Muslim Lifestyle

What is BARAKAH and how to have more barakah in our life, time, wealth and deeds? Read the whole article to know all the practical steps about things you can do to gain more blessings in life.

List of authentic stories of the sahabah (online, apps, books, podcasts and lectures etc.) along with short stories of 5 famous male companions - like Abdullah bin Masood ( رضي الله عنه ), Abdullah bin Abbas ( رضي الله عنه ), Salman Farsi ( رضي الله عنه ), Abdullah bin Umar ( رضي الله عنه ), Zaid bin Thabit ( رضي الله عنه ) and 5 less-known male companions - like Abbad bin Bishr ( رضي الله عنه ), Abdullah bin Amr ( رضي الله عنه ), Abu Dahdaa ( رضي الله عنه ), Abu Aqil Ansari ( رضي الله عنه ), Julaybib ( رضي الله عنه )

Our Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) experienced grief at many points of his life, often at the loss of loved ones. During these experiences he taught us that grief is a natural emotion and that Allah does not hold us accountable for expressing sadness and pain in a permissible manner. Sadness does not negate the acceptance of Allah’s decree which is the very center of a believer’s journey in grief.

Few years back when I gave a brief presentation on this topic, it stirred quite a controversy among the listeners, who’d perhaps thought of the heart as no more than a mushy, bawling-over-love organ. But after years of studying Quran, Hadith, and Arabic, I stand my ground even more firmly: generation of a thinking is a feeling. I don’t have much scientific support for this but the hadith and the verses from Quran speak for themselves. I do hope that someday, someone will make an extensive scientific research on this topic.

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Physical Decluttering (with list of free printables and checklists) - a declutter plan by Iman Said on how you can organise your home to make time for things that are more important in shaa Allah.

Because Prophet (saws) asked us to… and he only asked us what he did himself. So consider it as a sunnah as well (not just the way of prophet (saw) but of so many companions, successors and so on…). I have never come across memorization of any specific surah/ayaat except for this. "If anyone learns by heart the first ten verses of the Surah al-Kahf, he will be protected from the Dajjal." [Muslim]

Guide to managing healthy food habits and losing weight under the shade of Prophetic ways.

5 food swaps for better health - list of sunnah foods to try instead. Ahadith and benefits mentioned.

Positive affirmations to learn how to love and accept yourself the way Allah made you and customized your life specially for you. Download a free printable by "Zed and Q" to remind yourself why self love is an integral part of you as a Muslim.