Young children and teens today are bombarded from all around them via fellow peers, enticing ads, music, movies, and more, all calling them to engage in harmful behaviors. They are …
Seeking His Shade: Growing up in the Worship of God
Have you ever heard the saying — Youth is wasted on the young? Those of us who can still lay claim to being young often have no real sense of …
Your Child is Being Bullied: What Should You Do?
Bullying happens too often in schools, both in public and Islamic schools, and parents often don’t know what to do to help their child when he or she is a …
Labeling Children as Learning-Disabled: Offsetting the Potential Harm
According to the Twenty-Ninth Annual Report to Congress by the U.S. Department of Education in 2010, as many as one out of five people in the U.S. has a learning …
Spiritual Health and Mental Health Feed and Enhance Each Other
As he looked down at the page, he couldn’t understand why he wasn’t able to focus. Reading the Quran always brought him comfort and a sense of peace, but not …
Book Review: Dwell in Tranquility: An Islamic Roadmap to the Vibrant Marriage
Title: Dwell in Tranquility: An Islamic Roadmap to the Vibrant Marriage Paperback: 344 pages Author: Kamal Shaarawy Publisher: Salaam Hearts, Inc. Price: $17.95 (order at livingeman.com) ISBN-13: 978-1885677006 Our marriages are …
100 Commandments and Doctrines from the Quran
1. Do not be rude in speech (3:159) 2. Restrain anger (3:134) 3. Be good to others (4:36) 4. Do not be arrogant (7:13) 5. Forgive others for their mistakes …
An Islamic Model of Marriage
The image of marriage that we are advised to strive for as portrayed in the Qur’an and Sunnah is based on three foundations: taqwa (consciousness of Allah SWT; love of …
Taqwa Must Enter the Heart
The word “taqwa” comes from the Arabic root letters wa, qaf, and ya. Its meaning is broad, signifying consciousness of Allah (SWT), love and fear of Him, and righteousness. In …