I’m tying back my hijab piece as a girl rushes in, mascara and lipstick waving in one hand, makeup brushes and bottles in the other. She sees me, sleeves raised up, water dripping down my arms. Feet still not fully back in my shoes. I was doing wudhu. She grins…

Writing has always been my fear but there are so many words inside of me, waiting for a page to fall on. So this is my attempt to push past this fear — a reflection a day (or maybe a month!) in writing. Some mornings the body just wants to…

Today I woke up for Fajr with so many negative emotions. — Today I woke up for Fajr with so many negative emotions. Annoyed at myself for not waking up earlier. Worried about my relationship with Allah as my Khushu dwindles more and more. Anxious that I have so many ideas for this blog and nothing is coming to fruition. Overwhelmed with…

A reflection on the small promises we make to ourselves everyday. — A few weeks back, I’d decided I wanted to commit to writing more often and using this platform more actively. I’d decided that I’d write something to post every other day. And it was going pretty well this last week, alhamdulillah. But yesterday was meant to be my writing day…

A book review after ages! It feels good to be back with one. I’d love to say that I was actually reading loads over the past year but just never managed to share it, but… that would be a lie. …

From a Deen (religiously) and Dunya (worldly) standpoint — I mentioned in my previous post (click here to check out my previous post) that the biggest reason for me wanting to be awake for the early morning hours is because of the Dua the Prophet (pbuh) had made for his Ummah about the early hours - The Prophet (ﷺ)…

And it’s not because of sleep, food or social media. — Every night I have a plan for my morning. Hifdh, exercise, write a blog post, etc. They’re all tasks I set for myself to do before the daily grind begins. Why the morning hours are important to me For me, the morning hours are something I’m constantly striving to get. It’s not because I want the perfectly-sounding morning…

A story that made me reflect on the connection between a Hadith and a verse. — I’ve been thinking about the connection between the Hadith that reminds us that the one who does not thank the people, does not thank Allah, and the verse that reminds us that if we are grateful, He will give us more. A small incident that made me reflect on this - It was when I was in India, a few…

A quote I keep coming back to, quoted by Khurram Murad in his book ‘In The Early Hours.’ — ‘Whoever allows the world to become his biggest concern has nothing to do with Allah, and Allah will instill four qualities into his heart: anxiety which will never leave him, business which he will never be free from; poverty which he will never rid himself of, and hope which he…