Personally, I have always tried my best to be as heroic as possible in video games. My hope is that it will rub off on me in real life — that if I spend enough time wanting to be good in game, my mind will start to think goodness and act upon it in real life.
What made you want to come to University? Whenever motivation is an issue, ask yourself, “Why?”. This is similar to when acts of worship become burdensome. It is important to remind...
Understanding the why and how of goal setting is the next best thing you can learn. Because setting pure and sincere goals is a precursor to achieving great things in your life. It allows you to strive towards attaining victory on your burning dreams and help turn your ideas and thoughts into reality.
These acts of kindness take minimal effort however, you might not know their greatness in the sight of Allah (SWT). You might think of it as a small act but the respect and love it will create in the other person’s heart for you might be magnanimous so much so they’ll probably make Dua for you, wishing for you the best in life.
Christmas is a very hard time of the year for me. It is more difficult than Eid itself. It is a sad reminder that I will not be celebrating another holiday with my family ever again. People who are not converts do not understand this and they took try to tell you how to feel.
After diagnosis, the world looked like a different place, it was as if my vision had sharpened. There is so much beauty if you take the time to notice it, not just in the most breath-taking natural settings, there is beauty even if you live in a suburban neighborhood...
This world is imperfect. It is not the soul’s true home. It is a testing ground where the body gets sick, disaster strikes, and where we are constantly disappointed. The disbeliever makes an imperfect heaven in this life, refusing to strive for the perfect one.
It is high time that the youth stop complaining. Please stop saying the pressure is too high, I don't know how to handle it. You are the people Allah chose for this generation, and Allah chooses the right people for the right generation that can carry the banner of His faith.
That's a sign that your heart is alive. Because if it was dead, you wouldn't feel it when you committed that sin. When it comes to the sin, it is important that you don't lose your fitrah. Don't let sins become so normalized in your life just because they become...
One of the most beautiful things I found in Islam when I first encountered it was the emphasis on good manners. One quote a shaykh once made in a lecture particularly stuck with me: "A Muslim is made by manners." Nowadays something strange is going...
How often are you faced with desires from within and temptations all around? Those desires that push you to seek fun in every possible way – permissible or otherwise. It drives you to compete with your peers just to pass time and maintain the status quo...
These two incidents made me ponder. I was recognized as a woman of God because I covered. People thought I was a Christian nun. That made me feel really proud and happy that people recognized me as a woman close to God. But at the same time, it made...
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