When in fear tell yourself: إِنَّ رَبِّي عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ حَفِيظٌ Indeed my Lord, over all things, is Guardian. [Quran 11:57] When making du'a tell yourself: إِنَّ رَبِّي قَرِيبٌ مُّجِيبٌ Indeed my Lord is Near and Responsive. [Quran 11:61] When in hardship tell yourself: إِنَّ رَبِّي رَحِيمٌ وَدُودٌ Indeed my Lord is Merciful and Loving. [Quran...
Shanaaqitah - The people of Shanqeet, Mauritania who are known for their strong memory. Repeat and Repeat and Repeat! We repeat something ten times and say 'Alhamdulillah, we have learnt it.' The Shanaaqitah have a principle which is: "When you memorise, then do it in multiples of five." What does...
In 2023, Malaysia was shaken by the tragedy of a private jet crashing onto the highway, killing a motorcyclist and a car driver too. In total, 10 lives were lost. Innaa lillahi wa innaa ilaihi roji’un. What I wanted to draw your attention to was the fact...
If you recite Surah al Baqarah daily, it'll take you a little over 2 hours to complete it. In a month, it will take you a little over hour. With consistency, you'll be able to recite it in less than an hour every day. It only become difficult...
- In Islamic practice, the deceased is placed in the grave laying on their right side, facing the qibla. It's beautiful to imagine an entire community of believers under the earth facing the same direction that we (the living) face at least 5 times a...
"Do you think you will be admitted into Paradise without being tested like those before you? They were afflicted with suffering and adversity and were so ˹violently˺ shaken that ˹even˺ the Messenger and the believers with him cried out, “When will Allah’s help come?” Indeed,...
Everytime you lose something start saying Ar Rahman took this away from me. Ar Rahman separated me from my husband. Ar Rahman took my child away. Ar Rahman took my job away. Ar Rahman didn't let me get married to the love of my life. Ar Rahman didn't bless me with...
In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Especially Merciful, Which one of us has not cried helplessly in the darkness? Which one of us has not made the sincerest of supplications when we thought things were seemingly impossible? When we felt our most loneliest and...
"How do you structure your Quran class and what are the ages of your children?" Here's an old post I wrote 4 years ago, on how I started homeschooling Quran when my children were younger: ~~~ Alhamdulillah my children are now almost 7, 5, 4, and just over...
The saying of Imam As-Suyuti: “Teaching the youth the Qur’an is from the roots of Islam, for they are brought up upon the ‘fitra’ and their hearts arrive at the light of Wisdom before the whims & desires are enabled from within it, and before its...