๏ทฝ The book that everyoneโs been waiting for (Iโm guessing?) is finally here! ๐ After I worked on and self-published my last (Q&A) book back in 2019,…… Read more “My 16th Book: A Parenting Memoir Spanning a Decade”
Category: Islamic Knowledge
The Believer’s “Last Laugh”: The Laugh of Victory
ุจูุณูู ู ุงูููููู ุงูุฑููุญูู ูููู ุงูุฑููุญููู ู I am going to admit it. I have an embarrassingly loud laugh. I admit that I do not like it. I have always…… Read more “The Believer’s “Last Laugh”: The Laugh of Victory”
The Price of Success
ุจูุณูู ู ุงูููู ุงูุฑููุญูู ูฐูู ุงูุฑููุญูููู ู I awaken gradually, the metallic leg of the steel bench next to my head feeling cold against it. I spot sneaker-clad feet go…… Read more “The Price of Success”
This is 40: The Parent of a Child Who is the Offspring of a Parent
ุจุณู ุงููู ุงูุฑุญู ูฐู ุงูุฑุญูู I just love the gradual way I am going grey: it is a uniform scattering of silver emerging all over my head. By…… Read more “This is 40: The Parent of a Child Who is the Offspring of a Parent”
Trying to Make Sense of it All
ุจูุณูู ู ุงูููู ุงูุฑููุญูู ูฐูู ุงูุฑููุญูููู ู I don’t know what I would do, if I did not have the Qur’an as my source of guidance and solace in life.…… Read more “Trying to Make Sense of it All”
Standing on a Bridge, Aspiring to New Vistas
ุจูุณูู ู ุงูููููู ุงูุฑููุญูู ูููู ุงูุฑููุญููู ู Perhaps you have been wondering where/how I am? And, maybe why/to where I seem to have disappeared? Why you are seeing less of…… Read more “Standing on a Bridge, Aspiring to New Vistas”
Seeing Things as They are
ุจูุณูู ู ุงูููู ุงูุฑููุญูู ูฐูู ุงูุฑููุญูููู ู The complexity of the human mind really fascinates me sometimes. It is even more thought-provoking how the Qur’an mentions human behavior and psychology…… Read more “Seeing Things as They are”
Announcing My Eleventh Book, “Making it Work”
ุจูุณูู ู ุงูููููู ุงูุฑููุญูู ูููู ุงูุฑููุญููู ู Earlier this month, by the grace of Allah, I self-published my fourth book on Muslim marriage, and it is called, Making it Work.…… Read more “Announcing My Eleventh Book, “Making it Work””
“Seeing” Reality With the “Eye” of the Heart
ุจูุณูู ู ุงูููููู ุงูุฑููุญูู ูุงูู ุงูุฑููุญููู ู In the era during which the Qur’an was revealed, traveling through the lands (or seas) was not an easy task. It was extremely…… Read more ““Seeing” Reality With the “Eye” of the Heart”
How to Teach Children the Qur’an
ุจูุณูู ู ุงูููููู ุงูุฑููุญูู ูููู ุงูุฑููุญููู ู One of the most beneficial legacies that a Muslim parent can leave behind for their child, is to facilitate their connection with the…… Read more “How to Teach Children the Qur’an”
3 Lesser Known Dua’s in the Qur’an
ุจูุณูู ู ุงูููููู ุงูุฑููุญูู ูููู ุงูุฑููุญููู ู “It’s not safe here anymore.” “Our lives and those of our children are in danger.” “There is no security. Security is a basic…… Read more “3 Lesser Known Dua’s in the Qur’an”
My Latest Book, “True Heroes: The Prophetic Guide to Leadership”
ุจูุณูู ู ุงูููููู ุงูุฑููุญูู ููุงูู ุงูุฑููุญููู ู So, yeah, here I am. Finally. ๐ You must have noticed that I have been a little missing-in-action on this blog, since many…… Read more “My Latest Book, “True Heroes: The Prophetic Guide to Leadership””
Changes in My Life, and a New Book: “How to Benefit From the Qur’an”
ุจูุณูู ู ุงูููููู ุงูุฑููุญูู ูููู ุงูุฑููุญููู ู Ramadan came and went like a whirlwind. A beautiful whirlwind of blessings and worship; swoons and sighs; soul-stirring Qur’an recitation; parched throats and…… Read more “Changes in My Life, and a New Book: “How to Benefit From the Qur’an””
Getting it “Just Right”: The Components of Wisdom
ุจูุณูู ู ุงูููููู ุงูุฑููุญูู ูููู ุงูุฑููุญููู ู Many, if not most of us, try to ‘get it right’ in life. We want the right mix of blessings, experiences, relationships, and…… Read more “Getting it “Just Right”: The Components of Wisdom”
Become a Giver: Have the “Upper Hand”
ุจูุณูู ู ุงูููููู ุงูุฑููุญูู ูุงูู ุงูุฑููุญููู ู Ever since I discovered the hadith below, I have prayed to Allah to always bless me with the ‘upper hand’ – ุงููููุฏู ุงููุนูููููุง…… Read more “Become a Giver: Have the “Upper Hand””
