The Miseducation of the Muslim Revert: Lessons from Carter G. Woodson Introduction Since accepting Islam in 1993, I have witnessed tremendous changes within the American Muslim revert community. Some of those changes have been encouraging. Others have been deeply troubling.…
Allah Promised This Would Happen: Reflections on Surah al-Baqarah 2:155 بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم وَلَنَبْلُوَنَّكُمْ بِشَيْءٍ مِنَ الْخَوْفِ وَالْجُوعِ وَنَقْصٍ مِنَ الأمْوَالِ وَالأنْفُسِ وَالثَّمَرَاتِ وَبَشِّرِ الصَّابِرِينَ And certainly, We shall test you with something of fear, hunger, loss of wealth,…
Case Studies from the Qur’an, Sunnah, and the Salaf Anxiety and Tawakkul Case Studies from the Qur’an, Sunnah, and the Salaf Some wounds bleed silently. No one sees the restless thoughts, the sleepless nights, or the heaviness that settles deep…
Mental Health in Islam: The Heart, Anxiety, Depression, and Emotional Struggle In a world where anxiety, stress, depression, and emotional exhaustion continue to rise, people search for peace in everything around them — entertainment, relationships, wealth, social media, therapy, medication,…
Between Paradise and Hellfire: The Ḥadīth of Destiny Every Muslim Must Understand The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Indeed, the creation of one of you is gathered in the womb of his mother for forty days as a nutfah (drop),…
Power Shifts & Divine Lessons: Reflections on the Iran-U.S. Conflict and Surah Ar-Rum بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The conflict we are seeing today in the Middle East between Iran and America—and her ally, the occupiers of Palestine—has revealed a lot of things. Every day…
Our Dying Days بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عَنِ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ: «ابْنَ آدَمَ، إِنَّمَا أَنْتَ أَيَّامٌ، كُلَّمَا ذَهَبَ يَوْمٌ ذَهَبَ بَعْضُكَ Hasan Al-Basri said: “Son of Adam you are only made up of days. Every time a day passes so does…
The Life of this World is Only 3 days بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، قَالَ: ” الدُّنْيَا ثَلَاثَةُ أَيَّامٍ: أَمَا أَمْسِ فَقَدْ ذَهَبَ بِمَا فِيهِ، أَمَا غَدٌ فَلَعَلَّكَ لَا تُدْرِكُهُ، وَالْيَوْمُ لَكَ فَاعْمَلْ فِيهِ “ Hasan Al-Basri said: “The…
Your Life hasn’t begun yet, you have Only One Shot at It بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم قال الله (تعالى) يَقُولُ باليتني قَدَّمْتُ لِحَيَاتِي!(الفجر:24) Allah (The Most High) said: “Alas! Would that I had sent forth (good deeds) for (this) my…
The Blessings of Faith Compared to Worldly Luxuries بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ” اللَّهَ يُعْطِي الدُّنْيَا مَنْ يُحِبُّ وَمَنْ لَا يُحِبُّ، وَلَا يُعْطِي الْإِيمَانَ إِلَّا مَنْ أَحَبَّ The Prophet(ﷺ) said: Allah bestows the…
