We are surrounded by a world which beautifies everything around us such that it leads to an eternity of misery and remorse.

… and most importantly, the absolute best thing you can do is make du’a for her. If you sincerely care and are worried about her decision, then turn to Allah ta’ala, because indeed He is the only one who can help. After all, He is Al-Muqallib al Quloob, the Turner of Hearts.

We feel time is always slipping away from us and yet, if only we were to go through our daily routine, it is shocking how much time we actually possess. Our daily tasks – eating, going to class, doing homework – are sandwiched in between many breaks.

My (somewhat colourful) past is gnawing away at me like a particularly troublesome termite that nibbles stealthily inside a piece of furniture. I stand dangerously like the infested chair, threatening to fall at any moment as I brood pensively, my mind entangled in a host of memories best left forgotten.

“I was always told to do this or that, but I was never told why and ironically I never even asked.” This seems to be the major problem in our culturally dominated, Islamically deprived societies, where many a time we are victims of blind following without even asking ourselves, “Why am I doing what I’m doing?”