| By Tabassum Mosleh | Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim. Educational researchers are putting more and more effort in finding out new and improved ways of teaching and learning. I was surprised to find out about one research that has received much media attention – a research on 100 key words. “An ongoing study at the university … Read more
Just enter Youtube and type in “wealth” and you’ll be instantly bombarded by lectures on how to get rich, lectures given by people who’ve stumbled upon a bit of good luck and seek to make even more money from it by convincing you that you too can “have it all.” And then there are your … Read more
| by Tabassum Mosleh | (Please note that this story is fictional.) Maliha is lying in bed, her laptop resting on her lap. She hasn’t gone to work the last three days, spending the entire period lying around, browsing Facebook, eating chocolate bars, crying violently, or just staring at the ceiling for hours at a … Read more
One day, during a low point in my deen, I was making dua when I caught myself saying, “And help us to keep the commandments of Allah.” I immediately did a doubletake: If I was asking for help keeping the commandments of Allah, to whom was I praying? Shirk can take some pretty weird forms. … Read more
Surah Al-Fatihah is a dialogue between the abd (slave) and his Lord; it’s a conversation between you and Allah the Most High. There is a beautiful, thoughtful sunnah to revive to value this beautiful interaction! It is recommended for the one who prays to pause after each ayah when reciting Surah Al-Fatihah whether he or … Read more
| by Tabassum Mosleh | Allah (swt) said, And the earth He laid [out] for the creatures. [Quran, 55:10] Allah (swt) has made the world plain and balanced with firm mountains in order to make it stable and livable by all living creatures. And as human beings, it’s our responsibility to take care of and … Read more
Assalamualaikum Dear Brothers & Sisters, “Why does the shaytan always try and mess us up? Can’t he just do good deeds himself? All this energy he puts into our lives, he could have done so much good for himself!” This was a question one of my friends put to me a few days ago. … Read more
| By Tabassum Mosleh | Giving charity is one of the most rewarding of deeds, both in this world and the Hereafter. Allah (swt) says: The example of those who spend their wealth in the way of Allah is like a seed [of grain] which grows seven spikes; in each spike is a hundred grains. … Read more
by Raiiq Ridwan And be not like those who forgot Allah and He caused them to forget their ownselves. Those are the rebellious. [Quran 59:19] Surah Hashr is a very interesting Surah in the Quran. It is one of the Surahs that are considered the “Musabbihat—” Surahs which start with the Tasbeeh of Allah (there … Read more