“Then He will not neglect us”
These are the days of Hajj. Millions will be reenacting the footsteps of Hajar رضى الله عنها, the wife of Prophet Ibrahim عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام during these blessed days. They will run… Read more »
“Indeed, with hardship [will be] ease…”
I’ve been missing in action. I haven’t posted for a while. Partly because I’ve been busy lately with a little miracle Allah sent our way alhamdulillah and a few other… Read more »
The promise of a rainbow after the storm
This day last year I made a trip to a nearby waterfall and I saw a rainbow. It was almost a month before the day I lost my baby girl…. Read more »
On the “evil eye” and Qadar
We often find two extremes when it comes to ideas about the evil eye (al-Ayn). On the one hand, there are those that brush it off completely as “superstition”,… Read more »
What could possibly be better?
We have so many plans for our lives. We have plans about what we will study, where we will work, where we will live, who we will marry, when we… Read more »
When the Quran speaks directly to you: Tests from Allah and His reassurance
Have you ever opened the Quran and felt that Allah was talking to you directly through its words? Have you ever wondered about something only to find the same subject… Read more »
Allah will make a way out
“And whosoever fears Allah and keeps his duty to Him, He will make a way for him to get out (from every difficulty). And He will provide for him from… Read more »
For parents who have lost: Hope from the story of Musa
She lovingly nursed her newborn son. She put him in a box. And then she put the box into the river. The currents of the river pulled the box until… Read more »
Allah always does what is best: Trusting Allah’s plans
As parents, we often stop our children from doing things we know will harm them. Sometimes, we keep the sweetest things away from them, knowing they are not good for… Read more »
Hope in difficult times: A temporary parting
The following is adapted from these lectures by Sheikh Omar Suleiman (Reuniting with your loved ones after death) and (Death of a loved one): When a loved one passes away,… Read more »