day. It burns about 300 calories extra per day and helps put you in a calorie deficit via activity rather than starving urself (2/5)
Some people like to listen to podcasts, music, or audio books to pass the time, but if you want to invest in the time rather than pass it, consider reciting different adhkhar instead - you'll combine weight loss with spiritual gains at the same time