When we first experience this world (dunya), we become so impressed by its glitter. So we love it. Then once the glitter falls away, we become disappointed, so we hate it. Eventually we grow up further and begin to see, and interact with, dunya for what it really is: Something we don't need to hate--or love. Just something we need to *use*. Allah describes dunya as a 'mata'' Among other meanings, 'mata'' is a resource, a tool. A tool is what you make of it. It can help you--or it can kill you. Dunya is simply the bridge you must cross to take you back Home. And who gets attached to a bridge? Don't miss the point by either loving or hating it. The focus isn't the bridge. The focus is what

Bismillah.

Last year, I had a stable job. Everything else in life felt stable too. I remember telling a friend, “It won’t stay like this for long.”

I had only just started the job and had been there for about a year. She didn’t quite know how to respond. But deep inside, I felt certain of something.

I told her, “Allah will take away my attachment to this world in order to bring me closer to Him.”

Sometimes that certainty comes in strange ways. In the middle of comfort and stability, a believer begins searching for deeper answers about life. And sooner or later, we discover that everything we hold onto here is temporary. What appears so solid today can disappear tomorrow. What seems perma

You’ll find that there are many times in life where your senses will deceive you. You’ll look at your situation and everything in your body will scream: You’re not safe. This isn’t going to work. Run. You have to make a way out. But this is exactly where you must decide: Do I believe what I see or do I believe what Allah ﷻ says? 'Have they not seen the birds above them, spreading and folding their wings? None holds them up except the Most Compassionate.' (67:19) From the outside, it looks like it’s the birds’ wings, their ability, and physics that keep them in the air. But Allah ﷻ says no—it’s Him. If He didn’t want them to fly, no science, no willpower, and no wings could

When I read these verses, I reflected on the fact that for any sacrifice we make now, its reward may not be visible in the short term, a reward which will only be truly and fully realized on the day of judgement. In an era where most have become accustomed to immediate results and 'buy now, pay later' culture, we often dismiss the fact that this life is 'Dar-ul Balaa'—the abode of trials and tests—and the hereafter is the 'Dar-ul Jazaa'—the abode of reward.

When Ibrahim AS was ready to sacrifice his beloved son, he did not know when or what the reward would be. His obedience did not hinge on seeing the immediate fruits of his submission or sacrifice. Similarly, the sacrifice we make now wi