We live in turbulent times— there’s no doubt about that. Yet in this era of confusion, we’re witnessing a moment of revival for Muslims when it...
His words are soft and comforting, like that of a mother. In everything he says, I can hear a smile in his voice, and sometimes...
Ali had two young children. While he was playing baseball one day, a ball hit his chest. A few days later, he was gone at the...
“Don’t they see that they are tested every year once or twice, yet they don’t repent and they don’t take heed?” 9:126 Do the people...
Islam teaches us to be humble, tolerant and position ourselves to be the servants of humanity. There is serenity and bliss in this simplicity. Simplicity in...
As-salaamu alaykum, I was once invited to a faraway place to an Islamic event as a keynote speaker. At the end of the event someone came...
Peacefully, you tread a busy marketplace. People sell, others buy. Children run about, carefree. As you go about, the thought of this same place abandoned, covered...
Those with greater “like” counts for their FB pages, witty tweets, and personalized web sites are deemed ‘relevant’, while those who have chosen to eschew online...
Most of us understand the psychological and emotional harm that comes from constantly exposing ourselves to negative, toxic social and personal environments. So we limit interactions...
A Follow-up to Blurred Lines: Women, “Celebrity” Shaykhs, and Spiritual Abuse by Ustadha Zaynab Ansari In the Name of God, the Lord of Mercy, the Giver...