Boundaries are important as they set basic guidelines on how you or someone else wants to be treated. It can also help us understand someone else’s internal struggles. It’s a feedback on an individual’s emotional well-being. It’s important to remember that despite someone crossing your boundaries, you have to stay true to yourself and hold… Read More Boundaries
Our life in this world is characterized by fluctuating conditions making us either happy or sad/devastated. No one experiences just perpetual bliss or misery but it may feel like it at times. Life by its very nature is a test. “Do people think that they will be left (at ease) only on their saying, “We… Read More May 9, 2021
The state of our heart plays a crucial role in our existence not just physically but also spiritually. It is mentioned more than 100 times in the Qur’an and is even described as having the capacity of being a center of decisions, intentions and reasoning! Just like our hearts can be either healthy or diseased… Read More Purify your heart
I do not claim any ownership over above image. Salah is a physical, mental, and spiritual act of worship which Muslims perform 5 times daily. You often hear “no matter how hard things get, never let go of your Salah (prayer).” But let’s look closely at why this statement is beneficial to us. First of… Read More Salah (Prayer) and Mindfulness
You may ask yourself “why me?” But sometimes, we don’t get to know why. In Islam, we believe that this life is a trial, that everything happens for a reason. We also believe that what we face in life are the consequences of our own choices and decisions. Sometimes we may not know it’s a… Read More Trials
We tend to look for happiness and we often think that once we achieve that one thing that we desire so intensely, then we will be happy. I have heard my friends say many times that they would be so happy if they had a certain type of car, a luxurious lifestyle, if they were… Read More Finding peace
Failures, setbacks, heartbreaks, broken friendships or relationships are all meant to teach us something. I learned a valuable lesson and that is to not hate the unpleasant experiences as they shape us. It is during the storm that we understand the value of peace and blessings that we fail to see when everything is going… Read More Fate (Qadr)
Ingredients: 2 bananas 1/4 cup of raisins 2/3 cup of almond milk ( you can use any kind of milk you like or water) 1 teaspoon of ginger powder 1 teaspoon of cinnamon powder Blend all the following ingredients listed above and your smoothie is ready. It will give you a great boost of energy… Read More Banana smoothie
I’m pretty sure you have heard many times that a negative mind will never give you a positive life and it is kind of true! Taking everything to heart, stressing over things that we have no control over and constantly reminding ourselves about what is wrong in our lives…let’s just say you are leading yourself… Read More Negative thoughts equal negative life ?
Ever since I was little, my parents only bought halal meat and halal food in general. As I started growing up, I really wanted to find out for myself why it’s important to eat halal and how would I know if something is zabiha( halal) or not. The following was the list of things I… Read More Halal and non-Halal
