By Juwayriyah Shabir I have a confession to make. Ramadan terrifies me. I shy away from acknowledging my guilty secret amid the tangible excitement in the lead up to the holy month. There is this peculiar nervous energy that matters the days before Ramadan. A palpable tension reverberates through the air. Is it the demons... Continue Reading →
Perfectly Imperfect
Maryam Butt Perfectly Imperfect Oftentimes, in our life comes a situation where we tend to question the situation and end up asking “why me?” Sometimes things get worse beyond our thinking and many times we all fall in our life. We try to fix the problems we are facing but they become more chaotic, so... Continue Reading →
Ignorance isn’t all bliss
By Ayesha Irfan "Your Lord is the All-Forgiving, Full of Mercy. If He were to seize them immediately for what they commit, He would have certainly hastened their punishment. But they have an appointed time, from which they will find no refuge." (Al-Kahf, 18:58) When we commit a wrong, we don't realise what actually has... Continue Reading →
COMFORT
By Mominah Ambreen Do you remember a strikingly intense moment from your past or near present where you felt that your world was crumbling before your eyes. Your heart aching with enormous pain and eyes trying to resist the tears from falling. You have this sudden discomfort in your entire body. The anxiety taking twists... Continue Reading →
ILLUSIONS
By Huda Ali Khan The world today has become more illusory than ever before. The things that we think and converse about if brought into perspective and reflected upon would make us realize that the ideologies which we have been following throughout aren’t actually correct. We often come across people who have been privileged enough,... Continue Reading →
The Cave and I
By Huda Nouman my heart isn’t feeling much. it seems to only mourn its nothingness, its lack of presence, its emptiness. the disconnect has been long and i’ve forgotten how to go back. this feeling of loss is consuming me whole and i don’t know how to run away. i miss talking silently during the... Continue Reading →
Staying True to Yourself.
By Abdullah Tariq It is often said that this new generation, of which we consider ourselves to be a part of, sometimes even with a certain degree of pride, has to face different challenges than the previous ones. As a part of this new generation, often referred to as the ‘Millennials’, we face a unique... Continue Reading →
Part 2: Do you fear death?
By Maria Javaid. This is a two-part series on the concept of death. This is the second part. Check out Part One here! Having understood that death is an inevitability, what can we do to challenge the notion of death to lead a successful Muslim life? Make peace with death Although no one can have... Continue Reading →
Do you fear death?
By Maria Javaid. This is a two-part series on the concept of death. This is the first part. Check out Part Two here! Death: the destroyer of pleasures; the inevitable end. There comes a time in life where we realize that death is an inescapable reality. This realization strikes some when they are still young... Continue Reading →
Trust in Allah (SWT)
By Minahil Hasan Trust in Allah (SWT): A Lesson from Hajrah (AS)’s Story. She couldn’t believe the sight in front of her. A stream of fresh water was gushing from the ground where she had laid her baby. Just the thing she was looking for! [Some time ago] He had brought his wife and only... Continue Reading →
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