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December 22, 2025

Fasting in Shawwal and Keeping the Spirit Alive Post-Ramadan

Continuing good deeds post-Ramadan is not easy. We share some benefits of fasting in Shawwal and other tips to maintain your khayr momentum.
Yasha Fatima
December 22, 2025

پیرپریشر – Learning to Be An Unapologetic Muslim In an Unwelcoming World

Young Muslims face a lot of pressure for practicing deen. Here are some tips to help deal with pressure and become an unapologetic Muslim.
Yasha Fatima
December 22, 2025

Ramadan Reflections: Allah (SWT) Holds All the Power

Powerless. Lately, I’ve been feeling powerless. This Ramadan, there have been moments when I’d lie defeated on my prayer mat, asking for Allah (SWT)’s help. Moments in which I feel like the people who overpowered me will succeed in their evil plans… and moments in which I fear being overtaken once again. I think about a time centuries ago. In a garden, there is a man with bloodied feet and wounds all over his body. He (SAW) has been driven out from a city he (SAW) came to with great hopes, just as I have. He (SAW) has borne taunts, insults, and humiliation, just as I have. He (SAW) was brutally rejected by people that he (SAW) wanted the best for, just as I have been. And while the magnitude of his pain and the toughness of his trial are way beyond mine, He (SAW) calls out to the same Rabb: the Rabb of the weak. To His Rabb. To my Rabb. This Ramadan, Allah (SWT) gifted me with an understanding of Laylatul Qadr from an angle completely unique to how I had seen it in previous years. I had previously seen Qadr as the Divine Decree, but this year, I learned how Qadr also means Power. Laylatul Qadr holds the power of making our most impossible-seeming duas our sweet reality. However powerless we may feel, He holds power over everything. And perhaps in the moments that we are the most powerless, do we make the most powerful duas.
Yasha Fatima
December 22, 2025

Ramadan Reflections: Can We Carry It Forward?

Ramadan is almost coming to an end, and I will miss it dearly. Those early morning suhoor moments, despite being half asleep most of the time, held unmatched vibes. I will miss the afternoons filled with Quran reading sessions, some work here and there, chats with my siblings, and a short power nap. Evenings were particularly lovely, with iftar anticipation, Mama’s delicious meals, and my careful preparation of the perfect sharbat – just the right balance of sweetness and tanginess. The collective dua at the dining table felt like a daily accomplishment. But my favourite part of the day was nighttime – the mosque, the taraweeh prayers, the unity of people, and the heartfelt duas. Everything about it was always a wholesome experience. Post-taraweeh chill time, I used to listen to informative Islamic lectures, engage in zikr, have some snacks, relax in bed, and bask in the contentment of a day well spent. I often wonder why our ordinary days can’t be like those of this blessed month, where each one feels like Ramadan. Where the purity in intentions remains. Where the eagerness to help sustain. Where the willingness to make an effort to do good and avoid evil rules. And where the dedication to prioritise time for Allah (SWT) fuels. How beautiful would that be? Well, you see—we all have the potential to become the best versions of ourselves, so why limit it to just Ramadan? Let’s aim to make it timeless, i.e., become lifelong role models for
Yasha Fatima
December 22, 2025

Ramadan Reflections: Minimalism

Today’s iftar was relatively simple with some crouton salad, chicken tornadoes, iced lemonade, and dinner served alongside. It was a bit unlikely since we are used to having at least five or six items, mostly fried. This new era of my brother wanting to eat healthy is bringing us much benefit, I’d say. Anyhow, let’s come to the point. Firstly, ah! If only I knew eating light would be so much easier—less cleaning, fewer dishes, almost no lethargy afterward, and the best one—not feeling like a camel who probably stored food for its next three generations. But apart from all this, there was also something else, something a tad more serious. Of all the unique lessons Ramadan teaches us every year, one is definitely minimalism. Hold on, before you stop reading, I promise it won’t get cliché—less is more kinda stuff. But man, did it make a difference! Honestly, the days we have a table spread full of food items come with their own feels—yummy, all-you-can-eat, at-home buffet kinda vibes. But I realised when you opt for minimal options, how not only your body thanks you but also your mind. After I was done with my iftar today, I felt a weird sense of groundedness, a feeling woven in pure humbleness. I was able to remind myself of all the people less fortunate than me who even though have nothing on their tables yet are still grateful. It reminded me of our Prophet Muhammad (SAW) of how several days
Yasha Fatima
December 22, 2025

