There seems to be a recurring theme throughout the Quran in which Allah (SWT) gives examples of two kinds of people: people who have invested their time and effort in worldly and material affairs and others who have “abandoned” the material world and chose to withdraw...

In this day and age of the internet, social media, and great technological advancements, we have witnessed a shift that has never occurred in the history of humankind. Social relationships have changed. Many of our daily interactions happen before a screen, and some...

Language is shaped around perception and ideas. Language creates our worldview. It is how we communicate with others, but it is also how we construct our beliefs. The media and the movie industry know this fact quite well. Before them, Firaun (Pharoah) used language...

After escaping Quraysh’s persecution, the Prophet Muhammad arrived at Medina, where he was welcomed with open arms. Riding on his camel, Qaswa, the Prophet traveled until the camel settled upon a land, which Muhammad refused to accept as a gift. The Prophet purchased...

The Enlightenment brought forward many philosophers who paved the way for the “modernization” of the West. These philosophers questioned the existence of God, a central theme in many of their writings, as manifested by famous quotes—such as “God is dead”—that many...

If there is one phenomenon that no one can fully grasp, it’s death. Yet, death is an inevitable reality that we all must face at some point in our lives. It is a natural function of life and is one thing that all living organisms have in common. If there is life, then...