magine yourself alone in a barren desert, withdrawn from the world, immersed in solitude and worship.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...

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...

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...

acred scripture is replete with imageries of the sun, moon, stars, and our observance of them. In the Chapter of The Cracking, God sets an oath: “I swear by the twilight, by the night and what it covers, by the full moon, you will progress from stage to stage” (Qur’an 84:16–19); the Prophet concludes a supplication on the occasion of a new moon by speaking...

Most seasons in Governor of Poker 3 try to trick you into thinking only this week matters. You log in, see the leaderboard, and suddenly you're spending chips like they expire at midnight. They don't, but your patience does. If you want a smoother ride, it helps to treat your resources like tools, not fireworks. And if you're the type who prefers a quick, reliable top-up instead of waiting on...