Ping! The familiar sound announcing another Whatsapp message arriving. I checked to see if it was anything important. It was a message on the local...
The countdown has begun and we have less than one and half months left until the greatest month of the year, Ramadan! I’m sure by now...
In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy. The Qur’an is the “rope of Allah” (3:103); whoever grabs onto it will be saved,...
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 I’m all for uplifting messages that inspire us to put forth our best effort in worshiping Allah during Ramadan. However, in...
By Maryam Sultan Since moving to Flushing, NY 8 months ago, I have passed by the John Bowne House countless times. The sign outside of this...
Once, while in college, I was hanging out with some friends in the Masjid lobby. An uncle sat down and started talking to us. After a...
Through Ramadan and the company of the righteous, the believer will grow near after being distant and be able to see with his heart after it...
The city of Toronto has many distinctions; the CN Tower, Skydome – the crack smoking escapades of its mayor – just to name few. One distinction,...
A couple nights ago, we broke one of our family Ramadan rules of “no fried food” and my mom went all out and cooked a bunch...
As I write this post, it is the last Jumuah of Ramadan, the 27th fast here in London. The new moon of Shawwal is almost upon...