
A Reflection on The Gift of Life
The utmost gratefulness to the gift of life is to attain a level of understanding in which one would beseech continuously Allah (swt) with profound humility to allow him/her to remember and worship Him. This was the way of the Prophet (pbuh), who used to say upon waking: “AlHamdulillah (all praise is for Allah), Who returned my soul, restored to me my health and allowed me to remember Him.” The profound humility, immeasurable gratitude and complete submission one can sense in

Between the Forces of Sakina (Tranquility) and Anguish
The human being was created, honored, dignified, and has been given the keys to the eternal, blissful life: “to whoever of you wills to take the Straight Way.” (81:28) Even in the short life of this world, and despite the constant struggle and toiling inherent within it – “O, Humanity! Indeed, you are laboring restlessly toward your Lord, and will ˹eventually˺ meet the consequences” (84:6) – a person can live a blissful life, if he/she just adheres to the divine truth of exis



