by Tom Facchine | Mar 17, 2020 | Featured, Quranic Reflections
“[So mention] when your Lord said to the angels, “Indeed, I am going to create a human being from clay.” (38:71) Shaykh Abdallah mentioned here that since people are created from the earth they not only resemble the earth in their various colours but...
by Tom Facchine | Mar 17, 2020 | Featured, Quranic Reflections
Allah has placed mercy even in our ritual purification. He has permitted us to wash only parts of our body that are easily accessible instead of requiring us to disrobe entirely except for ghusl. Parts that could cause us to get our clothes too wet such as our...
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...
by Abeer Sadary | Mar 16, 2020 | Featured, Quranic Reflections
Imagine a small child. A toddler. Let’s suppose that he’s an excitable young toddler who is unable to express himself verbally yet. Imagine the following situation: His mother tells him that they are going to the park; do you want to go to the park?! There are swings...