Faith in difficult times By Jubair Ali al-Sayed When we look at today’s headlines in the newspapers and magazines, or perhaps hear a brief news report on the radio or television, or read the latest news updates on the internet, it is quite easy for a person who does not have the Qur’anic perspective and [...]

I know that times are tough for the 99 percent of the people who walk on this planet. I can’t remember a time in my life that wasn’t a struggle, can you? Hey, I made less than ten grand last year, don’t have a car at the present time, don’t even have a dollar in [...]

Allah the Creater Allah the Almighty is the one and only who has created all the things below his throne whether it be in any form might be it is solid or liquid whether it be in gas form or living or non living form whether it be in Stars form or Planets form no [...]

What is the meaning of being free? People across the globe have a varied notion of freedom, without having real awareness of its attributes. For some, ability to perform daily chores is freedom; for others wishfully satisfying the inordinate ego is true liberation. Considering all the various definitions of freedom, sometimes I wonder, are we [...]

It’s an amazing masterpiece.  God authored my life perfectly.  In every plot of it He carved it with His glory.  Every character has its part to complete the piece. Though some episodes I know are tricky and tough but I could not complaint.  However, sometimes I asked why but He always showed and reminded me [...]

THE PRIEST Once there lived a kind and humble priest in a faraway village. His heart was full of pity for each and every poor, and he was sad that he could not help them as much as he wanted to, for he was himself not very well-off. He would never send away a tramp [...]

From achieving the loftiest of dreams, to climbing the highest peaks of success, I have lived a life brimming with glory. There’s nothing that I have not had or cannot have. The moment, I desire, the reality of such a dream lie at my next step. Luxuries, riches and glamour surround me every now and [...]

“When a man is afflicted with hardships, he prays to Us (at all times), when reclining or sitting or standing. But when We remove his hardship, he just takes his way as though he had never prayed to Us in any hardship that afflicted him. This is how their deeds appear beautified to the transgressors.” [...]

“No man is immortal. Every soul has to taste death. No matter how wealthy you become in life, no matter how successful a life you lead, you can’t stop being human; being human means, you have a life span, a life that at some point in time will extinguish. Death is sure to come with [...]

She loved him from the time she first set eyes on him, she couldn’t help falling for him. She knew he was made for her. His smiling face, the glint in his eyes, the calm, composed, confident self, she simply adored. There was nothing more exciting in the world than listening to his talks. Time [...]