Surah Al-Baqarah: The Cow - Verse 236

Every decision you've ever made, was it really yours? Or was it destined long before you were born? Is it divine decree or your free will? Questions almost everyone has wondered about. If God controls everything, how can we be responsible for our actions? And if we have free will ...  Show more

Have you ever asked yourself if it's really your fault when you sin, or is the devil to blame? It's a question we all think about at some point. Today, we're breaking it down and giving you a simple self-test to figure out who's really behind your bad choices. Is it you, or is th ...  Show more

Name At-Talaq is not only the name of this Surah but also the title of its subject matter, for it contains commandments about Talaq (divorce) itself. Hadrat `Abdullah bin Mas`ud has described it as Surah an-Nisa al-qusra also, i.e. the shorter Surah an-Nisa. Period of Revelat ...  Show more

Marriage is a life long commitment, and it can be scary for those who do not know what to expect or how to go about it. As a Muslim Marriage Celebrant I am often faced with dozens of questions by the couple and family as to what the Islamic marriage contract involves. Everyone wa ...  Show more

On the fifth day of Ramadan 2023/1444, we review the theme of "Spiritual Status of Women and Men in Islam." We have seen that Islam regards the woman as being a creation of Allah and every much a human being as the man is. Today we wish to look at a general verse ...

On the first day of Ramadan 2023/1444, we introduce the theme of "Not Like the Other: Women in the Quran. In the Quran, when speaking about the lead-up to the birth of Maryam binte Imran we are told that her parents had made an oath to dedicate their child, whom they we ...