‘Amr ibn ‘Abasah reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “The closest the servant is to the Lord is during...
In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Grantor of Mercy. “Indeed, these people love the immediate and leave behind them a grave Day.” [al-Insân...
How does one live with the knowledge of recent events and still celebrate Ramadan? How does one connect with her or his spirituality, let go of...
Repair your relationships? Whaaaat? I thought Ramadan was only about reading the Quran and praying taraweeh. Who has time for relationships? I have goals I need...
Today a friend asked, “Ready for Ramadan?” I am never 100% ready but this year I’m not having anxiety (you know the kind when you want...
A dear friend told me recently, “I mean no offense, but your life is so fraught with trials and tribulations that when things are bad I...
How are countless believers able to pray tarāweeḥ throughout the month of Ramadan when many of them do not enter the mosques throughout the rest of...
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اصْبِرُوا وَصَابِرُوا وَرَابِطُوا وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ “O you who have attained faith! Be patient in adversity, outdo all others in endurance,...
We can say “Peace on Earth.” We can sing about it, preach about it or pray about it, but if we have not internalized the mythology...
On the surface, there is little to connect the two books, but if you look past the exterior – what we may realise is that the...
Though past peoples knew of savagery, it is only in the modern era that brutality is witnessed as it is taking place. The rise of the...
