What better setting to truly internalize and ponder over the stories of our prophet than under the endless stars staring at the flames of a bonfire. 901 Ummah held its next session of "A Beautiful Life" in the backyard of Memphis Islamic Center on Saturday with youth director Safi Khan illustrating another story of the beloved Prophet (PBUH). The stories were heard by the diverse turn out. Community members of all ages came to satisfy their sweet tooth and curiosity of the ti

Muslims from Memphis Islamic Center coordinated with the Metropolitan Interfaith Association to deliver a plethora of meals to the elderly in some of the more impoverished areas of Memphis on Saturday. The seniors served were those unable to go to the grocery store to purchase their own groceries due to disability and medical inconveniences. "Supporting the independence of vulnerable seniors and families in crisis through high-impact programs," said Linda Marks, the Volunteer

901 Ummah introduced a new monthly series at Memphis Islamic Center on Sunday and started with Bilqis Abdul Qaadir, the Pleasant View School basketball coach and gym teacher who has struggled with her basketball career. "#MyJourney" is a series that will focus on professionals sharing their journey to help the youth find who they want to become and how the youth can manage Islam and their career. As night rolled in, the MIC began to fill as members of the community joined in

The hijab is no stranger to mainstream media. It has made its way to fashion weeks around the globe and Nike has even released a commercial sporting women in hijab. It is to no surprise that the hijabi/modest fashion industry has skyrocketed, gaining mass popularity and attention. And with this, an influx in hijabi beauty bloggers has also come about. Although many see this as a positive way to encourage the acceptance and tolerance of the hijab around the world, we must ask

Homemade blueberry and lemon meringue cupcakes, brisket and egg Hawaiian rolls, and Ed Sheeran playing on an old-timely record player, what better atmosphere to discuss the latest pop culture-- news, politics, classes and school events, or actually any topic on our hearts or minds. That's beauty of 901 Ummah's Healthy Hearts brunch, the ability and ease in conversing on any topic with a wide variety or perspectives and opinions. Whether it be discussing the latest fashion tre

Boys and girls participated in 901 Ummah's new social event on Saturday morning at Memphis Paintball Park. The event was a change of pace for those who attended as they took a break from their everyday grind and gathered together early in the morning at the Memphis Islamic Center to go as a group to the park in Lakeland. The park hosts a variety of different maps for players to play on. Among these are a jungle, a canyon, an Old West Town and mazes of all sorts featuring pipe

American Muslim Advisory Council (AMAC) hosted members of the government at its second annual fundraiser on Sunday night at the Great Hall conference center in Germantown. Mayor of the City of Memphis Jim Strickland, Rep. Dwayne Thompson, Rep. Raumesh Akbari, Mayor of the City of Germantown Mike Palazzolo, and Shelby County Commissioner Mark Billingsley attended the fundraiser. “As Mayor of Memphis, I’m mayor of everyone,” Mayor Strickland said. “All races, all religions, bot

The driving force for most religious institutes for the past month or so has been interfaith, or the programming of different faiths meeting together to socialize, interact, and get to know each other. We as a community must ask ourselves the question, "Are we only doing this because of recent events? Or are we truly committed to changing the narrative that Muslims generally tend to be a closed society? It isn't a foreign concept that we as a religious body have a major setba

Friday's A Beautiful Life focused on the idea of not being proud or arrogant while the youth gathered around with donuts. Memphis Islamic Center’s youth director Safi Khan emphasized the importance on the Prophet Muhammad’s (pbuh) humble and modest personality. The Prophet (pbuh) never wanted to be in a leadership position himself. The Prophet (pbuh) believed to be a leader one should be nominated by others because with leadership comes arrogance, dictatorship, jealousy, and

January 20th, 2017, Inauguration Day. It’s official. The country’s direction for the next four years has been confirmed. President-elect Donald J. Trump is now President Donald J. Trump. There was a time between the election results and the inauguration where the nation started to question and reassure itself. "It can’t be so bad." "He won’t do what he’s been promising." "Is this real life?" The first week of office proved otherwise with a flurry of executive orders that shoo