I remember walking inside the empty Pauley Pavilion for the first time. Visualizing the arena’s aesthetics, the baby blue Pac 12 logo inside the three-point line on either side, the famous UCLA logo on center court and all the retired jerseys that hanged above the arena’s seating. There was one jersey that stood out to…
“Allahu Akbar.” God is Greater. Understanding that this world is much greater than us, and that God is much Greater than ourselves, opens the heart, mind, and soul of the believer. It brings the realization that what you do with your life is solely to please Allah (SWT) and has nothing to do with providing…
My Islam, my faith, Why is there so much hate For a religion so peaceful and most definitely great. I grew up so proud of this faith and its crowd but now all I hear is the hate spread by those who don’t understand this faith itself My identity, my beliefs All Being questioned…
I came to recall an important truth that all of us are already aware of, at least subconsciously, but most of us fail to incorporate into our daily life. I was re-reading Surah Al-Asr with careful attention to the translation, which is as follows: “By time, Indeed, mankind is in loss, Except for those who have believed and…