3 February 2023 People speak about telling the truth when they are comfortable. But can they say the same thing when they fear losing something? Sometimes, at the slightest difficulty, we immediately place the blame on someone else. We may…
20 December 2021 What does a person do when they feel helpless? Do they sit and wait, or do they ask Allah for help while making whatever effort they can? When Safa and Marwah are mentioned, a particular act of…
1 October 2021 More Possibilities, or a Lost Sense of Measure? Question: Is possessing many things exhausting us, or is it not knowing how much is enough? We may have a home, a car, food, and technology. Possessing these things…
13 March 2023 Why do we trust someone? Because we know them, see what they do, and witness them standing by their word. Faith, too, is more than a sentence spoken aloud. Surah Hud reminds us that a person who…
24 January 2021 To Whom Does a Person Turn? Question: Can we really say that we need nothing at all? Verse 55 of Surah Al-A‘raf reminds us to pray to our Lord humbly and privately. The same verse warns us…
25 October 2021 Question: Why does a person turn away from something even when they know it is true? Sometimes we do not know the answer. Sometimes we know it, but we do not like it. Because accepting the truth…
30 May 2021 Knowing Our Place Before We Learn Before speaking about a subject, can we ask ourselves how much we know about it? Hearing a few sentences, reading a short article, or looking at a search result can sometimes…
3 November 2021 Do the Words We Know Show in Our Lives? Having a book in our home and that book influencing our lives are not the same. We may say we value the Qur’an, keep it carefully, and be…
24 January 2021 Are People Truly Self-Sufficient? It is easy for people to feel strong when everything is going well. Their work continues, there is no major problem at home, and they have plans for tomorrow. At such times, they…
21 February 2021 What Do the Accounts Tell Us About Our Lives Today? The accounts of past communities in the Qur’an are not merely for learning what happened long ago. As we read, we need to turn toward ourselves too:…