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 hasn’t earned his attention the way she … Read more
| 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 | 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
By Tabassum Mosleh | Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim. The Prophet (sa) sometimes narrated stories of previous people to the Companions. Of course, all these stories were facts and not made up, and the Prophet (sa) didn’t narrate them for entertainment but rather to learn lessons from them that we can apply to our own lives. Here … Read more
Quoting sacred verses out of context is one of the hallmarks of religious extremism. Why? Because isolating certain verses and separating them from the spirit in which they were said, their historical context, and the entire meaning of the book very often gives a verse or phrase a meaning that’s more suited to a terrorist … 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 | “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