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30+ Important Lessons from Surah Yusuf to Help You Attain Spiritual Beauty
According to the famous scholar, Imam Ata bin Abi Rabah, “Anyone with a sad heart who reads Surah Yusuf finds comfort in it.” This Surah was revealed to the Prophet (saw) after the Year of Sorrow in which he lost both his beloved wife and his supportive uncle. The Quran al-Kareem itself describes Prophet Yusuf’s […]

Quotes That Will Inspire You to Change the World – One Kind Gesture at a Time
Ever since I was in elementary school, I’ve loved to save quotes that move me in notebooks and share them with others. While I don’t write down every single passage that touches me anymore, I do like to go over some of my favorite quotes from time to time to remind and inspire myself. Each […]

What to Do When You Feel Overwhelmed
We all have those days – when the chores have piled up, the deadlines are looming, the kids are sick and you’re not feeling well yourself, someone’s harsh words are ringing in your ears, or you’ve received bad news one after the other. When you feel such overwhelm and the emotions get too much to […]

Effective Strategies for Coping with a Mentally Ill Parent
Dealing with mental illness in a loved one generally requires a lot of patience, understanding, and empathy. When that mentally ill person in your life is a parent, it can lead to a mess of emotions. As a child, you may be too young to understand why your mom or dad is behaving differently from […]

7 Ways to Build Resilience & Overcome Challenges in Life
What is resilience? Resilience is the ability to handle life challenges with strength and grace so you don’t lose yourself in the aftermath of grief and tragedy. It’s the way you adjust your mindset and thought patterns to not just survive, but thrive, during rough times. Resilience means to keep going and to keep pushing […]

The Lullaby I Sing to My Daughter
In the very first days after becoming a mom, I was trying to get my baby to sleep when I suddenly remembered an old Nasheed I used to love as a child. As the near-forgotten words came to memory, I realized what a beautiful and perfect lullaby it was to lull my daughter to sleep. […]