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I Sought Counsel

I’ve sought counsel from numerous people – About me: My life. My hurt. My pain. My joy. – On all the different things I see; I went to them seeking counsel, in how to please the One above, How to live a life for Him – not out of force – but love. I’ve gotten [...]

Published by Reehab Ramadan on September 9, 2011 5:00 am

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The Accident.

It was just like in the movies. Life paused for a second and I was lost in a sea of blankness. All of a sudden reality came rushing in. The sound of my 2 and a half-year-old daughter screaming in terror was followed by the sound of my heart pounding and heavy panting as I [...]

Published by A. Elasmar on August 21, 2011 1:49 am

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30 Reasons for Redemption and Elevation, Not Despair

Note: These lessons were acquired while participating in the ipersonalenrichment.com program. Scholars have often noted that a Muslim should have an almost balanced level of fear and hope in Allah subhanahu wa ta`ala (Exalted is He), while their hope in Him should actually be more due to the hadith (narrations) of the Prophet ﷺ (peace be upon [...]

Published by Muslema Purmul on August 11, 2011 2:34 am

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On Filling the Inner Hole and Coming Home

We’re Home. And then we aren’t. Torn away from our origin, we came across time and space to another world. A lesser world. But in that separation, something painful happened. We were no longer with God in the physical space. We could no longer see Him with our physical eyes, or speak to Him with [...]

Published by Yasmin Mogahed on August 2, 2011 5:00 am

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Throw the Baby: Trusting in Allah

One of the pillars of imaan (belief in Allah) is to believe in the Divine Decree – the good and bad of it. This means that we as Muslims are supposed to have complete belief and unwavering certainty in the Plan of Allah and His Decrees for us, whether they may appear good or not [...]

Published by Amatullah on July 13, 2011 5:00 am

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Seeing Your Home in Jennah: On Seeking Divine Help

I know a story that isn’t just a story. It begins with a woman who loved something more than the glitter of this life. She was a woman who never allowed herself to be defined or limited by her painful circumstances; she carried in her such a deep faith that she was willing to die [...]

Published by Yasmin Mogahed on July 5, 2011 5:00 am

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This Life: A Prison or Paradise?

I was at the airport. Standing in the security line, I awaited my ritual interrogation. But as I stood there, I looked over at a little girl with her mother. The girl was crying. She was clearly sick. The mother reached into a bag to give the girl some medicine. I was struck by how [...]

Published by Yasmin Mogahed on June 21, 2011 5:00 am

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Allah is with the Patient

Published by Jinan Bastaki on June 15, 2011 5:00 am

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He Could Relate

Published by Reehab Ramadan on June 13, 2011 5:00 am

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Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?

On May 6th, 2011, Hassan Elwan gave a lecture titled “Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?” at the Islamic Institute of Orange County (IIOC).

Published by Guest Authors on June 12, 2011 8:49 am

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Happens for a Reason, Happens for the Best

There was a bus blocking the right turn lane and its emergency lights were flashing. “I need a quick detour!,” thought the woman driving. She turned into a parking lot to cross through to the adjacent street. As she made the turn, she felt her car heave forward heavily and realized she had not seen [...]

Published by Maryam Amirebrahimi on June 10, 2011 5:00 am

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Take Back Your Heart

Ocean of Dunya: Part I | Part II No one likes to fall. And few people would ever choose to drown. But in struggling through the ocean of this life, sometimes it’s so hard not to let the world in. Sometimes the ocean does enter us. The dunya does seep into our hearts. And like the [...]

Published by Yasmin Mogahed on June 7, 2011 5:00 am

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All You Need to Do is Ask

Published by Jinan Bastaki on May 25, 2011 5:00 am

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People leave each other. But do they return?

Why Do People Have to Leave Each Other? Part I | Part II Leaving is hard. Losing is harder. So a few weeks ago I asked the question, ‘why do people have to leave each other?’ The answer took me into some of my life’s deepest realizations and struggles. But it has also led me [...]

Published by Yasmin Mogahed on May 24, 2011 5:00 am

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A Source of Healing

Published by Jinan Bastaki on May 18, 2011 5:00 am

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Mother, Not Martyr

Being a mother is certainly not easy. As Allah describes in the Qur’an, “His mother carried him, [increasing her] in weakness upon weakness, and his weaning is in two years.” (31:14). These weaknesses are often referred to as pregnancy, birthing and nursing. But that is just the beginning. Mothers are in the daily “trenches” of [...]

Published by Munira Lekovic Ezzeldine on May 16, 2011 5:00 am

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Forgiveness

Published by Jinan Bastaki on May 4, 2011 5:00 am

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The Best Companions

Published by Jinan Bastaki on April 27, 2011 5:00 am

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Hardships and the Path to God

The Prophet ﷺ (peace be upon him) said: “If Allah wills good for someone, He subjects them to hardship.” How could that be? How can hardship ever be good for us? What is the purpose of trials and why does Allah promise that we will face trials and tribulation? In what way does hardship purify [...]

Published by Yasmin Mogahed on April 25, 2011 11:02 am

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Yaqeen (Certainty)

Published by Jinan Bastaki on April 13, 2011 5:00 am

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