By JINAN BASTAKI We have different categories of friends. Some friends are fun to hang out with, but that is pretty much it; you cannot exactly rely on them. Other...
By Izza Atiqa One of the things I love most about my job is the people that I get to meet. I just started work a few months ago, and in the course of my day-to-day...
Salat-l-Istikhara Anytime a Muslim is making a decision, he or she should seek Allah’s guidance and wisdom. Allah alone knows what is best for us, and there may be...
My name is Maryam and my journey to Islam started just a few months ago. I was interested in this religion and I wanted to know, what is the religion, which orders...
Surat Al Kahf has immense blessings. Surat Al-Kahf (The Cave) – الكهف سورة (Chapter 18, Juz 15-16) بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيم ٱلۡحَمۡدُ لِلَّهِ...
Finding our True Eid When a message gets repeated over and over again, it forces you to listen; it intrigues you to think about what it really means and why it is...
Mina This was our base in Mina for three days. Things were at their bare basics – we slept on foldable cushions on the floor, 30 to a tent and had to use communal...
And to Madyan [We sent] their brother Shu’ayb. (Qur’an 7:85, 11:84, 29:36) Just when Shu’ayb AS lived is not clearly known. What is know with certainty is that he...
Khadijah Bint Khuwaylid RA Umm-Al-Mu’minīn (Mother of Believers) Note: For ease of reading, we have not inserted “May Allah be pleased with her (RA)” each time...
In the field behind my house, there is a garden where my memories grow. Scattered by the wind, yet perfectly sorted by time. Some have yet to grow and blossom into their...
