Deena El Shamy 02 January, 2022 “Is a day shorter than a year?” Asking this question would strangely generate different replies. A rushing answer will be “Yes”. But, a smart…

Najma Mohamed 03 December, 2021 By the fig and the olive, by Mount Sinai, by this city of security. Verily, We created man in the best stature. (Surat At-Tin 95:…

Theresa Corbin 07 November, 2021 For those of us living in the West, qadar (divine will or destiny) is a difficult topic to grapple with. The Western world is based on the…

Islam is now the fastest-growing religion in the country, says Statistics Canada. Blacklock’s Reporter says the Muslim population as a portion of the entire country has more than tripled since 1996…

It seems to be a well-known truth: we cannot live without worldly goods, but they also pose a considerable danger in themselves. But in life … Companions, their followers and scholars…

Theresa Corbin Like many who have come before me and many who will come after me, I have felt a dramatic shift in my life when I came to Islam. Many describe…

I was thinking about how rich in meaning Surah al-Fatihah[1] is.  Take verse six, for instance, where we say “Guide us to the straight way.” Here we are offering a supplication, not…

There are more than 1.5 billion Muslims in the world, and each time they pray, they turn their faces in one direction, towards Mecca.  The Islamic term for this direction…

The reality of Paradise is something which people will never be able to understand until they actually enter it, but God has shown us glimpses of it in the Quran. …

The universe around us is full of amazing signs. Not just wonderful images, sounds or smells that impress the imagination with their diversity. No, just signs, explicit and hidden signs…