Pursuit of Success

By Saima Shahzad People from different walks of life have a similar idea of success i. e. to own a happy family, a progressing career and a trendy lifestyle. In this race of getting ahead of each other, people tend to forget that their pursuit of success is faulty. It doesn’t sound wise to choose...

A Struggling Muslim

By Maheen Ali We are living in an age of hustle, competition, and chaos. Adults stuck in a cycle of 9 to 5 jobs, youngsters struggling to balance sleep and study while trying to build a perfect future, and housewives running to complete their household chores. Everyone seems to be a part of a race...

Desires

By Rameen Arshad What kind of desires do we have in today’s world? Desire to have never ending wealth. Desire to own as many luxuries as a human on this planet can. Desire to be loved by the masses. To be famous. To live life in a way that people wish to be in our...

Tips for Successful and Happy Marriages

By Raza Ullah Islam guides us in every aspect of our life and about every event that takes place in it. Whether it's about how to deal with the problems that we face in our social lives, private affairs or how to strengthen our truest kinship and relationships. However, the issue is that we seldom...

Deen and Dunya Are More Connected Than We Think

By Mahnoor SiddiquiNowadays, we see people functioning in extremes  whenever it comes to deen and dunya. Some people completely devote or invest themselves and their everything into this world and its affairs, forgetting completely about the Judgement Day (Akhirah) that we all must and have to face. While, we see others secluding themselves from the...

A Believer’s Guide to Knowledge

By Zahra There are always some pre-decided manners to accomplish any task. This is true when it comes to gaining beneficial knowledge. Gaining knowledge is easy but if one truly wants to be benefited from the acquired knowledge, these guidelines and etiquette must be followed.   Have pure intentions for the sake of Allah and to...

Parenting Hacks From the Quran and Sunnah

By Khadija Arif Parenthood is considered a prestige. Society and religion put parents on a high pedestal for all they go through in raising children. But parenting is not a bed of roses. Bringing children into the world, tending them, providing for them, protecting them and making them good humans is an arduous job and...

Peer pressure is making us fail.

Muhammad Fahd Mahboob I don’t know the secret of success, but the secret of failure is "trying to please everyone" – An incredibly profound statement. The fear of peoples’ opinions about us can be very daunting.  Fear? Oh yes, because we inherently don’t like criticism or to be thought of poorly. We can get quite...

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...

Manners Maketh Man

By Umer Ahmed “Treat others the way you would like to be treated”  [Sunan Ibn Majah, 3956] A Prophetic saying that neatly sums up the essence of good manners. It is counter to another popular aphorism “treat others how they treat you”, which dictates a self-centered attitude, eventually leading to a spiral of egoistic social...