Food and Drink Food and drink is a means of survival. It becomes pleasure when eating out. It’s intake is reduced when on a diet. Food and drink is part of our lives. Some live to eat while others eat to live. Overall, humans have a constant connection with food and drink. God Almighty...
Hayya `ala-s-Salaah… Hayya `ala-l-Falaah…” Hurry to prayer. Hurry to SUCCESS. Yes, success. What perfect placement of these phrases: come to pray and take your success. Like macaroni and cheese, it’s plain and simple. Placed so cleverly and poetically within the adhan, the Islamic call to...
By UBAH After engaging more with the Muslim community through activities like da`wah (calling to Islam), conferences, and halaqat (study circles), I have observed something intriguing: there seems to be a fascination—even obsession—with the topic of marriage. Regardless of whether a...
By YUSRA OWAIS (AMATULLAH) One day Abdullah, the son of Zubair, told those around him: “I have never met anyone more generous than my mother and my aunt.” He was describing Asma and Aisha radi Allahu `anhuma (may Allah be pleased with them). Abdullah, the son of Asma and the nephew of...
By MANSOOR AHMED Human tendency is to get attached. As humans, we have the potential to very easily invest ourselves, physically and emotionally, and create a sense of attachment to what is around us. It can be attachment to material items, to people in our lives, to our jobs, or to...
