As I was reaching the end of my third trimester I decided to take a short break from my Quran lessons as I knew I’d get very busy in the coming weeks. When I informed my teacher she said she’ll see me again three or four months later in that case. What?! Four months? No…
First, let me tell you how it feels to LIVE your dream. To follow your passion and live a purposeful life you’ve always dreamed of. It’s overwhelming. It’s exhilarating. It’s scary. Yes, you’ll be scared. You’ll be afraid of having a full plate all the time. You’ll even be afraid to fail. But you’ll experience a…
“Only Allah can judge me” This phrase is thrown around quite often, mostly by those wanting to find a loophole to justify their questionable actions. In a time where there is a boom of knowledge on the Internet and many people are starting to learn and practice their Deen, there are many still entangled in…
Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah صلى اللّٰه عليه وسلم said, “Whoever travels a path in search on knowledge, Allah will make easy for him a path to Paradise.” [Sahih Muslim, 2699] Imagine yourself, walking through the doors of a hall that is filled with tables and chairs from one end to the next,…
“I never get enough of reading. When I see a book the first time, it feels as if I see a treasure. If I say that I have read 20,000 volumes, then it is (even) more and I’m still reading.” – Imam Ibn Al Jawzi رحمه الله Just like you can’t have sunshine without the sun,…
Time moulds you into something you are not. It has an art of transformation that leaves you spellbound. It calms down the rebels, honours the humiliated, frees the shackled, shatters the mighty, guides the lost, educates the innocent, enriches the illiterate and defeats the arrogant. With time, your obsession dies, soul grooms, heart heals and…
‘To be gifted with motherhood, is a beautiful blessing. Not only does the news enlighten the life of the mother-to-be herself, but those near and dear ones around her. While the time nears to bring the baby to the world, the soon-to-be mother realizes how much she loves the baby within her body that she can’t…
Success is the ultimate desire for all of us and a Muslim yearns for success not only in this Dunya but also in Akhirah. We often fear that striving for success in Dunya might destroy our success of Akhirah. Instead of fearing it, let’s face it. We have only one life where we can act…
The quiet before the storm Not long after I got married (literally like days in one instance) I had been asked very casually on more occasions than I care to recall- “when are you having a baby?” My reply each time, with a polite smile and gritted teeth was, “when Allah wills it”. Although, I…
Once again, the blessed, peaceful, joyous Hajj season is upon us as we have just entered into the month of Dhul Qaadhah, soon be followed by Dhul Hijjah. It is a Mercy from Allah Azza wa Jal that every single year at this particular time we are given the opportunity to be forgiven all of…