You may ask, “If Allah (SWT) has already written what my future is, what’s the purpose of me trying to steer my life one way or the other? “But it’s much more complicated than even that. God not only knows the future, he knows all future and he knows the details of the future and […]
June 4, 2019
Free Will: Allah’s power is a pre-eternal attribute… (Part 2)
May 27, 2019
Free Will: Time and space are creations of God… (Part I)
The following series on Free Will is a slightly edited version of my lecture at Rutgers University Annual Conference, Road to Revival 2019. Everything is created by and under the dominion of God. And that’s the first thing we have to understand in order to understand the will of God. Secondly, we must understand that […]
May 20, 2019
Cover your hair when you pray
“Cover your hair when you pray,” I’ve wanted to say these six words to women many times over the years but with a small sigh of despair, I often do not. We all have various levels of modesty at different times in our life. Especially in the West, it can often be difficult to maintain […]
April 29, 2019
The end of an era: Turning to essentialism
Focus on what’s essential and eliminate everything else -Greg Mckeown, Essentialism When I was in my early twenties and “discovered” the internet, a world of possibilities opened up to me. I taught myself how to create a WordPress website, I learned how to design flyers, I even learned a bit of code. I blogged, created a magazine, […]
March 12, 2019
Deep Minimalism: Food
Deep Minimalism: The idea that too much of anything is a bad idea. Whether it’s too much food, too many clothes, too much scrolling, overconsumption is a distraction from ourselves and our Lord. I’ve been practicing intermittent fasting of late. Intermittent fasting is an eating pattern where you deliberately fast from eating for a period […]
March 4, 2019
Solutions for Black Women who long for traditional marriages
Traditional marriages where men are the primary breadwinners and women are homemakers are largely a pipe dream for African American women, or so I’ve been told. When I’ve discussed the issue of men being financial caretakers of women I’m often met with at least one man who tells me this idea is impossible for black […]
February 11, 2019
“But, Khadija worked”, The Misuse of our mother Khadija
“Khadija was a tradeswoman of honor and wealth. She used to hire men to carry out her trade based on profit-sharing, as Quraysh were a people of commerce” (Seerah of Ibn Hisham). Upon learning of the prophet’s character she offered him a proposal to work for her in the same manner. Muslims utilize Khadija’s position […]
December 11, 2018
Should you have a “Muslim” name?
I have to say that for a while I was of the “you don’t have to change your name when you become Muslim” camp —which is technically true. You do not have to take on a “Muslim name” when you convert to Islam but my reasons expanded beyond this reality. My dad named his three eldest […]
November 17, 2018
Rights and reciprocity
The problem with forgoing rights is that you still know they belong to you, you may forgo them if everything is good but once there’s a crack in other areas that rocky foundation starts to fall apart. A friend may not ask you for the money they loaned you but if you go too long […]
October 8, 2018
Let go of things that remind you of your past failures
I’ve been on the slow of path minimalism —a concept I believe to be similar to the Islamic concept of zuhud, for a few years now. Stories of Sufis like Rabia Al Adawi and her possession of a single bowl and comb, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his straw mat for […]
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