By Yusuf Badat What is Iʿitikaf? The literal meaning of iʿitikaf is to stay or hold oneself down. In a religious context, iʿitikaf means to hold oneself down inside the masjid, with an intention, for...
Ramadan
By JINAN BASTAKI Sometimes we make a mistake or commit a wrong that other people know about. We may have given up the sin, or it may have been a one-off, but...
By Shaykh Muhammad Jebril | Translated by Shazia Ahmad Many of us spend a good portion of our Ramadan nights with our hands raised in du`a’ (supplication)...
by Grandma Jeddah “Amongst all those women who ride camels (i.e. Arabs), the ladies of Quraish are the best. They are merciful and kind to their off-spring . ...
by Hafsa Taher Ramadan is the most wonderful time of the year. Too often, we, adults, focus so much on the “work” associated with the month, but we forget that...
