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January 2020

January 01, 2020

A New Year, Another Opportunity for a Fresh Start With God

Spirituality can be a touchy subject. Our relationship with our Creator is such a sensitive...

May 2019

May 04, 2019

The Miracle of the Azaan (Muslim Call to Prayer): A Jewish Israeli’s Perspective

I want to tell you all a beautiful story of something you will probably never...

December 2018

December 31, 2018

Saving the Earth, Saving Ourselves

The rain falls like an ocean of love upon the earth, each drop a universe...

October 2018

October 01, 2018

Embracing the Gift of Salah

When I began to practice Islam, I couldn’t pray Salah (obligatory prayer). The idea of...

August 2018

August 14, 2018

Blood, Sweat, & Tears: When Sacrificing for the Sake of Allah Gets Tiring

I remember how I felt when I first met my spouse, and right after we...

April 2018

April 12, 2018

“Why Me?” | Finding the Bright Side of a Dark Situation

Some parts of life suck. That’s just how it is, no matter how much we...

January 2018

January 26, 2018

5 Hidden Benefits of the 5 Daily Prayers

All Muslims are required to offer salah (obligatory prayer/worship) 5 times a day, if they...

January 19, 2018

Let’s Be Honest… Trusting God Can Be a Struggle

It’s been drilled into me from a young age that in order to be strong...

January 16, 2018

Discovering the Grace of God

“He answers those who believe and do good work and gives them more out of...

January 01, 2018

How to Accomplish the Ultimate New Year’s Resolution

The end of one year and the start of a new one is a natural...

November 2017

November 20, 2017

Holiday Reflections: Gratitude for the Small Things in Life

Each morning I wake up in the coziness of my soft, warm bed, my black...

October 2017

October 23, 2017

Why I Choose Islam Every Day

Whenever I feel my Imaan (faith) slipping away – and it happens more frequently than...

October 06, 2017

5 Verses of the Qur’an That Will Comfort a Broken Heart

Heartbreak is an inevitable part of the human experience and can be one of the...

August 2017

August 21, 2017

Salah Is an Act of Love

I was recently at a wedding and there was a lot of talk about wedding...

June 2017

June 12, 2017

10 Practical Self-Care Tips from the Qur’an and Sunnah

Oftentimes in our day-to-day routines, we get so busy that we forget to take time out...

March 2017

March 20, 2017

4 Reasons Why Forgiveness Is Good for the Soul

Forgiving someone who has hurt or wronged us can be one of the most difficult things we...

February 2017

February 20, 2017

3 Relevant Lessons from the Life of Prophet Yahya (John)

Written by Aisha Prophet Yahya (peace be upon him) was a prophet of Bani Israeel (the...

January 2017

January 01, 2017

6 Easy Ways to Revive Your Faith This Year

The beginning of a new year is usually a time when people make resolutions — promises...

December 2016

December 06, 2016

You Will Never Be Invisible

At some point in life, it's normal to feel lonely or abandoned. We have social and emotional...

November 2016

November 08, 2016

5 Reasons Why the Life of the Prophet (pbuh) was #SpiritualGoals

Everyone aspires to something, which is obvious with #goals being all over the internet. This...

September 2016

September 13, 2016

Feeling Spiritually Empty? This Might Be What’s Missing

One thing that many of us have heard about Prophet Muhammad (saws) is that he used to seclude...

August 2016

August 28, 2016

Hanging on to Faith | #FeelTheBurn

You know that borderline-torturous feeling when you've been working out for a long time, but...

October 2015

October 20, 2015

Go For the Gold

If there's one thing that everyone has in common, it's that we always want more....

June 2014

June 30, 2014

Lean on Him

Do you ever really need to talk to someone, or need their help, but they...

June 23, 2014

What It Means to Rely on God

There's a game that's often played as a trust-building (or team-building) exercise called the Trust...

May 2014

May 02, 2014

Is Regret Ever a Good Thing?

Sometimes you can't help but have regrets in life, even if it's just a passing...

April 2014

April 21, 2014

Vaapsi (The Return)

(Urdu print at bottom) Apne tukron ko simat kar, Main Tere aage laai hoon. Dhakke...

April 09, 2014

Du’a: Pieces of a Puzzle

Imagine that you're working on a 1,000 piece puzzle with a child — a young boy....

April 01, 2014

The Heart’s Pursuit

"And among mankind are those who take other than Allah as equals [to Him]. They...

March 2014

March 20, 2014

When Is the Help of Allah Coming?

"Do you think that you will enter Paradise while such [trials] have not yet come...