I sat across from a client who was telling me the power that salat ul-istikhara had on her, and it demonstrated in real-life terms what Islam teaches us — that …
Caregiving: An Act of Worship Often Overlooked
“It is not righteousness that you turn your faces toward the east or the west, but righteous is he who believes in Allah and the Last Day and the Angels …
Mercy for a Suffering World: The Islamic Model
In the Islamic faith, there is one phrase that is recited more frequently than any other. It begins every chapter of the Quran except for one. It is the opening …
A Soothing Message to a Burdened Heart
We often misconceive the nature of this dunya. The reality is that it is made up of good moments intermixed with suffering. This dunya does not consist of exclusively sad …
Purifying Your Intentions
All praises are for Allah, The Almighty, and may His peace and blessing be upon His true servant and final Messenger Muhammad, on his Companions, and on his household. This …
Hadith7 — Nasihah
An Excerpt from Commentary on the Forty Hadith of Imam Al-Nawawi. Timeless Prophetic Gems of Guidance and Wisdom —- On the authority of Tamīm Al-Dārī (RA) that the Prophet (pbuh) …
The Help of Allah Is Always Near
For over three decades, Muslims worldwide have suffered from increasing terrorist assaults by individuals and various agencies of states. Muslim-majority nations such as Iraq, Libya, and Syria that were once …
Superando el acoso escolar como musulmán latino
Soy un latino que también es musulmán, lo que todavía es una anomalía aquí en los Estados Unidos. Mis compañeros del colegio pensaban que era mexicano y cuando les dije …
Overcoming Bullying as a Latino Muslim
I am a Latino who also happens to be Muslim, which is still somewhat of an anomaly here in the U.S. People in school used to think that I was …
La importancia de los 40 años en el Islam
Me convertí al Islam a la edad de 20 años, y fue un momento decisivo en mi vida. Faltaba poco para que cumpliera 21 años, y mis amigas esperaban que …