When The Sea Split — Inspiring lessons from the life of Musa (as): Part 1

If you ever want to read about someone who made one of the biggest mistakes, who did something many of us could not even imagine doing, who went through periods of darkness and failures, who struggled…

My Du’aa List: A Guide On How To Organise Your Du’aas This Ramadhan

Du’aa has played a huge part in my life. It’s been my ultimate weapon to fight the doubts, the fears, and the confusion amidst the tests of life. There’s been moments in my life, when I felt misunderstood, lost, and my thoughts were one big muddled up mess…

20 lessons in 20 years of existence

Today, I turned 20.

As much as I believe age is just a number, I still feel your age is significant, in that it reminds you how quickly time is passing. Not only that, but it reminds you of how each year, each day, brought with it a new…

Ponderings Of The Musaafirah: On healing, istighfaar and more

Assalaamu alaykum dear readers :)

So, every once in a while I sit down, open my FB pages and collate all the recent ‘ponderings’ and reflections I’ve had over the past several months. I’ve noticed a…

My Doors To Jannah

Sometimes,
I long for your touch,
Your warm soft hands,
That would melt into mine,
Like feet when upon sand.

R-A-S-M: Studying Simplified

So, my husband taught me a cool study technique (something he invented) which I thought I’d share with you all, since many of you, including myself are preparing to get back into our studies at uni/school. :)

Reigniting the passion

Wow. It’s been more than a month since I wrote anything. Any article, or blogpost, or reflection.

I often wonder why I’ve began to write less and less. Only to realise that life recently has been one roller coaster. Travelling from one country to another…

The Year It Hit…

It was in high school — year 10, a year before my GCSE’s, when it hit.

And it hit hard.

I don’t remember the exact cause of it. I had been studying in the school for 4 years, had good friends, things at home were fine, and most importantly, I was…

Deaf, Dumb and Blind

I remember we were really young, and my older brother at that time was memorising Surah Baqarah. He would come home and recite the following ayah, “Deaf, dumb and blind — so they will not return [to the right path].” (2:16). He would recite it then tell me it meant deaf, dumb and blind. As a…

A New Beginning

Assalaamu alaykum warahmatullahi wabaraktuhu,

So it’s been quite a while since I last wrote anything here. I’ve been taking a much-needed break from the world of social media, firstly because it was lonnnng overdue and secondly, because I recently got married, wa lilahil hamd. :) I’m only 2 weeks…