“Maybe it’s your sins Allah punishes you for. Just seek forgiveness!”, the lady patted my sister-in-law’s back as a pretense of care, adjusted her unfurled locks, and left our place with a melodic “Allah Hafiz.” As I left the city, a train of thoughts sheathed my mind. I was on my way back home after …
Ibtihaj Muhammad, Sarah Al Attar, Aisha Al Balushi, Leila Rajabi, Doaa Al Ghobashi- aren’t just names of athletes in Olympics ’16. These are the names of women that have taken it upon themselves to change the way the World looks at women, particularly Muslim ones. They have tried to redefine, on the World stage, what …
Terrorism is bad; should be dealt with an iron hand, The rhetoric sounded like some divine reprimand. And soon after, In the premises of those gold-ornate halls, The king of the empire sought to confront the brawl And hence the macabre plot was laid down, ‘War on Terror’– he screeched, with a fanciful frown. Somebody …
Once upon a time there were three men from the children of Israel who were visited by an angel. The first one was a leper, the second was bald and the third was blind. The angel asked each one what they would love to have. The leper wanted a good skin, the bald, hair on …
Propelling in darkness, tripping over stones, falling through horizons, scarred in my soul. Crucifying the myth of happiness in existence of fate, investing my conscience into hands which are frail. Banging my head on walls which never yield, Anything but blood, a forgotten misery. Who shall I love? Where must I repent? Talking of an …
Pakistan’s legendary philanthropist, social activist and might be called as ‘World’s greatest Humanitarian’ passed at the age of 88 on a Friday night in Karachi. His family reported of his death and his son, Faisal Edhi asked to ‘’ pray for the departed soul ’’ of his father. A state funeral was held at the …
Bismillahir rahmanir rahmeem People often disagree with what they fail to understand leading to unnecessary arguments and tensions. This is something I know and have dealt with frequently since becoming Muslim but, when I became a mother (alhamdulillah), I realised again how little people knew about Islam and the way in which it nurtures and …
Zakaat Al Fitr The Arabic word Fitr is the same as “Iftar” having the same root word “Futur” meaning “breaking fast” and the word Zakat means “that which purifies” Zakaat Al Fitr also known as Sadaqa Al Fitr is a charity that Muslims of all social classes give at the end of Ramadan. The main …
For Non-Muslims, the notion of fasting from dawn to dusk sans any liquids can sound very daunting. As a practicing Muslim, I get asked about this all the time. The truth is our bodies are the most amazing, adaptable machines and ask any fasting muslim, it really does get easier by Day 2 itself. Why …
Dates are often underestimated or only seen as a sweet. But there are many good reasons to regularly eat the sweet fruit. Here are a few of them: 1. Free your arteries The high potassium content will not only help your heart but also curb atherosclerosis. This vascular disease is due to calcium deposited on the vessel walls. This …
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