Bismillahirrahmaanirraheem, I would like to share with my Ummah a blessed dream that I had about 13 years ago, in which our kind Prophet (pbuh) answered a question that I had. I hope this will be of benefit insha’Allah!

In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful When I was in graduate school, my professor told a short true story that has stayed with me over the years. The story is about a man who saw a teenage…
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This is a chapter from my first book that I published, with the help of Allah (swt), called “The Basic Values of Islam.” This is the chapter about HOPE. Please read these Quranic verses and 1 hadith about Hope, which…
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For many Muslims, Islam can appear to be a religion that teaches us to subjugate our feelings for the sake of truth and being a “good Muslim.” We are often taught that feeling that certain religious practices are hard (such…
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Many Muslims feel down sometimes because they feel spiritually disconnected from Allah (swt). This is a normal feeling that virtually every Muslim feels at times. A key idea of my book is that the true source of our happiness is…
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“It is He Who has created you from dust; then from a sperm-drop; then from a leech-like clot; then does He get you out as a child; then lets you (grow and) reach your age of full strength; then lets…
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“Bear patiently that which afflicts you. Truly that is the firmness of affairs.” –The Holy Quran 31:17 Last summer, I was visiting Turkey and was sitting in my mother-in-law’s home with some visiting guests. My mother-in-law was talking to the…
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“Allah and His angels send blessings on the Prophet: O you who believe! Send you blessings on him, and salute him with all respect.”–Holy Quran 33:56 Ubayy ibn Ka`b relates: I said, “O Messenger of Allah, I send much blessings…
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Yesterday I received an email from dailyhadith.adaptivesolutionsinc.com. It was about Shaytan’s greatest pleasure. Here it is below: The Messenger of Allah (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam) said that Shaytaan sits on his throne daily and dispatches his agents to work…
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Bismillahirrahmaanirraheem (In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful) “…If you count the blessings of Allah, you will never be able to count (all of) them…” (The Holy Quran 14:34). If you are ever feeling down about a situation,…
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