About Islam
Why does Allah ask us to pray, to fast, to avoid backbiting, to avoid alcohol, to wear hijab? What does Allah gain by these things which He has imposed on us? Some of you might be scandalized by such questions...
Why Do We Pray?
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Finding Contentment
It’s a story I’ve heard often repeated among those who have visited third-world countries: finding people who are happy despite their dire circumstances. I guess it just goes to show, money and a life of privilege don’t equal happiness...
The Path to the Light (Part 4)
When we bring Allah into our lives, when we do our best to follow His guidance, every corner of our lives lights up. The way we look at life changes. Things we failed to appreciate before become obvious and clear.
Contentment with Allah’s Decree
We don’t have the mind of Allah, we don’t know why He did these things, but we do know that He didn’t need to make us, we do know that He didn’t need to make this world or anything that’s in it, we do know that He doesn’t need the angels to praise Him...
Loving Allah: The Greatest Aspiration
Many of us would say without hesitation that we love Allah. But there are different levels of love. Some of us may love parents more than siblings. We love all of them, but our love for our parents is over and above the love for our siblings. Yet the love that will give us true tranquility in our hearts...
A Few Words about Allah
Love is an emotion. As such, it is something that must genuinely be experienced in the heart. A believer loves the Lord and desires that the Lord returns that love. Whosoever Allah loves has no reason to fear, and the world will be an abode of contentment and virtue.
Steps Towards Inner Peace
In the pursuit of material gain, a person can destroy himself with avarice. Inner peace in what we call towards. No one of us can expect the whole world to respond positively to what he advocates, nor is it right that it should. This did not even happen for God’s Messengers.
Searching for the Love of the Quran
At once tears started rolling down my cheeks and my heart became saturated with awe and contentment. I felt as though Allah was talking to me directly, instantly answering the calls I just made. It was like He was telling me most tenderly that He knows best everything I was going through...
6 Keys to Go Deeper with Allah
Laura, an American new Muslim, expressed that she felt close to Allah when she accepted Islam, but explained that after a while, she felt she was just “going through the motions” and felt nothing. She felt she was a robot, and was yearning for that closeness to Allah again.
The Divine Phone Call
This is one of the real-life stories of du’a that I have seen in my life that I hold on to very dearly. It showed me so much... It taught me that Allah listens to all du’a and He answers as well. And in these last few days of Ramadan, as we seek out the best of all nights- Laylatul Qadr-
Searching for Comfort of the Heart?
It was the little actions I did that brought me joy in a time of much sorrow and hardship. But it was the big acts I did that brought miracles into my life. Every time I would give something, do something for someone for the sake of Allah, I always saw a return of that kindness in ways I never expected.
What Is Beautiful Patience?
Many of us desire the quick-fix. We look at all the great problems around us and may feel hopeless. Perhaps in our spiritual journey, we feel that we are not progressing as we like, and so we give up. We may get angry at a bad behavior of people. But any victory must come with patience.
