For the Love of God: Your Guide to Performing Hajj ASAP Areej Hashmi July 28, 2019 Faith When I was 11, my parents took me for Umrah (minor pilgrimage). I had been for Umrah before, but this was the first time that I was able to remember and retain the experience in my conscious mind—and what an a... Read More...
Make the Most of Your Ramadan! Meal Planning Tips Yusra Hassan April 26, 2019 Faith, Lifestyle & Entertainment By: Yusra Ajjaz Hassan, Age 14 The Holy month, Ramadan has reached our lives once again, it is indeed a true blessing to witness another month like this! During the holy month, Muslims fast for a time frame ... Read More...
The Battle of Uhud: A Battle with a Lesson Novaira Javaid March 20, 2019 Faith You are likely familiar the Battle of Uhud. When reading about this hard-fought battle, I instantly wondered how the Muslims could possible lose while they had Allah (SWT) and the Messenger on their side? After... Read More...
A Piece in the Mosaic: Muslim Identity in a Non-Muslim World Areej Hashmi September 10, 2018 Faith “Why do I have to wear the hijab?”, “Is it really worth it to skip class and pray dhuhr (afternoon prayer)?”, “Why can’t I go to prom?” These are all questions that might have gone through our minds or the mind... Read More...
The Greatest Benefit of Being Humiliated Areej Hashmi May 21, 2018 Faith According to Psychology Today, embarrassment is something we bring upon ourselves, while “humiliation is something that is brought upon us by others.” Being ignored, overlooked, rejected, abused, betrayed, and ... Read More...
Tauheed Faheem: Inspired Artist, Aspiring Entrepreneur Amal Abdullah November 20, 2017 Faith, Inspiring Individuals Tauheed Faheem is an emerging self-taught Arabic calligraphy artist in Surrey, British Columbia. A 2nd year Accounting student at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Tauheed has always had a passion for creating a... Read More...
Who Do You Love? Sarah Javed Abdullah October 20, 2017 Faith “You will be raised on the day of judgement with those you loved in this world.” This hadith1 from the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) needs to be addressed and reflected upon by everyone beca... Read More...
Under The Covers Eman Mughal September 29, 2017 Faith She undeniably loves her Lord with all of her heart. She stays up until the early hours of dawn praying and asking for His forgiveness. She is never seen without the Holy Quran in her grasp, with her temper con... Read More...
Chilling at the Place of Death Asfiya Irfan July 8, 2017 Faith, Food for Thought This was our chill-spot at Masjid al Haram, where my husband and I sat down to eat a snack after performing Tawaf. The enclosing architecture of the entire Masjid was marvelous, reminiscent of a castle-type con... Read More...
Ramadan: The Month of the Quran Areej Hashmi June 10, 2017 Faith As my first year of university draws to an end, I think about how things typically were at this time for me in the previous years. I would be getting summatives upon summatives (AKA culminating tasks or ISUs) a... Read More...
