“Carpe diem” is a Latin expression that means “seize the day”. It came to my mind as I was reading the Quran, I connected something I’ve been wondering about for some time… to this well known Latin expression. How so?…

Al-Basir (البصير), the All Seeing… when talked about, Allah is often perceived in this way… an “observer”, someone who watches over humanity… سورة الأنعام ١٠٣لَّا تُدْرِكُهُ الْأَبْصَارُ وَهُوَ يُدْرِكُ الْأَبْصَارَ Surah Al-An’aam 6:103No vision can grasp Him, but His grasp…

Close your eyes and picture yourself being the only muslim in your surrounding… in your family, among friends, in a country where only 5% of its entire population are registered with this faith. Your only muslim friends are online. How…

I have received a lot of positive feedback and encouragment for my previous post. Some of you called it perfect and others pointed out how impressive it is how much my arabic has improved. After receiving your feedback I looked…

I received a request to teach a new muslim the Shahadah. Just imagine the honor I felt, despite the numerous videos and information that already exists on this topic online, someone turns to me for something important as this. Knowing…

I’m sure people have asked themselves at some point what it really means being a muslim. As a muslim convert, I know I certainly have. I have decided to share my personal thoughts on the matter. To the world, muslims…

A lot of people know the story of Prophet Nuh (Noah) and the flood. A story of actual events? A fable? Perhaps merely to teach us a lesson? The landing site of the ark that carried Prophet Nuh and his…

Naseeb, described by Wikipedia as “an Arabic term used in many languages […] it means destiny or fate. The literal meaning in Arabic is “share”, but it came to be understood as “one’s share in life”, and thus their destiny.”…

Happy Eid Al Adha 2021 everyone! It has been some time since I posted the last update and I haven’t kept my weekly schedule as I usually do. I have been working on something that I will make public here…

I discussed Surah Al-Kahf and the benefits it holds in a general sense, in a previous update. This time, I am analysing its words in a little more depth. As you read the Surah and pay attention to its statements,…