Ramadan Reflections: Masjid for Everyone

We attend taraweeh prayers every night, especially in the last ten days when the doors of the mosques are open to women. Among this population are mothers, especially those with young kids who are unconsciously banned from our mosques. If a kid dares to move, speak, or play, the mother is faced with such looks and impressions that even the furthest corner of the mosque, where she is crammed with all her stuff and kids, feels tight. She joins the mosque hoping to get one good moment with her Lord and catch some blessings of the blessed gathering circled by angels, but she receives guilt and despair. Her mind in prayer is already calculating when her child last ate or slept and how many moments she has of sanity before chaos breaks. Her eyes are on the baby and the toy slowly slipping off his hands. Her ears are trying to listen to the footsteps or babble of the toddler that has wandered away from her row. Her hands are carrying a baby who is scared by so many strangers around and wants to be comforted, yet the mother’s heart yearns to be among those who are blessed in Ramadan, who got freed from the Hellfire, and are chosen by the Rabb and pardoned. Even in taraweeh setups such as those of Youth Club where the kids’ area is maintained separately for ages 5-8 and mothers of babies and toddlers are welcome in the main prayer hall, even in
Yasha Fatima
December 22, 2025

Ramadan Reflections: Changing Perspectives with Gratitude

I had a lot of tasks to get to and deadlines to meet. The weight of the workload was almost crushing me as I sat in our car, going somewhere with my family. I was upset, almost annoyed. Why do I have to work so much, especially during Ramadan? I thought, hating the fact that I would have to get to the grind as soon as I got back home. I was drowning in my sorrows when I spotted daily-wage workers sitting along the road, their tools lined up next to them. All weary and tired, looking at every passing person, hoping they would give them some work so they could earn money and buy food to feed their families for iftaar perhaps. I realised these daily-wage workers would do anything to have work, something I so passionately detested, despite my work being much more convenient than theirs. This thought embarrassed me in my own eyes. How ungrateful was I? Hating my work while thousands of people in our country are desperate to have it? Despite the workload, something that most might look at as a blessing in this economy. This small reflection and a moment of immense gratefulness helped me go back to work with a new outlook, a newfound gratitude, and joy that I had a means of making money – my work – waiting for me at home. Read our latest posts: Ramadan Reflections: Our Sisters in Gaza, Ramadan Reflections: There’s Khayr. Even in Mishaps, Ramadan Reflections:
Yasha Fatima
December 22, 2025

Ramadan Reflections: Allah (SWT)’s Innumerable Blessings

The weather had gotten pretty hot and clammy compared to the earlier days of Ramadan. You would sit under a fan going at full speed and still sweat. The temperatures had shot up as we are nearing the peak summer months. The class ended earlier today and I was waiting for my van, feeling hot and sweaty, almost dreaming about taking a bath right after I reach home from university. The mere idea of the cool, clean water felt oh-so-relaxing. I couldn’t help but think about the people of Gaza at that moment. How many of them are deprived of a necessity as basic as clean water? So many are deprived of the luxury of having their own bathrooms to bathe in. Allah (SWT) says in the Quran: “If you tried to count Allah’s blessings, you would never be able to number them. Surely Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.” [Quran 16:18] We are indeed surrounded by innumerable blessings that we take for granted. Something as basic as clean running water is a massive blessing, that our brothers and sisters in some parts of the world don’t get to enjoy. Let’s vow not to take any of our blessings for granted going forward and count them in not only when we are feeling low or depressed but also in happy, cheerful times. Take a break from whatever you are doing and look around. What’s one blessing that you’ve been taking for granted all along and would want to be extra
Yasha Fatima
December 22, 2025

Ramadan Reflections: There’s Khayr. Even In Mishaps.

