So, growing up, I watched shows like Bear Grylls and Walking the Himalayas.  And I remember thinking as a child 'How could he eat that? How could he drink that?' It didn’t make sense. Until I grew up.   Until I understood , that’s survival instinct. Now in my own life, I often find myself saying, 'I feel like I’m living on the edge.' I complain, I rant, I ask for advice over and over to the point people around me get tired of listening.   But I go on, saying,  'Just tell me , I’d do anything to change these circumstances. I’ll hold onto any rope to get out of this.' Then one day, I met this verse.   'On the edge…' and it struck me. It felt personal. At first, it sound

Recently I went through something, a trial from Allah that was and still is very burdensome and painful. Comfort and ease are only to be found in Allah's words, and looking for guidance in my particular situation I opened a page of the Qur'an at random and read it. On that page was this verse. It had a great impact on me and provided me with comfort at a critical time.

We are all afflicted by trials and it is very easy to lose hope, even faith, when such trials become too heavy of a burden to carry. However, if we change our perception of these trials, seeing them as a pathway to gain closeness to Allah—the sweetness of faith will become apparent, even in times of affliction. We should seek

In the Name of Allah the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate, It is easy to claim that we love Allah in the times of ease, but whatever difficulties we may be facing hold on. By holding on, a person shows a true conviction of faith, resolute and unwavering in their trust upon Allah. The One who created mothers and fathers for their children, and every kind of blessing has the best plans for us. Even, if we are seemingly losing everything hold tight to all His promises and show that you truly love Him. Gain the everlasting where there will be no loss. The more difficult the trial, become more resolute in worshipping Him. Remember Allah tested the best of people ardently. How much He

In the Name of Allah the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. In our taddabur group thanks to Allah, then a respected teacher who advised on reciting the Qur'an daily (5 pages per day) which is doable without much difficulty (may Allah reward him immensely). So, being a mother of four small children sometimes I have been reciting using the Qur'an Hive app. I thought I had bookmarked my last ayah (quite long into Surah An Nisaa). I do not know how I came to Surah Al Hajj? but I did and began to recite after around 15 ayats I realised it was not Surah An Nisaa. I looked at the last ayah I recited and it was this one. I thought to myself, perhaps Allah wished for me to read these verses. It