Ramadan: The Lamp

Ramadan: The Lamp

By: Sarah Rahmatullah Blue dark sky, clouds on high,dark as midnight ether.City center, not one soul to enter,except for a single person there.Long coat masking tension,wide-brimmed hat averting mention,exhausted, misbegotten, and beleaguered,so went that single...
Having the Right Perspective

Having the Right Perspective

When I think of Ramadan, I think of perspective. It is the ideal time to change the way we think and perceive what happens in the world. More importantly, it can change how we see our lives. Perspective is an important part of therapy. It can make or break your mental...
The Return of HOPE

The Return of HOPE

as many classes and functions as I could, but there was still something missing. I had no real direction. No guidance. I was no longer depressed, lonely or sad, but I had no idea how to really live as God wanted us to. What is sinful and what is not? If our sins have...
Ramadan, Renewal & Resolution

Ramadan, Renewal & Resolution

Every year as the month of December winds down people around the world look to the beginning of the new calendar year as the means to a fresh start. Articles and lists are written of all the things that went wrong in the current year and resolutions are made in the...

EDITORIAL VOLUME 1-2021

Assalamualaikum dear readers,COVID-19 has inflicted a collective suffering to the world and has altered our lives in ways we would never have imagined. Many of us have also felt this pain on an individual level, having suffered through the illness ourselves or seen...
Light Upon Light                                                        نور علی  نور

Light Upon Light                                                        نور علی  نور

The Verse of Radiance   اللَّهُ نُورُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ مَثَلُ نُورِهِ كَمِشْكَاةٍ فِيهَا مِصْبَاحٌ الْمِصْبَاحُ فِي زُجَاجَةٍ الزُّجَاجَةُ كَأَنَّهَا كَوْكَبٌ دُرِّيٌّ يُوقَدُ مِن شَجَرَةٍ مُّبَارَكَةٍ زَيْتُونِةٍ لَّا شَرْقِيَّةٍ وَلَا غَرْبِيَّةٍ...