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Assalaamu’alaykum,

During a recent Qur’an lesson, we spent time discussing an ayah from Surah Al-Balad and I've been contemplating over this ayah since: 

لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ فِي كَبَدٍ

“Indeed, We have created the human being in hardship.” (Qur’an 90:4)

I've been reflecting over the wor...

Assalaamu’alaykum,

I was reminded of death again recently.

A few close family members were involved in a serious accident. Alhamdulillah, they are okay.
But it could so easily have ended very differently.

One moment, you’re thinking about everyday, ordinary things. What you need to do. The calls y...

Assalaamu’alaykum, 

For many years, I lived as a chronic people-pleaser.

On the outside, it looked like kindness, khidmah (service to others) and being the “good Muslim” who always shows up. But underneath, I was exhausted. I burned out repeatedly, disconnected from myself and ignored the signs my...

Assalaamu’alaykum, 

We are human beings that are deeply complex and often very flawed.

When moments catch us off guard, it’s easy to slip into impulsive reactions that we later look back on with regret.

Then we get caught up in cycles of overthinking, interfering with our focus and plans and befo...

Assalaamu’alaykum, 

I think this might be a cultural thing but I’ve heard it said over and over again in different spaces.

“Look at so-and-so... see what they’re going through... it’s because they did this.”

“This is happening to them because they didn’t do that.”

But here’s the scary thing.

We...

Assalaamu’alaykum,

Health is one of those blessings you never want to waste yet it’s one the Prophet ﷺ told us many of us would waste… sadly.

And these past few weeks have been a big “wake-up call” reminder of that for me.

Last month, I had the next four weeks mapped out. My launch prep, a TV int...

Assalaamu’alaykum,

There are some prescriptions in the Qur’an that aren’t so easy to follow. But the word prescription itself indicates there’s some healing in it, even if it tastes bitter at first.

This is one of the miracles of the Qur’an. Allah’s words often guide us toward actions that confron...

Assalaamu’alaykum,

I thought many times before sharing this, as I wanted to be clear about my intentions. But subhanAllah, the reaction I had from the few I shared it with was enough motivation to make a sincere duaa that this inspires anyone who needs to hear it.

One of my biggest intentions is t...

Assalaamu’alaykum,

I’ve been a little quiet on social media lately.

Something had been weighing heavy on my heart and I couldn’t quite place it.

It felt like a ball of tangled string and I didn't quite know where to begin unravelling the strands. Along with that came worry, hesitation, indecisive...

Assalaamu’alaykum,

As they say hindsight is 20/20.

And it’s true! When I reflect back, I can see that my first instinct was always to look outward before turning inward.

If something (or someone!) upset me, my attention would go straight to what others said or did. That made me sensitive, quick t...

Assalaau'alaykum,

There are moments in life that knocks your world out of orbit, everything becomes scattered and pieces of you become fragile and fragmented…

But these moments are chosen for you by the Divine.

They come with essential learning and open up your sights and senses to the reality of...

Assalaamu'alaykum,  

As I placed my head in sujood, reminding myself that I was bowing down before the King of kings, it hit me.  

When you see the “servants” of this world bowing before the kings of this earth, there’s always a significant visible distance - a space deliberately kept.  

The king...