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It boggles the mind how many modern people rely on drugs, medication, antidepressants just to function. What is the percentage of people taking daily antidepressants? Anxiety meds? Mood stabilizers? Is this number higher in high-tech secular western countries or in “third-world” traditional countries? How many have become completely dependent on …

  بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم   The Prophet (ﷺ) never saw his father, and still developed into the paragon of human excellence. How many Ṣaḥāba were orphans due to their fathers being martyred? Weren’t greats like al-Ḥasan al-Baṣri, Abu Yūsuf al-Qāḍi, Imam ash-Shāfi’i, Imam Aḥmad b. Ḥanbal, Imam al-Bukhāri, all …

  Nasihah (Advice): The mercy of Allah exceeds the mercy of one’s own mother   Umar ibn al-Khattab Radiyallahu anhu reported: “Some prisoners of war were brought to Rasulullah Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, and a nursing woman was among them. Whenever she found a child among the prisoners, she would take …

Every parent wants their child to prosper in life. Accordingly, every parent will try their level best to equip their child with the qualities that will assist him/her to thrive and be successful. The parents will try to feed them healthy foods, and if there is a nutrition deficiency, they will …

By:Umm Khalid Haqiqatjou muslimskeptic.com I’m a firm believer in a strong no-screen policy for kids. No TV. No iPhone. No iPad. No laptop. No screens of any kind, especially before the age of 2. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that parents “place a reasonable limit on entertainment media” and …

By Khalid Baig  Disturbing trends in Western societies today, as also Islam’s own prescription for social security, quite clearly state that men are responsible for the affairs outside the home and the women are responsible for taking care of the home. This division is not a relic of some dark …

  Let us see what is happening, one evening, in the living room of one of the typical modern Muslim homes.   A middle-aged man is following Google news on his computer   His wife is engrossed in watching the recipe of making a Honey-Kissed Smoothie Bowl on YouTube.   …

On one occasion, Imaam Shaafi‘ee (rahimahullah) came to visit the Muslim ruler, Haaroon Rasheed. Escorting Imaam Shaafi‘ee (rahimahullah) was Siraaj, the attendant of Haaroon Rasheed. (While they waited for Haaroon Rasheed to see them,) Siraaj bade Imaam Shaafi‘ee (rahimahullah) to sit by Abu ‘Abdis Samad, who was the tutor of …

I still vividly remember the first night I spent by myself in the hospital after delivering my eldest son Shaan.  The guests were gone for the day, the hallway lights were dimmed, the nurses were speaking outside my room in muted tones.   “Knock, knock!” came a cheerful voice from …