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  • Holding On to Faith in a World That Pulls You Away

    Holding On to Faith in a World That Pulls You Away

    October 3, 2025

    Being Muslim in today’s world can sometimes feel like holding onto a burning coal — just as the Prophet ﷺ described. Every day brings new challenges, distractions, and temptations pulling us further from what truly matters. For many of us, faith isn’t lost in an instant; it fades quietly, hidden beneath the noise of life.…

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  • 🌙 Chapter 1: A Battle Within: The Inner Struggle of Faith and Desire

    October 10, 2025

    Introduction: A battle? No, a war. When you think of war, you imagine violence, chaos, and deep-seated hatred. But what if the battlefield isn’t outside, but within your own soul? Have you ever fought a battle where you’re both the defender and the enemy, your greatest ally, and your fiercest opponent? This is the struggle…

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  • 🌙 Chapter 2: Say Alhamdulillah

    October 17, 2025

    First and foremost, let us thank Allah for guiding us to Islam. Just being Muslim is an immense blessing — one that sets us on the path to victory in this life and the next. Rasulullah ﷺ reminded us of Allah’s mercy when he said: “Every human being is a sinner, and the best of…

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  •  🌙 Chapter 3: A Warning to the Careless

    October 24, 2025

    There’s a dangerous kind of sin — not the one you commit once, but the one you stop feeling bad about. For many of us, sin has become so normalized that we hardly recognize it anymore.Casual conversations with the opposite gender, listening to impermissible music, or engaging in actions that go against Islamic teachings —…

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  •  🌙 Chapter 4: The Illusion of “I’ll Change Later” 

    October 31, 2025

    “I’ll pray later. I still have time. I’m young. I’ll start going to the gym tomorrow. I’ll break up with that boyfriend or girlfriend tomorrow. I have my whole life to improve. I’ll study the deen later. Later, later, later… but never now.” This is the trap many of us fall into: believing we own…

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  • 🌙 Chapter 5: A Friend’s Story 

    November 7, 2025

    Recently, a friend of mine came to me for a conversation about life. I could tell something was weighing heavily on his heart. As we talked, he confided in me about his struggles. He admitted that he had deep feelings for someone — a woman he admired deeply. He wasn’t sure if what he felt…

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  • Friday Reflection: What Do You Really Want in Life?

    November 14, 2025

    Before anything… I want to apologize.I know many of you were expecting Chapter 6 today. But before we continue, I felt like we needed to pause —to breathe, reflect, and check in with each other. Because wallahi… we’re all going through something. I promise Chapter 6 is coming next Friday.But today’s message needed to come…

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  •  🌙 Chapter 6 (Part 1): Dating in Today’s World

    November 22, 2025

    Dating is not permitted in Islam — yet today, it has been normalized to the point where it feels almost unavoidable.But before we talk about the Islamic ruling, we must ask ourselves a simple question: What is dating today? Because the dating of today is not the dating of the past. What “Dating” Actually Means…

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Modern Muslim Struggles

Modern Muslim Struggles