Designing with Adab

بِسْمِ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
In the Name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate

The political adhan has been heard

With the 2025 Federal Election underway, Muslims leaders in Canada are rallying their communities to mobilize the Muslim vote. A lot …

بِسْمِ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
In the Name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate

Predictable Moves due to Narrow Scans

Have you noticed how Muslim-led organizations in Ontario tend to say and do the same things? Whether it’s a mosque, a …

بِسْمِ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
In the Name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate

Here are a few slides that try to connect the dots between the challenges facing Muslim community leaders in Ontario and the opportunity for Higher-Order Design (Design …

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In the Name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate

When fast change conflicts with slow maintenance

It’s apparent that over the last few years, there’s been an increase in Muslim-led efforts towards “social change”. These efforts …

بِسْمِ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ | In the Name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate

Recently, Shaykh Yasir Qadhi gave a lecture at Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) Mississauga. His lecture – titled “Unity in Light of Sectarian Differences: …

بِسْمِ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ | In the Name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate

Recently the Islamic Foundation of Toronto (IFTF) announced it is adopting the calculation method for moonsighting. This is a notable shift from an organization that …

بِسْمِ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ | In the Name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate

Preface: We live in a time of unbounded media. At the risk of being redundant, I’m identifying the audience for this article as mainstream, Sunni orthodox …