The wiper was tirelessly smearing the raindrops striking the windscreen. The sky, over the famous Shehr-e-Khaas didn’t seem happy at all although Haleema in the car was ecstatic. She was jubilant which was evident by the glow on her face. Her light brown eyes were full of light. She was excited but contained. Her marriage…
“As I was asking Allah (Subhan w’taala) for something that I really wanted in front of the Kaaba. I was genuinely asking Allah to give me a sign since he knows what’s right and what’s best. As I was opening the Holy Qur’an, I found what I was looking for. His answer. وَيَدْعُ الْإِنسَانُ بِالشَّرِّ…
“Truly, in remembering Allah do hearts find rest.” (Qur’an 13:28) “Inner peace”. What exactly is inner peace and how do you attain it? Can it be attained by doing yoga every day? Or by listening to music? Or maybe by ‘living in the moment’? Or maybe, inner peace can be attained by collecting huge amounts…
How incredibly lucky are we to be born into Muslim families? And how many times do we give thanks for this. “Islam”, what does it mean to us and how much do we appreciate it? There are 1.5 billion Muslims in the world currently, and this number is increasing rapidly. Islam is portrayed in a…
Why Be Productive? Every morning, as she crack her lids open, Maha sub-consciously begins to jog down her checklist. Morning adhkaar. Check. Make the bed. Check. Left foot enters toilet first. Check. Renew Wudhu intentions. Check. Wake up roomie. Check. Iron white coat, pin name tag, pack bag, eat dates, polish shoes, switch off lights…
The fifteen year old hastily wore his school jacket and hurried down the steps as he was getting late for school. This was the second time in a row and his teacher would surely go ballistic and give him a piece of his mind if he arrived late to class again. ‘Ahmad!! Have breakfast! At…
In the name of Allah the most Beneficent the most Merciful. “(O Lord) you alone we worship and you alone we ask for guidance” -for there is no guidance except for Allah’s guidance, and for sure Allah will guide those who sincerely look for it: وَالَّذِينَ جَاهَدُوا فِينَا لَنَهْدِيَنَّهُمْ سُبُلَنَا وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَمَعَ الْمُحْسِنِينَ And…
I was done with watching all those horrible sad old movies, done with diet-unconsciously hogging an entire bucket of Häagen-Dazs, sobbing it off in my pillow covers, dramatically wailing (like a Banshee, I admit), implementing advices from the second voice in my head, all the while, pretending everythings great just so my family wouldnt ask…
An African slave, beaten by his masters, bullied by town ruffians and ridiculed by everyone else; this is Bilal (radhi Allahu anhu). And we all know Bilal, don’t we? But there’s a question, and I’ll be honest, I didn’t think about it till I heard it: Why did he say “Ahadun Ahad”? I am too dim witted to…
Recently, I have been going through the Greatest Mums of all times series, and in there, one of the Ustaadh’s mentioned a beautiful story about a beautiful woman, wife, mother and servant of Allah. It is said to be one of the most touching conversations between a mother and son ever to be recorded in…