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I was recently listening to an Egyptian talk show where people call in to ask for advice from the resident scholar or imam. In this particular clip...

You know how some moms feel an instant connection to their babies right when they hold them? Like a heart-melting moment of pure, fierce love? I ...

Between getting my child to eat semi-healthy food, trying to ensure she doesn’t colour everything in the house with permanent markers, and put...

Since my daughter was very young, her and I have talked openly about Jannah. She has high hopes for a field of her own peacocks and for a horse w...

In my first year of studying social work, one of my professors said something I thought was quite profound. It was about the power of asking the ...

Last winter I had some car trouble and started getting incredibly frustrated with my vehicle. It was a 2001 model, practically falling apart at t...

Prophet Zakariyyah (as) was entrusted with the guardianship of Maryam (as) while she was secluded in her worship and dedication to Allah (swt). At...

n mythological stories, the hero sometimes has to battle a great beast in order to survive, or rescue someone, or get his hands on some magnifi...

My husband died in August 2013 when our daughter was 9 months old. In the years that followed, I wrote extensively about my experiences with wido...

Fear is something each of us knows intimately. No matter where you live or who you are, you’ve experienced some version of fear. It’s universal....

Have you ever heard the saying — Youth is wasted on the young? Those of us who can still lay claim to being young often have no real sense of the...

“If someone hits you, you hit them back,” I heard myself saying. “If someone pushes you, you push them back. Don’t ever let anyone hurt you.” This...