I’ve made another blog and I’ll probably be updating that one much more than this one. I’m moving to Egypt temporarily and we’re leaving tomorrow, bi ithnillah. If you’re interested in following me on my journey to study in Cairo, then check out: aliainegypt.muslimpad.com.

Assalaamu `alaykum,
I have received messages saying that some of you are having trouble viewing my blog. I use Firefox browser and I don’t see anything wrong with the alignment on my screen. If you are experiencing trouble with it, I think it might be because you are using a different browser…I’m not sure why this [...]

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Cleaning. I don’t enjoy the process but I love the result. There are so many other things we do that are like that. Exercising, studying, cooking (for some), and grooming - to name a few. I’ve noticed that most of the mundane tasks we take on in life are [...]

Recently someone in my family purchased a Macbook and it’s taken me a while to get used to it. I was totally lost when I first turned it on, I knew we had to get Windows on it ASAP. Alhamdulillah the brother who’s behind Phatwa Factory, generously dedicated some of his time to fix it [...]

Is it enough to say Alhamdulillah?
 
How many times do we say alhamdulillah for this and for that, yet we do not, in turn, use those things in ways that are pleasing to Allah?
“Alhamdulillah it’s Friday…alhamdulillah for getting out of class early….alhamdulillah for a day off from work.” But did we use our free time in a way [...]

assalaamu ‘alaykum -
You know something, I was reminded today of the true importance of having goals and ambition in life. Feeling really down from a shock that reached me and some people close to me, I was kind of in a daze (and have been) though on the surface I seem okay… [which reminds me [...]