By Saadia Z. Yunus When It Rains, It Pours...But Sometimes, There's a Silver Lining “When it rains, it really does pour,” she said aloud. “Why do horrible things happen to me?” It was just too easy to think this way, to look around and see that so many [...]
By: Azra Pervez How to Be Grateful to God in Islam According to Islam, one of our foremost duties is to be grateful to God for all of His blessings. We can describe three levels of thankfulness: To realize and appreciate all blessings by and within the heart. To [...]
From Shelter to Resilience: Finding Strength in Adversity This past year was hard for me, I was living in a shelter, because I didn’t have a safe place to go to. I went to a residential longer-term housing facility. It was a private and safe place for women and children. [...]
The Power of Gratitude: How Islamic Prayer Can Improve Your Day Islam is a religion that emphasizes the importance of remembrance of God in all aspects of life. The Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, used to say a prayer on almost every occasion such as eating, drinking, sleeping, traveling, [...]
By: Habeeba Husain Discover the profound lessons from Surah Al-Waqia in the Quran One of the chapters of Quran that Muslims are recommended to recite often is called Surah Al-Waqia. This chapter discusses the afterlife, detailing where different groups of people will end up depending on how they [...]
Embracing Gratitude in Islam It’s that time of year where people begin to think of what they are grateful for. Although it is nice to count your blessings, being thankful year-round can have a tremendous impact on your life and level of happiness. Thankfulness is a tool we have [...]
Unveiling The Humility Of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) Whether you live in a “first world” country or not, everyone has problems. As humans we have a constant want. No matter how wealthy one becomes, the itch to want more does not go away. The Prophet Muhammad (peace [...]
By: Hesham Hassaballas What I'm Thankful For as an American Muslim Another year has passed, and another Feast of Thanksgiving has come upon us. As families across our great nation gather together, eat turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, yams, gravy, and the like, it is a natural time for us [...]
By: Habeeba Husain Embracing Gratitude For Life's Infinite Gifts A couple of years ago, I took on a personal blogging endeavor based on one of my favorite verses of the Quran. The verse states, “And He gave you from all you asked of Him. And if you should count [...]
By: Habeeba Husain The News Cycle in The US: A Week of Violence and Terror News broke recently regarding the brutal killing and dismembering of The Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. With each day, the public learned about who, what, when, where, and why…even though [...]
