Ask.

We move into dark corners ever so slowly with accidental stealth Spend years in our new homes before we realise That we left behind our unlimited power to ask And the biggest mistake is to assume we cannot put up a fight Against our very selves, against these homes we created for ourselves That consume…

Ramadan Mubarak

The Messenger of God ﷺ said: “O people, a great and blessed month has emerged upon you. In it there is a night that is superior to a thousand months. A month in which God has made its fast obligatory and its night vigil voluntary. Who strives to come close to God in it through…

Morning Person.

The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said, “Allah made the early hours blessed for my Ummah.” — Ahmed I was once a morning person. Every day at a time when the rest of the world were a few hours into their sleep, I would wake up and get up from bed within a few seconds. I would…

Lessons from Al-‘Asr

By Al-‘Asr (the time). Indeed, man is surely in loss, Except those who believe and do righteous good deeds, and recommend one another to the truth, and recommend one another to patience. — Qur’an Surah Al-‘Asr (103):1-3 Surah Al-‘Asr has a very powerful beginning. Allah (swt) is making an oath by which he commands us…

Mass Distraction

We spend so much time scrolling through newsfeeds and the like that our brains are becoming conditioned to scanning information. This is slowly teasing out our ability to focus on any one thing at a time. We almost have a compulsion to be doing as many things are we can simultaneously and it divides up and fragments our attention and memory.

Knowing Yourself.

We become so consumed with working for the sake of working and following routines blindly everyday that we forget who we really are and why we started doing those things in the first place.

So Bored

We suddenly find ourselves with nothing to do, without any aim for the day and seem to lack a purpose to our very existence altogether. Even though we may have been looking forward to some time for relaxing or pursuing some other activity we had planned to do for so long when we were stuck…

Hot Days of Summer

  Ramadan Mubarak!   Abdullah ibn Umar (ra), when death came to him, said: “I do not feel sad about leaving anything in this world except fasting in the hot days of summer, and standing in prayer during the night.”   A man who clearly understood Ramadan for what it is. Most of us are…

A Journey Like No Other

“Memorising the Qur’an is not just about memorising the words of Allah `azza wa jall. No.  It’s a lot more than that. By understanding the meanings and by making a sincere move to truly live these words, you’ll come to see that it’s actually a magnificent journey. It’s a journey that takes you through paths…

Qur’an: The Banquet of Allah

“Indeed this Qur’an is the banquet of Allah so learn as much as you can from the banquet of Allah. Indeed this Qur’an is the strong rope of Allah and it is the clear guidance and it is a beautiful cure, a protection for those who cling to it and a salvation for those who…