by UQS | Mar 29, 2016 | Articles, The Curiousity Corner
By Tabassum Mosleh | None of you believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself. [Tirmidhi] One of the salient points you notice in reading about the Prophet’s (sa) life is the way he strengthened the Madinan society by building bonds between people...
by UQS | Mar 22, 2016 | Articles, The Curiousity Corner
Admit it— the act of prostration (sujood), can sometimes feel like a burden, especially when you’re tired. You do it because this is what has been commanded of you, but has it ever occurred to you to wonder why Allah told us to pray to Him in a kneeling...
by UQS | Mar 22, 2016 | Articles, The Curiousity Corner
See the rock-born stream! Like the gleam Of a star so bright Kindly spirits High above the clouds Nourished him while youthful In the copse between the cliffs. Young and fresh. From the clouds he danceth Down upon the marble rocks; Then tow’rd heaven Leaps...
by UQS | Mar 22, 2016 | Articles, The Curiousity Corner
“My business just folded, practically overnight! How did this happen?” “I don’t know, dude. Must be bad karma.” We hear the word “karma” a lot in the media but do we know what it means? More important, do we know what it means...
by UQS | Mar 22, 2016 | Articles, The Curiousity Corner
By Tabassum Mosleh | When it comes to talking about Islamic issues, there are two extremes of people. One extreme says that we are not allowed to interpret the Quran and Sunnah in any way and should keep our mouths shut about everything. People in the other extreme...
by UQS | Mar 22, 2016 | Articles, The Curiousity Corner
Let’s face it— we’re not living in an ideal world, and neither are we ideal people. A man can be jealous of the attention his wife showers on their children, at his expense, he believes. A woman can be jealous when her husband looks at a woman who...