We all have read and come across the story of Maryam (عليها السلام). I always related to her as Mother Mary more than Maryam (عليها السلام) during my childhood as I had a lot of Christian friends. But the first time I actually read Surah Maryam and connected with her story was during my pregnancy. … Continue reading (Article) How Surah Maryam became my Spiritual Epidural during pregnancy
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(Article) How I Transformed my Relationship with the Quran
“How can I connect with the Quran when I don’t understand what I read??”, frustrated I screamed angrily at my mom while I was a teenager. Like most Indian kids I had learnt to recite the Quran albeit without proper Tajweed by age 7. Thanks to our wonderful Quran teacher, my brother and I had … Continue reading (Article) How I Transformed my Relationship with the Quran
(Article) Seven Classic Traps of Shaytan
We Muslims know that Shaytan aka Satan is our biggest enemy as mentioned, “Indeed, Satan is an enemy to you; so take him as an enemy…” (Qur’an 35:6). For as long as we are alive Shaytan will try to lure us into evil and will do his best to destroy us at every opportunity he … Continue reading (Article) Seven Classic Traps of Shaytan