Ruqaya's Bookshelf: From our Hearts to yours

Ahhh the familiar scent of the sweaty dungeons of hurtful, unsolicited advice that push people away from the faith. How I loathe thee. Chances are ...

A letter to my daughter. The following is a story that my father used to tell my siblings and me when we were children: A man once came to a schola...

A letter to my daughter. One true moment of trust in God can change the course of your life. Actually, it can change the course of history. One of ...

To my daughter, I was recently asked in an interview – if you could bottle up any emotion and gift it to anyone, what would it be and for whom? The...

Today I visited a special tree. It’s a tree that my friends planted on behalf of my deceased husband in a park that he and I used to love going to ...

We’re always in a hurry, rushing from one meeting to another. One playdate to another. One phase of life to another. Remember the story of the tort...

For the past few weeks I’ve been having trouble with my iphone – my service would come and go and I was at my wits end because I didn’t have a reli...

A letter to my daughter. No matter how hard you try, no matter how much you study or practice or spend, you’ll never be able to accomplish anything...

Al-Nisa, Verse 135: O you who believe! Stand firmly for justice, as witnesses to Allah, even if against yourselves, or your parents, or your kin, a...

A letter to my daughter. I often feel lonely. Being surrounded by supportive family and friends is wonderful, but after losing your dad Amr, there ...

“One more cartoon and then I’ll go to sleep,” pleads my daughter.   My daughter is only three and she’s already trying to persuade me to do he...

I used to feel guilty every time I left my daughter behind while I did something for myself. She needs me, I would tell myself. No one knows how to...