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22 Study Skills from the Quran

By A. Syed **Editor's Note: Many of the ayahs referenced by number below are partial ayahs. Imam Suyuti defines a verse as “Kullu ayatin wafqatun li tadabur”—“every verse is a moment of reflection, a...

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FearBusters: Conquering Our Fears

Sometimes I wonder and ask myself if the prophets were ever afraid? Was Moses afraid when he was leading his followers away from the Pharoah's army and ended up stuck in front of the sea? How about...

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FearBusters: Fear of Poverty

See Introduction: FearBusters: Conquering our Fears Part 1: Fear of Poverty A few months ago, I was in the mountains of Colombia while helping a friend film a documentary movie.  On our way to a shoot,...

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FearBusters: Fear of Poor Health

See Previous parts: FearBusters: Conquering our Fears, Part 1, Part 2 Part 3: Fear of Poor Health This is probably the one fear in this series that I have a hard time completely wrapping my head...

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FearBusters: Fear of Criticism

See Introduction: FearBusters: Conquering our Fears See Part 1: Fear of Poverty Part 2: Fear of Criticism Let me describe a scenario to you and you tell me if it sounds familiar to you or not. You have...

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FearBusters: Fear of Loss of Love

See Previous parts: FearBusters: Conquering our Fears, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 Part 4: Fear of Loss of Love To address this fear I'm going to share with you something extremely personal, which I have...

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FearBusters: Fear of Old Age

See Previous parts: FearBusters: Conquering our Fears, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 Part 4: Fear of Old Age On the verge of approaching forty, I have on occasion caught myself talking to other people and...

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Life Hacking to Ibn Batutta – Art of Connection with Belal Khan

Son of a Duck, the famous traveller who traversed the globe back in the day and documented his journey in the famous book “Ar Rihla,” historically known as Ibn Battuta, was 21 years old when he...

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10 Things We Can Learn From Children

The Word “Dhurriyyah” was mentioned 32 times in the Qur'an in 19 different surahs. This points to the significance of the word “Dhurriyyah,” which means offspring or children. Family is the cornerstone...

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FearBusters: Fear of Change

See Previous parts: FearBusters: Conquering our Fears, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 Part 5: Fear of Change Have you ever asked yourself why you do what you do every day? What I'm specifically...

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FearBusters: Fear of Failure

See Previous parts: FearBusters: Conquering our Fears, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6 Part 7: Fear of Failure I want to start off this article by asking you a very important question:...

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FearBusters: Fear of Death

See Previous parts: FearBusters: Conquering our Fears, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7 Part 8: Fear of Death This fear is one that is found more in the aged than the youth, but...

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FearBusters: Conclusion

See Previous parts: FearBusters: Conquering our Fears, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8 Conclusion If you've gained nothing else from this series of articles please keep...

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3 Points You Need to Know About Srebrenica

1. Worst massacre in Europe since WWII Srebrenica was the first ever UN safe area. Yet in July 1995 the worst atrocities in Europe since WWII occurred there. Over an 11-day period the Army of Republika...

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Reason for the Season – Living With The Quran Beyond Ramadan

By Hasib Noor It was the last prayer of Ramadan. Isha Prayer on the 29th. Mecca 2014. The imam of Mecca did something amazing that struck me. The imam recited the verses that normally many of us hear...

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Mass Marketing Islam and “Edu-tainment”

In light of Ustadha Zaynab Ansari's recent critique of Celebrity Scholars and 'blurred lines', it is perhaps an opportune moment to perform a more extensive examination regarding the current state of...

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Navigating the College Experience: Nihal’s Narrative

“We are drowning in information, while starving for wisdom. The world henceforth will be run by synthesizers, people able to put together the right information at the right time, think critically...

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Three Musts for Every Muslim College Student This Year

By Meena Malik A young Muslim graduates high school and goes off to college, and then discovers that she is indeed a Muslim and begins practicing Islam through self-motivation. Sound familiar? Did it...

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In Pursuit of Female Islamic Scholarship

By Aatifa Shareef It started in high school. I took the 10-day Classical Arabic grammar intensive taught by Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan. I didn't know who he was back then – my family was attending the...

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Think Like Ibrahim | The Essence of Surah Baqarah | Shaykh Akram Nadwi

By Shaykh Akram Nadwi Both Sir Isaac Newton of Cambridge University and  Ibrahim  were great thinkers and great observers. They both observed natural phenomena and came up with amazing but different...

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