It is the love for the Creator that will make one want to be close to everything this Creator is associated with or each act which will bring him closer to the content of God. At the same time, it is the fear of the discontent of the Creator that will keep one far away from what is forbidden…

Step by step, I leave all materialistic matters and privacy behind me until I sleep outside underneath the clear sky. To return to God is to return to oneself. Everything that ties you down in this world slowly disappears. Your choices and strength of belief surface. It is a learning experience.

Walking through Madinah is in a way a visit to the history of Islam. We went to the hill where the battle of Uhud was fought, standing on the rocks where the archers stood who minutes later changed the outcome of that struggle. We prayed…

If you intend to make hajj this year or know someone who will do so – God willing – you might want to take a minute for these three tips that you may or may not have read somewhere else.

The inner process of purification of the soul is of an important goal of fasting. Allah, glory be to Him, explains in the Quran that the aim of fasting in Ramadan is lead to more Allah consciousness and increasing gratitude to Him.

Trying to become an Arab is not a requirement; it is also an unnecessary difficulty. You will fail if you try to be or become that which you are not. Those who mistakenly mix accepting Islam to denying their own cultural identity often fail at the latter…