With Eid approaching, I decided to order a dress that I found online, which looked very beautiful to me. But when I received it, it wasn’t the color that I had placed my order for, and it made me extremely heartbroken. After getting over the disappointment of receiving the dress in the wrong color, I decided to reach out to the seller and request an exchange. However, my thoughts soon turned to our house help, a lovely young girl who is getting married shortly after Eid. Instead of exchanging the dress for the one I originally wanted, I thought it would be nice to purchase a new one altogether and gift the first dress to our house help as an Eid gift. I decided to pack it inside a basket with all the cute decorations that I found from my home along with some snacks. As soon as I handed over the gift basket to her, her face lit up with so much joy that I could almost see the tears in her eyes. She couldn’t say much, but I could tell how happy it made her. And that’s when it hit me. Had I not gotten the wrong color of the dress, I would have never been able to do this for her in such a special way. It was a huge reminder for me that there is khayr in everything that happens in our life due to the qadar of Allah (SWT). I felt an overwhelming sense
Yasha Fatima
December 22, 2025

Ramadan Reflections: Our Sisters in Gaza

Having a baby growing within me has introduced me to a new form of hunger—a hunger so intense it almost feels like a fire in your empty stomach, gnawing, eating away at your insides. A few hours had passed since I had my Iftar, and I was famished. Fortunately, I was with my mom at the time, so all I had to do was tell her I was hungry, and the food came to me. However, something happened before I could eat anything. A thought hit me. My intense hunger reminded me of our sisters in Gaza, especially the ones expecting a baby while living through a genocide and shortage of food. They must feel the same kind of hunger as I do, I thought—the extreme, relentless hunger that goes away only after you’ve had a good meal. How do they tolerate it? I couldn’t help but think to myself. There’s no food for them, and even if they do sometimes, it’s not enough! My heart grieved for them. Let us use these blessed last ten days of Ramadan to pray for our brothers and sisters in Gaza. May Allah (SWT) reward these women and all our brothers and sisters immensely and give us an imaan as strong as theirs. May Allah (SWT) grant us the ability to be grateful for all the blessings we take for granted and bless us with afiyah (well-being) in this life and the next ameen. Read our latest posts: Ramadan Reflections: There’s Khayr. Even
Yasha Fatima
December 22, 2025

Ramadan Reflections: A Thought-provoking Reminder

Sometimes, little things can give us big reminders. This is one of those.
Yasha Fatima
December 22, 2025

Ramadan Reflections: We Share the Same Moon

As I step out after Suhoor, a few minutes before the Fajr azan, the serenity of the atmosphere envelops me. I look up at the bright moon, a reminder that we are down to the last ten, most special days of the month of Ramadan. I’ve always been the romantic kind, fascinated by long walks on starry nights and sitting under the moonlit sky. As I gaze upon this beautiful creation, a sign of Allah (SWT), I am awestruck by the fact that it’s the same moon that’s been around for so long, while generations of humans replace each other. The same moon that shines over Gaza, I think, as the familiar sadness overcomes my heart. The bleeding Ummah of Muhammad (SAW)… I am suddenly filled with the longing to be with the Messenger (SAW). I miss him so badly in that moment. I miss being in his time. I try to recall what I read in a hadith book a long time back. “Jabir ibn Samurah reported: I saw the Messenger of Allah (SAW) on a clear night while he was wearing a red cloak. I turned my sight between him and the moon and, to me, he was more handsome and beautiful than the moon.” I smile with teary eyes as I earnestly pray to meet the best man ever, the Prophet Muhammad (SAW), in Jannah where there will be no pain, nor sadness. “Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar,” the azan starts. I bear witness that Muhammad (SAW)
Yasha Fatima