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You cannot always be a people pleaser. Being helpful is nice and right indeed, but letting yourself down in order to make others happy is not the right thing to do. Be firm, not defensive or overly apologetic; raise yourself, raise your esteem, advises Ayesha Salam
‘We hear the phrase “Allahu Akbar” being used and misused daily. Some use it to declare the Glory and Enormity of Allah (swt), while some misuse it to legitimize their own personal animosity towards certain people’, contemplates Omer Mateen Allahwala
In this article, Rabia Ijaz finds answers to many pre & post marriage-related questions and advises parents on how to mindfully tackle them.
There is a Hadeeth where Prophet (sa) said: “On the day of Qiyamah, there will come a person who is bankrupt”- in fact, he asked a question: “Do you know who a bankrupt person is?”
Oh Allah (swt), please grant me the company of pious friends, relatives, extended community members, and teachers who will be inspirational role models for my children, and will help me raise them to be the best of believers.
We are human beings, created weak, and full of flaws. We are extremely imperfect. We all make mistakes, we have our weaknesses, and we all have our flaws. Just because your colleague has flaws different than you, it doesn’t make you a better person.
Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan explains how to calm down indoor storms with the help of a beautiful-meaningful Dua.
‘Living with in-laws helps create a bond between you and them; and it increases understanding between both the parties. Before living in a joint family, I was terrified that when you live with your in-laws, they can see all your weaknesses or they can see if you’re in a bad mood; while if you live abroad, no one sees any of these things.’ reflects Saneya Qadir.
‘Look at the beauty of the levels that Allah (swt) has created us with. Don’t ever be depressed or question why Allah (swt) made you this way.’ Mufti Ismail Menk gives powerful advice on focusing the blessings more and showing gratitude for everything a human is granted with.
We all know that we live a limited time, and we all have 24-twenty four hours in a day to do our chores. But, we need to ask ourselves, whether we are doing justice with our time. Are we doing something productive on daily basis?