Five Ways to Awaken Your Spirituality
Understand the Book of Allah The Quran has been present for thousands of years preaching the same message, tawhid. Allah is the Most High and the Most Merciful. The 114 chapters (surahs) in the Quran are like a guidebook for the believer. Every surah in the Quran speaks to the believers differently. If you are […]
Dear Lord
Dear Lord, The Most High, the All Great The All Knowing, the All Seeing, the All Brave The Lifegiver, the Caretaker, the All Praised It’s me again, the boy created as Your slave. I’m back- And I just have a couple things on my chest That I’d like to address, and who better to ask […]
Dear Friend
Dear Friend, I know you’ve had a lot on your plate recently. In case no one has told you yet, that’s okay. It’s okay to be so busy you spend less time on others, and it’s okay to focus on yourself, and it’s okay if you’re just now figuring it out. You’re growing. You’re changing. […]
عاشوراء … ثورة في وجه الطغيان
بعد أن هاجر الرسول – صلى الله عليه وسلم – إلى المدينة المنورة، وجد أن اليهود الذين يسكنون بجوار المدينة وما حولها يصومون يوم عاشوراء، ويحتفلون به ويعظمونه ويتخذونه عيدا لهم، فلما سألهم – صلى الله عليه وسلم – عن سبب ذلك الاحتفال بهذا اليوم قالوا: هذا يوم عظيم، أنجى الله فيه موسى وقومه بني […]
The Hijrah as Metaphor
Hijrah is the vision that enables the believers through history to position themselves in time and space and decide where they are going. Hijrah is the metaphor for liberation, renewal, and rebirth. Hijrah is the hope and the aspiration for a better future. Historicity (the quality of being part of recorded history) is usually a […]