It is said you can never know what it feels like until you experience it for yourself. No number of words nor detailed descriptions can adequately portray the encounter. Likewise, …
A Housing Crisis: What Are the Solutions?
For the last four years, I’ve been working as an attorney in the housing sector in California. I have worked directly with tenants at risk of being evicted; and I …
Five Strategies to Maintain Your Ramadan Momentum
Many of us exert ourselves during Ramadan to perform extra acts of worship: we read more Qur’an, give more charity, make more dhikr, offer more prayers, and seek Allah’s forgiveness …
From Volunteering to Vulnerability: A Personal Journey at ICNA Shifa Clinic
“Nine hours wait,” the emergency room nurse responds, each word landing like a heavyweight blow after a painstaking journey to the front desk. The waiting room felt like an assault …
‘The Most Feeble Age’: Coping with Dementia
Maha was unwinding from the morning rush—legs stretched out on the couch, coffee mug in hand—when she got the email from her bank. “Heads-up: You have $0.00 left in your …
Laylat al-Qadr: Greater than a Lifetime
Envision an opportunity so extraordinary, rare, and magnificent that missing it would be like missing a millennium of opportunities. In Islam, there is such an opportunity — it is Laylat …
Ramadan: Clarifying Our Vision, Rebooting Our System
We are in it. Ramadan. A time for increased worship, a month of food and festivities, of gatherings and decorations, and of so much more. A transformative event unlike any …
Ramadan — Some Keys to Unlocking Closeness to Allah
Ramadan is upon us once more, and I am excited. For Muslims across the world, it is the most important month of the entire year, filled with immense blessings and …
How to Increase Barakah (Blessings) in Life
Some societies invest billions of dollars in the pursuit of efficiency and instantaneous results. University students, for example, often search for productivity hacks and study tips to help them achieve …
Silence as a Means of Spiritual Enlightenment
The Qur’an and the Sunnah highlight the importance of embracing silence as a transformative path to heightened spirituality, a practice that the pious predecessors recognized and often employed as a …