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Adhān 101: How to respect the most important call to action of your deen

Of the things that stir the soul of a Muslim – the Adhān is perhaps one of the most transcendent. The beautiful, echoing call reminds us five times a day that it’s time to leave the world behind and turn to the One who created us. Whether you live in a Muslim-majority location where the […]

How the Adhān guides us back to our purpose

Five times a day, from rooftops to minarets, a voice rises into the air. It weaves through busy streets, slips through open windows, and settles into hearts. This is the Adhān: the call to prayer that commands the entire earth and its bounties to come to a standstill when it is announced. For some, it […]

Ali ibn Abi Talib (RA): the legacy of honor that will never fade

Ali ibn Abi Talib (RA) is among the most honored companions of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW). His life was inseparable from the early history of Islam, marked by courage, wisdom, and unwavering loyalty. As a cousin, son-in-law, and close companion of the Prophet (SAW), Ali ibn Abi Talib (RA) stood firm in trials, fought bravely […]

Choose your friends like your akhirah depends on it

If you died tonight, would your friends be the type to make dua for you all night as you endure the hardships of the grave? Or would they forget about you? Are the people you call your “closest friends” helping you build your akhirah or are they only helping you get pleasures from this dunya? Are they the type of […]

How to make The Quran meaningful again for the next generation

In today’s digital era, young Muslims face a unique set of challenges such as identity confusion, peer pressure, mental health struggles, and an overwhelming sense of information overload (through media consumed on social media for long hours). Amid these pressures, many youth feel increasingly disconnected from The Quran. To them, it may appear distant, difficult […]

Lady Fatima bint Muhammad (RA):The Radiant Archetype of Pietyand Devotion

Have you ever known someone who lived their life unseen – hidden behind a veil of modesty and humility – yet is revered by billions across centuries and continents? In the tapestry of Islamic history, among the figures who command profound reverence is Lady Fatima bint Muhammad (RA), known by her honorific al-Zahra, “the Radiant”. As […]

5 times The Quran literally understood what you’re going through

You’re lying in bed at 2 a.m., doomscrolling through your phone, your thumb swiping through videos, images, and feeds on every social media platform that you have. You switch between Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, you’ve checked every message twice, and when you finally lock your phone and put it next to you on the bed with […]

How to be masculine like our beloved Prophet (SAW)

Today’s world is full of conflicting messages about what it means to “be a man.” Social media throws out extremes such as on one side, the loud, aggressive, “alpha male” persona that equates masculinity with dominance, control, and emotional coldness. On the other side, there’s a push to completely soften or blur masculine traits altogether. […]

The daughter of the Prophet (SAW) who survived every phase of his mission

When we study the sirah of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW), we often focus on major figures and turning points like the battles, the treaties, the migrations, and the well-known companions. But behind that public history, there was a private world. The Prophet (SAW) had daughters who lived through the same pressures, who bore the consequences of his mission not as […]

Why Ruqayyah bint Muhammad deserves more attention today

Lady Ruqayyah bint Muhammad was one of the daughters of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) and Lady Khadijah bint Khuwaylid. While her name is mentioned less frequently than that of her sister, Lady Fatima bint Muhammad, Lady Ruqayyah bint Muhammad lived through some of the most difficult years in the early history of Islam. She experienced the earliest […]