Last Ten Days of Ramadan & Zakat al-Fitr

What is special about Ramadan’s last ten days; why are they that blessed? What do I do in these days? What are the rewards for these days?

In every relationship, one of the main aspects of the health of that relationship is trust. Do you trust that your teammate/friend/spouse/parents want what's best for you?

Learn what two characteristics can impact our du`aa’, as shown to us by the story of Ibrahim. Learn what two characteristics can impact our du`aa’...

During these middle ten days of Ramadan, most of us are afflicted with the dreaded "mid-Ramadan slump"; skipping taraweeh, falling back into old sins, becoming lazy in devotion to Allah. How do we res

There is no cure for a diseased heart, that of the hypocrites (munafiqun) who have given Shaytan (Satan) access to their hearts, so he moved in and beautified everything that is ugly...

Just like we have appetites for food and drink, our tradition teaches us that the soul actually has a bad appetite for backbiting other people - in part because it allows us to focus on problems other

In Surat Az-Zumar, Allah calls upon us in a very unique way - not by our belief, but by our mistakes and sins - and then endearingly reminds us of such a beautiful truth: that every sin that anyone ha

The Qur’an is very sensitive to context, both historical and textual. Unlike the common understanding, Allah does not write off all disbelievers in the sixth verse of Surat Al-Baqarah. He refers to sp ...

When we talk about the dangers of envy, we typically speak about the dangers impacting the one being envied. What about the one who is envying somebody else? What are some hidden symptoms?