by Farhia Yahya | Mar 17, 2020 | Featured, Quranic Reflections
“I understand now,” he said as he sat on his prayer mat. He understood and was in awe. Nothing had gone his way but a warm feeling spread in his chest. His efforts had seemingly mounted to nothing and the people pitied him but for once this didn’t knock him. He knew... by Farhia Yahya | Mar 17, 2020 | Featured, Quranic Reflections
“And as for the saa’il (beggar), do not repel him.” [al-Dhuha: 10] The beggar is called a saa’il, but you know what else ‘saa’il’ means? It’s someone who asks. There is a message and a spirit of giving within this Surah (and our entire faith) which is highly... by Farhia Yahya | Mar 17, 2020 | Featured, Quranic Reflections
You’re only tasked with things that are within your capacity and control. You cannot govern people’s hearts or decisions any more than you can move a mountain. Parents spend a lifetime raising their children and are then dumbfounded by their child’s choices in life. A...