Confront Yourself in the Quiet

We’ve been forced to slow down. And for many of us, we don’t know what to do with ourselves.  Some of us will exist in limbo, waiting for the end of what has tied us down. While someone of us will have no choice but to confront that part of ourselves that we’ve been pretending …

Judging Islam Negatively by the (In)Actions of Humans: A Note to Muslims

A news broke on Twitter that reminded me that we need to talk about this. It was about a high profile Nigerian pastor allegedly having affairs with some of his congregation. Whether that news is true or not, is not the point of this post. That story is just to give a little context to …

Don’t Focus on the Noise

My Yoruba people have a saying that "you focus on your reason for being in the market, you don't look at the market noise" Simply put, recognise your priorities and ignore distractions. How does this apply to us as Muslims? We are a nation with a specific purpose on earth - to worship Allah (ta'ala). …

Be Like Khadijah, Be Like Muhammad

Quite too often, Muslim men and women love to play this game of putting the responsibility of acting right on the other gender. Especially when it comes to issues related to hayaa and marriage. Men say that our generation of women need to be more like Khadijah (ra), the Prophet (‎ﷺ)'s beloved wife. As history …

Lessons from Ramadan

I am sure that there is hardly any believer who doesn’t feel sad at the fact that the month of Ramadan has come to an end. The month where the Muslim Ummah comes close to our factory setting, worshipping Allah (ta’ala) as much as possible and rushing to do every good deed we can lay …