Ustadha Zaynab Ansari, in partnership with Muslimah Media, speaks in a 6-part series about women who are documented in the Quran. Aasiyah, wife of the Pharaoh Aasiyah is significant in many ways. Firstly, she is connected to Prophet Musa, one of the five greatest Prophets and the most-mentioned in the Quran. She played a huge […]

Day 5: Visiting Family & Keeping Up Family Ties There are countless Ayahs from the Quran, as well as Hadith, speaking about the greatness of keeping up family ties. The Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, had family members who were Muslim, and others who were not. He was always generous and kind to all […]

People have historically believed in two kinds of necessary being. Non-religious philosophers such as Aristotle and Avicenna argued for the existence of a necessary being who is the necessary and volitionless cause of the universe. Religious believers on the other hand — Muslims, Christians, and Jews — have held that the necessary being who made […]

Day 4: Audit Yourself It is attributed to Umar ibn al-Khattab said, “Take yourself to account before you are taken to account.” We all know that we will be asked about every single thing we did. We all do things we are ashamed of, and sometimes the problem is that we don’t even notice them. This […]