by Ibrahim Rasool Knowing limits and balances and honoring them is key to following Islam. There are many demands in life that sometimes appear to be in conflict with each other. Nevertheless, one has to negotiate carefully with different needs and tread a middle path. One such balance to be maintained is acting on free … Read more
Mirror, mirror on the wall . . . What goes through your head while you’re getting dressed? Comments on your own appearance, questions about what to wear, or a remark that you never have “enough to wear?” There’s something you can do every time you dress, something that only takes ten seconds but which has … Read more
By Tabassum Mosleh بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Eating moderately is not only good for health, but also greatly stressed in Islam, and a sign of a true believer. Allah ﷻ says in the Quran (translation): O children of Adam . . . eat and drink, but be not excessive. Indeed, He likes not those who … Read more
By Tabassum Mosleh بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم When Muhammad ﷺ was made a prophet, he lived for about 13 years in his city, Makkah. During that time span, his people, the Qurayish, verbally and physically abused both him and those who believed in him, and only because they called to the worship of Allah alone … Read more
What do you do when it rains? Look for an umbrella? Complain? Seek cover? It’s time to learn about the rewards of supplicating in the rain! Here are three sunan to revive: 1. Ask for benefits. It is narrated on the authority of Aisha (radiyAllahu anha) that when the Messenger of Allah (salallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) … Read more
By Tabassum Mosleh بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم It causes us so much pain, disgust, anxiety, and tiredness every single month. It doesn’t let us pray or fast. It doesn’t let us play basketball. If it sometimes makes you cry, you’re not alone— you’re in the same boat as our mother Aisha (ra), because it made … Read more
The other day Understand Quran staffmember Qurram Qureshi took his car to a workshop for a checkup and came away uplifted, inspired, and encouraged that all his hard work with UQA was truly bearing fruit in the ummah. The mechanic was from Pakistan and had recently attended one of our UQA courses at a … Read more
by Raiiq Ridwan As Muslims it is pretty clear to us that our purpose in life is to worship Allah. At times it seems very difficult for us to constantly be in the obedience of Allah. Dare I say, at times we actually feel that Islam is a bit too much!! However, that is more … Read more
By Tabassum Mosleh بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Period– time for a break? We can’t deny that we view our periods as a monthly break from worship. During our eemaan lows, we may even look forward to the coming of a period. And why not? After all Allah did waive salah, fasting, tawaf, and so on … Read more