Tag: TRIALS
Voices You Don’t Hear Often
With LGBT Pride Month in full swing, Ali Jaffery shares the candid first-hand experiences of same-sex attraction from three Muslims.
Muslimah’s experience of 3 years with long COVID
In this frank discussion by a Muslim woman on her experience with long COVID, we get a glimpse of the painful blessings associated with the ailment.
Three Lessons From 10 Caterpillars
Prevent Watch director Dr Layla Aitlhadj shares some important lessons from a touching story with her daughter.
Coronavirus – an Islamic Perspective
The coronavirus is a reminder to us all of our weak state. Regardless of our social standing and our financial position, we are helpless.
Dealing with Hardship: The Prophetic Approach
Do you want an easy life? That's not what Muslims signed up for...
Iblis is not an equal to Allah
As Muslims, we know that Iblīs (Satan) is not equal to Allah in power, authority or might. By the very definition of Allāh’s name, Allāh is not comparable to anything; there is none like Him. Allāh is the Greatest; a definitive statement which is affirmed – absent of any need…
Rejoice at Your Calamities
The calamity was sent to bring you back to Allāh, your calamity was that you missed the point...
How to Make Powerful Du’a
Sh Ali Hammuda distils eight practical steps from the Sunnah for making powerful du'a
Are you struggling today?
As the scorching sun beat down on the sand, an exhausted man turned and began to walk away from his family. His shocked wife called out to him, asking where he was going. The man did not reply. Clutching their baby in her arms, she desperately asked: “Is this what…
Having Ḥusn al-Ẓann of Allāh in Testing Times
Having Good Thoughts (Ḥusn al-Ẓann) of Allāh (subḥānahu wa taʿālā) in Times of Trial & Affliction Jābir b. ʿAbd Allāh al-Ansāri relates that he heard Allāh's Messenger (sall Allāhu ʿalayhi wa sallam) say three days before his death: "None of you should die except whilst assuming the best about Allāh." As…