By Tabassum Mosleh | I was printing some reading comprehension worksheets for my cousin when I came across this story. There were these six blind men who, having little knowledge of elephants, got very excited when they were informed of one tramping down the road. They requested the rider to let them examine it and, … Read more
By Tabassum Mosleh | And Allah gives provision to whom He wills without account. [Quran, 2:212] It is evident in the examples in the Quran that, when you ask something from Allah, He gives you not just that thing, but better. Sometimes we don’t realize that what we got is better than what we wished, … Read more
| by Tabassum Mosleh | Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim . . . | The role of the Prophet (sa) didn’t end with the conveying of the verses of the Quran. He taught his companions, and through them he taught us, the importance of the verses, their usage, and how to implement them in practice. Allah (swt) … Read more
Lina was heartbroken. “I thought she was my friend!” she moaned. “I did everything for her! No sacrifice was too small! And she just threw me away like an old dishrag!” A Truly Valuable Kind of Love Friendship can be one of the greatest rewards in life, a source of fun, emotional safety and gratification, … Read more
by Ibrahim Rasool | The omnipresence of God and nearness of God to man is one of the central messages of The Holy Quran. Several verses speak of how much God is loving and affectionate towards humanity and several other verses expect the same from human beings. So, when you are free, strive hard, and … Read more
By Tabassum Mosleh | Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim | Women’s freedom in Islam is one of the most vulnerable targets for attackers of Islam. The conflict is not because the Islamic concept of women’s freedom has any weakness, because Allah’s laws are perfect in every way. The weakness is rather in lack of knowledge and research … Read more
by Tabassum Mosleh | Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim. Studying Arabic grammar is very similar to studying mathematics: There are various clear-cut rules that come together to form an intricate framework of words. The same three or four root letters can be used to form many, many words, and the same rules can be applied to form … Read more
by Raiiq Ridwan | Have you heard tell [Prophet] about the Overwhelming Event? On that Day, there will be downcast faces, toiling and weary, as they enter the blazing Fire and are forced to drink from a boiling spring, with no food for them except bitter dry thorns that neither nourish nor satisfy hunger. [Quran … Read more
By Tabassum Mosleh | “Mom, why don’t you ever knock on my door before entering?” This is a common complaint of teenagers – that their privacy is not respected by elders, especially their parents and siblings. The opposite is also true; children sometimes don’t really understand that their parents need privacy too, and don’t think … Read more