Religious (opinion) Articles

Shakirah Hunter Ramadhan at the beginning of the year comes amidst a huge amount of work and responsibilities. The beginning of the year is often our busiest time with getting into routines, schedules and readjusting to the homework loads of our kids. And suddenly...

Shakirah Hunter As the excitement for the blessed month of Ramadhan builds us up to the month of Sha’ban, we are all looking forward to a time of spiritual recharge and growth within the month of Ramadhan. We put all our hopes that the month of Ramadhan will allow us...

Shakirah Hunter Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta’ala has indeed favored the Muslim Ummah in that He has created special days to gain a closeness to Allah Ta’ala and special months to earn more rewards. The Ashurul Hurum , the four sacred months are a special bounty of Allah...

Shakirah Hunter The buzz word on the street is Qur’an journaling. Some are extremely afraid, the worry that we might be making Tafseer of the Qur’an on our own. Or interpreting the Qur’an without any solid knowledge. These fears are valid fears and come from a place...