Reclaim Your Heart
PAIN, LOSS AND THE PATH TO GOD I still remember the desperation. In the deep disappointment which often follows self-reflection, ...
These perceived misfortunes are in fact wake up calls. They humble. They shake. They remind us of how small we are, and how Grea ...
A BELIEVER’S RESPONSE TO HARDSHIP For Muslims, now is a time of turmoil. Sometimes, it’s difficult not to feel despair. Many of ...
“Do you suppose that you will enter the Garden without encountering what those before you encountered? They were afflicted by mi ...
As part of our manual for success in these trials, Allah (swt) also tells us how those before us reacted when they were tested: ...
THIS LIFE: A PRISON OR PARADISE? I was at the airport. Standing in the security line, I awaited my ritual interrogation. As I st ...
‘paradise’ at death is the greatest torture possible. God describes the death of the disbelievers as a tearing of the soul from ...
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CREATOR ...
SALAH: LIFE’S FORGOTTEN PURPOSE Man has taken many journeys throughout time. But there is one journey that nobody has ever taken ...
Consider the seriousness of such a refusal. And yet, think how lightly we take the matter of salah. Salah is the first thing we ...
SALAH AND THE WORST KIND OF THEFT The only sad part of finding the straight path is when you lose it. There are many ways to fal ...
up in the same place for years: not praying, and not changing their lives. Shaytan challenged them, and won. In so doing, we hav ...
A SACRED CONVERSATION There is a time of night when the whole world transforms. During the day, chaos often takes over our lives ...
by an old friend or classmate. This is about being forgotten by the Lord of the worlds. Not hellfire. Not boiling water. Not sca ...
THE DARKEST HOUR AND THE COMING OF THE DAWN According to a well-stated proverb, the darkest hour is just before the dawn. And al ...
(the forbidden), we must examine our relationship with Allah. Most of all, we must never be deceived. We must never allow oursel ...
WE BURIED A MAN TODAY: A REFLECTION ON DEATH I wrote this in the car on my way back home from the burial of a righteous soul. Ma ...
“(To the righteous soul will be said:) ‘O (thou) soul, in (complete) rest and satisfaction! Come back thou to thy Lord—well plea ...
WHY AREN’T MY PRAYERS BEING ANSWERED? Question: Why aren’t my prayers being answered? Answer: May Allah reward you for asking su ...
FACEBOOK: THE HIDDEN DANGER We live in an iWorld. Surrounded by iPhones, iPads, MYspace, YOUtube, the focus is clear: Me, my, I. ...
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