by Anisha Khatoon When you think of sabr and its value in Islam, do you consider the English translation of the word “sabr” could do justice to it? Sabr is way more than having patience. It’s about how rich you grow internally deep within while being patient. These transitions can never be deduced as transparent […]
Category Archives: Reflections
by Dinah Khattab I often think of how Prophet Yusuf’s confidence and sense of self-worth were not affected throughout his life despite the many challenges he faced. It always remained the same. For example, when he was released from prison after being wrongly accused, he said: “Appoint me over the storehouses of the land. Indeed, […]
Personal Reflection on The Dilemma of Muslim Psychologists by Sahara Iman “You would tread the same path as was trodden by those before you inch by inch and step by step so much so that if they had entered into the lizard’s hole, you would follow them in this also” These were the words the […]
In recent times, the popularity of organic foods has been rapidly rising even though its consumption is still very rare. It is almost impossible to find a household or an individual whose consumption is 100% organic foods and if you meet them by chance, know that they are indeed people of high determination. In order […]
Review & Reflections by Rushna Ali Khan “ Be happy, at peace, and joyful; and don’t be sad.” Don’t be Sad by Dr. ‘A’ id al-Qarni is one book which enlightens the readers about the Islamic way of dealing with the trials and tribulations of this world. Based on references from the Qur’an and Sunnah, […]
بِسْمِ اللّٰہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْم اللهم صل وسلم وبارك على سيدنا محمد عبدك ونبيك النبي الأمي وعلى اله وصحبه وسلم تسليما, THE INNER JOURNEY As we have seen our lives changed with lockdown–almost lifted for most of us in most of the countries–we see our lives changing to what we knew as a norm and breaking […]
In our daily interactions, we are bound to meet people that somehow have their ways of getting on our nerves. There are times we just wish we do not have to deal with them and stay as far away as possible. Yes, that is one way of handling it – by not facing it. While […]
Ya Allah, You know I have gone through a lot these past couple of years. Many of my false premises were shattered. I struggled with them. Some of them –comfort, what used to work, my false belief, ego–I held too dearly for the wrong reasons. In order to untie these attachments, I had to go […]
A hundred times I am pressed,back and forth, between words.Do they know I know it all,of what lies in their hearts at all? The spaces they fill with words,and the spaces they skip and leave,I can take it all back,faster than a blink.Do they know I see it all,Their wishes and desires overall? I am […]
Imagine a fiction of a nation on a mission to uncover some secrets in a dungeon. This mission is expected to take years of effort to be accomplished. Periodically new officers are recruited to replace the fallen or substitute the injured ones. Upon their recruitment, the chief commandant of the mission has a complete profile […]
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