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Or: Of Shields and Mothers By K. Balkhi Every night the prophet Muhammad (saws) would read the Mu’awwidhatayn (Surah Falaq and Surah Naas), then blow on his hands and run his hands over his body (this is also known as hisaar). He once visited his beloved daughter Sayyidina Fatima (Allah be pleased with her) and … Read more

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim Fajr is a special time of the day. Allah the Exalted takes an oath by it in Surat Al Fajr, and whatever Allah takes an oath by is something special. This is the time of the day when all creatures on the earth start waking up. The sun spreads its first rays … Read more

Do a word search here and find out——https://understandquran.com/resources/free-online-quran-word-by-word.html#!%23/quran-wordbyword/1——then check back here on Monday to get the answer and find out how to live by this name!

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim Alhamdulillah, so many people nowadays are interested in learning not just the recitation of the Quran, but also its meaning and the message it contains for all of humanity. In addition to that, there are also more options available today than ever before for anyone who wants to learn the Quran. There … Read more

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim Have you ever tried to correct another’s mistake or tried to tell someone something is haram or something is obligatory, only to hear the person ask, ‘What’s the proof of that?’ Maybe you were silenced, or you stuttered out something like ‘It’s in the Quran.’ ‘Where in the Quran?’ ‘Somewhere at the … Read more

After 28 years of endless longing for human warmth, acceptance, and approval I still feel as empty as ever! I still find myself running at the same pace with the same void— running after people I want to make happy. The running train of thoughts keeps asking, “Where exactly did I  go wrong?”  whenever I … Read more

Battling Those Post-Ramadhan Blues Ramadhan is over. How do you feel? When the last day of Ramadan was announced, something happened. A lot of us started to change; people started giving up, blaming Shaytan for their own weaknesses. In this week’s central ayah Allah ‘azza wa jall says: Indeed, Allah will not change the condition … Read more

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim Nowadays in the minds of Muslims there is some ambiguity concerning the differences between gifts, loans and charity and how and when to give each for the sake of Allah. You’ll see a Muslim giving something to his brother, the brother accepting it gratefully, and then a few days later he is … Read more

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim Allah (swt) has sent us the Quran as a guidebook on how to live. He mentions only the things that are relevant to that purpose and doesn’t mention a single word or letter that is irrelevant or useless. In the same way, the things Allah has mentioned in the Quran repeatedly also … Read more