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How My Hijab Phase Changed My Life

A CASE OF PRETEEN hormones kicking in, a move to senior school, and a teacher who spoke hardly any English in a very British Missionary school in Pakistan. That was my explanation to my own disaster. From one of the smarter kids…

Passing Through Opposites: The Challenge Of The Believer

It belongs to the imperfection of everything human that man can only attain his desire by passing through its opposite. — Søren Kierkegaard HAVE YOU EVER walked against a tide, felt the briny water resist your every man-made volition? Have you ever…

A Queen’s Throne and A Prophet’s Challenge

A long time ago, in a land far away, a bird called the Hudhud (Hoopoe) flew over the land of Sheba and gazed in shock at the sight he saw. He winged his way back to the kingdom of Prophet Sulaymân (Solomon),…

Seeking Knowledge: The Way to the Garden (3)

(2) The Correct Method for Seeking Religious Knowledge (continued) Guideline No. 4: Be Gradual in Learning and Suppress Haste IT MAY TAKE just a few weeks to learn the obligatory knowledge. Still, you should learn gradually and practice what you learn as you…

Are You a Depressed Muslimah? How to Deal Depression in Islam

Are You A Depressed Muslimah? | Akintobi Aminat

IT IS SOLACE enough to know that symptoms of depression exists in every individual and that makes it normal, but there is a difference between sadness and depression. Sadness is part of being human. It is He who causes you to laugh…