Global halal food industry is said to be worth over $600 billion. Japanese food and tourism companies are slowly starting to tap into this huge market for halal food and other halal consumer products for the Muslims all over the world. As the Japanese population is aging, both the public and private sectors have started thinking …
Women in Japan have been playing an increasingly important role in the Japanese Mosques. They have been quite active in helping propagate Islam to not-yet-Muslims and guide new converts in the ways unique to them. How can we, the Muslim men, help make the Japanese mosques become more women-friendly? Most of the Japanese Muslim women …
For several months, I have been trying to write a comprehensive article on the state of the masajid in Japan. However, my other engagements have prevented me from doing so. But, I have been taking notes, gathering ideas on which points to discuss in the said essay. Following are the points I plan to include …
Islam is the most complete and most beautiful religion in the world. Allah demands us to spread this wonderful religion to all our fellow human beings on the face of the earth as is mentioned in the following verses. “And who is better in speech than he who [says: ‘My Lord is Allaah (believes in …
The other day, my seven-years old daughter asked me a seemingly very straightforward question for which, as a matter of fact, I had no clear answer. She asked, “Dad, how can we expect a non-Muslim to convert to Islam if we give him or her haram items to eat” I guess I need to clarify …