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...

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...

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...

Ramadan Challenge: Seeking Forgiveness

By Dr. Sonia Mohsin  Have you ever been in a situation where you find yourself giving up, letting go and just forsaking the idea of worship, or being righteous, or thinking of Allah; just because there lies upon your shoulders a heavy burden of sins? How many times have you wondered that this is it?...

Chapter 24: The Waning Dusk (series)

Myth: Allah is going to write me off. Don’t confuse what people think of you with what Allah thinks of you. We are usually one of the two types of sinners. We either take it all very lightly and shrug it off thinking no harm done; or we can’t forgive ourselves for the awful sins...

Chapter 12: The Waning Dusk (series)

Myth: I doubt my sins will ever be forgiven This one's gonna be super-short. You must have read those memes where they say life should have an Escape key so you could live on while keeping a finger on it. Or that you could just pull a Ctrl-Alt-Del to start all over... While you may not...

My Ramadan Diary: Forgive Me When I Whine

By Umm Ibrahim Hot days? Long fasts? Parched tongue? Droopy eyes? Aching legs? This Ramadan, I will not whine! I absolutely refuse to complain. Not only will I not complain to Tom, Dick and Harry (or to Jamilah, Sakinah and Aneela) I will not even complain to myself! I feel too grateful to do that. I...

12 Reasons I’m Excited About Ramadan

By Umm Ibrahim          1- The Honourable Mention Ramadan is the only month mentioned in the Quran by its name. Reading through this verse at any time of the year brings to me a rush of beautiful memories, as well as anticipation for the next Ramadan. “Ramadan is the (month) in which was sent down...

Calm Down- Its Nothing!

We will try to describe the average young Pakistani in today's world. (This may apply to all youngsters around the world) + (This could apply to females but for the sake of this article, we will use 'he' as most of our interaction on the streets is with the guys!) If you feel you can relate...

The Book That Doesn’t Leave Out Anything

By Jawwad Ahmed Picture this: There is a book in your hand. When you first get hold of it, you wonder what it is about. It doesn't have the usual ‘about this book’ part on the hardback cover, so you open it somewhere in the middle. You read a few lines, and you gasp. You are...