Why learn Surah Kahaf’s first 10 verses? 1) Because Prophet (ﷺ) asked us to He only asked us to do what he did himself. So consider it as a sunnah as well (not just the way of prophet (saw) but of so many companions, successors and so on). I have never come across memorization of any specific surah/ayaat except for … Read more
I crawled, I walked, and then I ran, But I stumbled before the flight began, So I dragged myself on the runway to fly As I felt the angel in me slowly die I sinned and I repented and again I sinned, Smothering in all the regrets I’d lived I followed every … Read more
by Samina Farooq Assuming that you know all the rituals of a mosque (from entrance dua to exit dua, from offering two raka’t to adhkar after prayer, from knowing how to pray congregational prayer, to being aware about a funeral prayer etc.), I shall present to you the ultimate cheatsheet of mosque manners. Your prayer is … Read more
by Samina Farooq Falaq I seek refuge of the Lord of daybreak When through the night, light outbreaks From the evil of what is created by Him I seek refuge from everything grim From evil of darkness when it settles hiding the evil as it battles From evil of blowers in knots Black magic of … Read more
by Samina Farooq Two years back when I gave a brief presentation on this topic, it stirred quite a controversy among the listeners, who’d perhaps thought of the heart as no more than a mushy, bawling-over-love organ. But after two years of studying Quran, Hadith, and Arabic, I stand my ground even more firmly: feeling … Read more
