Amidst the obsessive limelight of social media, bucket lists, dream vacations, in-shape bodies, branded clothes, shining careers, perfect family portraits, endless food-spreads, our lives have not paused for years. The relentless pursuit of worldly success has drained our time, our energies and most importantly, our focus. The constant chase for wealth, status, possessions, recognition and a never ending desire to…

Rats in the house are easy to spot and to clean but those small ants which quietly creep inside the house in the dark and feast on the sugar jar may never get noticed. These are how sins are, some are easy to spot and some are deceivingly hidden. A lie, clearly feels heavy on heart and the heart is…

It starts in the most ordinary ways: the perceived rude tone of a message, a barely recognizable frown on someone’s face, an unintentional cold sigh. Many times, it is just a reflection of your own thoughts, sometimes it is not. You know that moment- when the heartbeat gets louder and the thoughts speed up like someone has pressed fast-forward. This…

“Let there be a group among you who call others to goodness, encourage what is good, and forbid what is evil—it is they who will be successful. ” Surah Al-Imran : 104 The concept of acting righteously and calling others towards righteousness is a core Islamic teaching. “Amr bil ma‘rūf wa nahy ‘an al-munkar”, Enjoining good and forbidding evil is…

When history is the battleground, illegal excavation is a weapon of war. As the genocide in Gaza is going on for more than two years, the occupation forces in Israel are secretly waging another war on the history of al-Haram al-Sharif itself. Located in the old city of Jerusalem, Al Aqsa compound has always been targeted by the occupying Zionist…