hat if I fail this exam?”  “What if I never get the job I want?”  “What if I end up poor?”  Negative thought spirals, often called doom spirals, begin with a single anxious idea that multiplies into dozens of related fears, each feeding the next until a person feels trapped, overwhelmed, and paralyzed. Psychologists describe doom spirals as...

This is part of Mufti Menk’s powerful speech on the topic “Focus on What You Have”, an understanding of our achievements and thanking Allah almighty for that. Are you happy with the blessings you have today? Let’s give it a check. Most of us run behind the ones we desire to get but never remember to thank Allah (SAW) for what we have. Yes, that’s the fact....

he modern world is relentless in its assault on the Muslim soul. Political tyranny, the unchecked deception of technology, and the fleeting luxuries of modern consumerism conspire to dull its edges, to rob it of its clarity, and to enslave it in ways more insidious than chains. The world’s tyrants do not merely seek to subjugate bodies; they seek to break spirits, to reshape...

magine yourself alone in a barren desert, withdrawn from the world, immersed in solitude and worship. You’ve sought this seclusion to draw closer to Allah, to find peace in His presence. Suddenly, everything changes. Unmarried and chaste, you are told by an angel that you will bear a child that is destined for greatness. As the realization sets in, the weight of the future and what...

The Holy Commands to perform Umrah (Lesser Pilgrimage) are mentioned in the Holy Quran and Hadith of the Prophet PBUH that emphasize its spiritual significance. Each Umrah ritual, starting from making the pure intention to perform all Umrah rituals (Tawaf, Sai, and Halq), is explicitly explained to Muslim pilgrims in both the Holy Quran and the Sunnah of the Prophet PBUH. Thus, they can seek...