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How do I teach my kids about angels?

Teach kids about angels as Allah's obedient helpers made of light who protect us and record deeds. Simple facts, famous angels and fun ideas.

Yes, you can keep your conversion private at school. Islam doesn't require announcing your shahada; how to stay private without lying.

Look at the spot where you'll prostrate, and at your pointing finger in the tashahhud. Never look up or around during prayer. Here's the sunnah way.

People convert to Islam for its clear belief in One God, the Quran, peace in prayer and the kindness of Muslims they meet. Common reasons explained.

No, Muslims can't pray to Jesus: dua is worship and belongs to Allah alone. How Muslims honor Jesus and what Jesus taught in the Quran.

The Prophet called La ilaha illallah the best dhikr. Other high-reward phrases: SubhanAllahi wa bihamdihi, the four beloved words and more.

A hadith says most people the Prophet saw in Hell were women, as a warning about ingratitude, not gender. Men and women are judged by the same deeds.

The first verses of the Quran revealed were Surah al-Alaq 96:1-5, starting with "Read", in the Cave of Hira around 610 CE. Here is the full story.

Yes, most scholars allow a Quran verse as your phone wallpaper. Keep it respectful with notifications, bathrooms and edits. A minority dislike it.

You can use clean natural earth for tayammum: soil, dust, sand or stone. Hanafis and Malikis allow bare stone; Shafi'is and Hanbalis need dust.

Cope with a miscarriage as a Muslim by grieving openly and knowing it's not your fault. Covers hope for the baby, prayer and burial rules.

A Muslim man's beard has no fixed length: let it grow and keep it neat. Many scholars allow trimming beyond a fist, following Ibn Umar.