In a very emotional reflection of how infinite Allah’s mercy is, I thought of one of my favorite verses from the Qur’an as I very often do — ‘Indeed, We have adorned the lowest heaven with the stars for decoration’ (37:6), and I thought something I never thought of before. …

The biggest favor Allah has done upon us is to command us to worship Him. Through this one instruction He has raised our self-esteems to infinity. How? As you go through history of mankind, with or without the lens of religion, you see a pattern of rise and fall. The…

A common example in Psychology to prove a point that ends up sending you in a spiral you didn’t need to be in. Recently, a stream of work I have been involved in required me to study some elements of Psychology in detail. Particularly the tests and analogies used to…

‘Verily, We have decorated the nearest sky with an adornment, the stars,’ 37:6 I stood out to stare at the sky after many, many years. The brightest star always gets your attention first, and then as you keep staring into the universe, many more twinkling wonders make themselves visible to…

Each year, for the month of Ramzan, the devil is chained. What’s not chained, however, is the devil within. The best thing about developing an intellectual, emotional and spiritual connection with your faith, religion…God, is that everything comes to mean more than it is. The ‘why’s’ begin to have a…

Before we can go on to create a sustainable world, we need a way of thinking that is… COVID-19 has without a doubt shaken and changed our realities. The deaths that have tolled in thousands were all avoidable had the world sorted out its priorities. …

“ALLAH does not burden a soul more than it can bear” Qur’an, 2:286. There are many things this verse means, but one way to look at it is that it is in your hands how much you want to bear. Responsibility and burden are two ways to look at the…

You don’t stand and listen when street dogs bark, then why do you pay heed to those who bully you? This is probably the only topic where I can speak with a moral high-ground. It took me many, many years to understand how no one can bully you if you…

This piece of advice is the reason why you will never grow and improve in life. It is a poisonous cliche. In Arabic, one of the meanings of ‘forgive’ is to conceal, to hide. …