As Ramadan approaches, many people either try to let go or create habits they plan on keeping long term. Practicing hijab is one common deed I’ve seen many start in Ramadan throughout the years. Doesn’t matter where you are in…
I’m battling heart-valve-problem along with Post-Partum Anxiety. Yes it’s a part of PPD. It causes you a lot of bad thoughts and severe worries. What I am about to share is not a professional advice, but rather my personal experience.…
“My name is Muhammad Tim Humble and I accepted Islam at the age of 14. Its a very young age to accept Islam.I was pretty rebellious. I had a very bad relationship with my parents. I was the type of person who wanted to rebel against anything and everything
Light shone forth as he ﷺ was brought to the world, It lit the heavens to the Earth, east to the west, extinguishing every other weak source of false light. One was the light of Tawheed that he ﷺ brought,…
1. Kamala Khan (Ms. Marvel) Kamala Khan is a fictional superhero appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. She was a Pakistani-American born in Jersey City after her parents moved from Karachi, Pakistan. Though respectful of her heritage, Kamala…
A TALE OF FRIENDSHIP THAT STOOD THE TEST OF TIME Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard Allah’s Apostle SAW saying, “Anybody who spends a pair of something in Allah’s Cause will be called from all the gates of Paradise – ‘O…
Story of capturing of the third holiest site in Islam due to the faulty nature of Muslims The Crusades can be safely marked as the most vigorous era in the Muslim and Christian worlds, heavily laden with heroic tales of chivalry,…
Labelled as a terrorist by some, Ahed is hailed as a hero amongst fellow Palestinians for standing up to a soldier. Ahed Tamimi, a Palestinian activist from the small village of Nabi Salih in the Israeli occupied West Bank, has been protesting against…
Based on the true account of a robust bond between Malcolm X and Mohammad Ali. Malcolm X found a great potential in Ali to spread the message of Nation of Islam (NOI) and Ali found the anchor he had been…
By Danielle LoDuca I never aspired to be a Muslim. I didn’t even want to be a Christian. The whole concept of ‘organized religion’ was distasteful. I sought to use my mind, not resort to some ancient book for assistance…
We bring to you a few selective female figures of our Islamic history who, untainted by the patriarchy and cultures that stifle women today, exercised the rights that Islam had granted her. Nusayba bint Ka’ab Known by her nickname Umm…
Sheikh Ziya Ar-Rehman Azmi is the dean of Department of Hadith, Madina University. Contrary to the expectations of many who would consider him to come from a downright religious, Islamic family, our Sheikh was born in a conservative Brahmin family…
Hadiya’s story is a classic example of women’s rights suffering a severe blow under the shadow of patriarchy and a biased judicial system. In today’s time when many don’t have the courage to hold down their fort when the wind…
Imaan high! The story of a revert mother-daughter from Australia. Melissa Lucas and her 52 year old mother live in Australia. They were new reverts having a hard time and looking for an imaan boost. The story trails back to…
Mohammed Qasim lived in a small town in north India. One afternoon he came home and sat on the cot in the courtyard. While serving the lunch, his wife said, ‘What have you planned about the marriage of our daughter?’…
In a time when the world is fast headed to adopting western culture by and large, it takes a toll on you to keep your genuine values and beliefs intact and not let your faith succumb at the mercy of…
Back in the day when I used to be in college, I had inferiority complex of, may be, not being cool. With my long beard and my trousers folded up above the ankles along with my funny looking head-gear, it…
I’m a young college student living in America. I was born in a muslim family from the indian subcontinent, so naturally I had an Islamic upbringing. And I hate to say it… but I really hated Islam when I was…
It’s a professional norm to appear for an interview clean shaven! During my final year of college, when companies started streaming in to recruit the leaving batch, some people inquired whether I’d be going in with my beard and cap…
What happens when your parents compliment you out of the blue? Apart from pretending to faint and pinching yourself to add to the drama, you do a repetitive self analysis of the act that earned you this honour. But… What…