Is there any room for humor and joking in Islam? It is amazing that a classic biography of the Prophet had a chapter about the Prophet’s jokes! Some readers may find this astonishing. They may wonder, did the Prophet really joke or have fun with his Companions? They may think that the big responsibilities of the Prophet …
Seeing Islam is very much a balanced religion – one that encourages the middle path in all things – it is supposed to encompass leisure and entertainment to nurture peace and tranquility, while being vigilant and discipline.
Editor’s note: In this post, we share with you some nice jokes on marriage and what men say about it. Enjoy a time of fun and laughter with your partner 🙂 ♥ Marriage is a relationship in which one person is always right and the other is a husband. ♥ My wife and …
Growing into Islam was a struggle in itself, especially as Preacher delved further into his love of comedy and became a part of the entertainment industry. With Hollywood calling him, Preacher quit teaching, gave his retirement money to his mother, and left to pursue his comedic dreams.
If humor is done well, and done to please Allah, it can actually be an act of worship for which we are rewarded by Allah, and helps fill up our book of good deeds on the day of judgment! Here are three scenarios where humor can actually be a great thing in creating a lasting legacy!
Ask any veiled Muslim women; they will tell you how much they love their hijab and modest clothes. Most of us chose to don it, willingly, and feel proud to be identified as a follower of Islam. For us, hijab is the symbol of liberty, femininity, and, first and foremost, our submission to Allah (swt). …
The latest iteration of the ‘Real Housewives’ TV theme is a comedic interpretation broadcast by BBC2 in a show by Heydon Prowse and Jolyon Rubinstein, named, aptly, ‘Revolting.’ The satirical show includes sketches on a variety of subjects from Brexit to the NHS, from Millennials to the ‘Real Housewives of ISIS.’ Yes, you read that …
Did you hear the one about the Priest, the Rabbi, and the Imam who walked in to a bar? Of course not! Imams don’t drink. Bad jokes aside, most of the non-Muslim world imagines that Muslims live humorless and austere lives, never even cracking a smile.
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