“I’m going to sleep to wake up and go back to sleep again” my sister said yesterday and we all laughed at her statement. A sound thought and turned out she wasn’t wrong this time. Most of us are actually spending time either moving around social media (walking from Instagram to Facebook to Twitter, peeking …
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When the winds are whistling slow Tunes of merry because Ramzaan is on the go Prayers so high and spirits so low After all, the month of mercy had almost made you a pro! The hangover of Layltul Qadr is still in the air And the dawn is still milky after leaving of angels so …
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“…your Lord proclaimed, ‘If you’re grateful, I will surely increase you (in favour)…’ ” [14:7] This ayah of Qur’an emphasizes on one simple thing i.e. be thankful to your Master, so that He increases you in favours. Favour, here, includes every blessing possible for men- happiness, tranquillity, peace, health, wealth, status, or whatever you name. But, …
In Mecca, Muslims could not openly follow the religion their Prophet ﷺ brought to them. The believers had to bear endless prosecution for conforming to the tawhid of la ilalha illa Allah. Having attained that freedom in Yathrib, the Prophet ﷺ with the believers engaged in constructing a mosque. A suitable place was searched and the work began. The idea …
One day the Holy Prophet ﷺ knocked at the door of Abu Bakr R.A. The time has come. The Prophet ﷺ informed him that he has been granted the permission to migrate to Yathrib by Allah ﷻ . Abu Bakr, who has been preparing for this days in advance, could only shed tears at the Prophet’s ﷺ welcoming words. …
While I stress over my problems with my hair turning grey, My heart is at ease, for Allah’s help is just a prayer away. As I mourned over my painful defeats and sorrowings, I battled them believing, “..surely Allah has power over all things.” .. .. When drenched in financial distress and constant insecurity, Qur’an …
This article was first published at islam21c.com “I don’t know if you can help me; I don’t even know where to start. My life is a mess. I’ve been a Muslim for 5 years and each Ramadan instead of increasing in my emaan, I question whether I can continue living as a Muslim. The loneliness …
I happened to ponder over a few verses of Surah Taha today. It left me ruminating that we all recite and read the Qur’an, but maybe with a little less depth. Some of us masha Allah go through translations and tafseers and are able to adopt quite many lessons from the verses of the Holy …
A friend of mine once discussed with me about her professor calling out Islam as an oppressive religion to women. Of course she defended her faith as a Muslim. But, this isn’t something new for us. When I asked her what she truly feels about Islam as a muslim girl, she reluctantly admitted that deep …
A Muslim woman who was forced to removed her hijab by Californian police has been awarded $85,000 (£65,000). Kirsty Powell filed a lawsuit against Long Beach City Council after she was made to take off her headscarf following her arrest in 2015. Ms Powell’s repeated requests to be dealt with by a female officer were …
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