I am sure the title got your attention. Did you ever consider the effect of the word itself, what it does to us when we hear it? For most humans, it holds a negative energy that brings out a feeling…

Powerstruggles have been a part of human history as far as we can remember. A reach for power. The current war in Sudan at the time I’m writing this is one of the latest. We also have the one in…

Ramadan has just passed and Eid-al-Fitr is in full motion! I hope everyone are spending a beautiful time. Just like during last year’s Eid-al-Fitr, as well as last year’s Eid-al-Adha, I was asked to hold Khutba. A summary of what…

It is a little less than a week left of Ramadan. I hope it has gone well for everyone? I would like to take the opportunity to point out an important thing… just because Ramadan reaches its finish line for…

Sometimes it can be hard to separate cultural practices from religion. Practices become a part of an event without further consideration. In some cases the practices are considered as traditions, not necessarily tied to religion itself, but still thought of…

I stumbled over an article that I thought had some important points to consider. Quoting the article… “Ramadan is much more than just fasting and prayer. Even if it is just fasting and prayers, both of them have far reaching…

Greetings and well wishes to everyone, I hope that Ramadan is going well so far for all of you? The local mosque here where I live is holding Taraweeh (تراويح) prayer every day during Ramadan, right after ‘Isha prayer. I…

Ramadan Mubarak to all of you!May this coming Ramadan offer you many blessings and a lot of positive energy to face each day with a good and positive attitude inshallah. May Allah accept all your good deeds and your prayers.…

I was recently asked… what is the difference between guilt and regret? I thought this was an interesting point to consider, so I figured I’d share my thoughts about it here. The difference between feeling regret/remorse and feeling guilty has…

Many people may have heard the statement, “better to rule in hell than to serve in heaven”. It is originally a statement from the poem “Paradise Lost”, by John Milton, (the words are spoken by Shaitan as an argument for…