Zakaat

The Purpose of Philanthropy – Zakaat and Community Development

In the Qur’an we are told on numerous occasions ‘pray and give zakaat’, and we are also often reminded about returning back to our Lord with what we have earned. To stitch together these two ideas, we can extract that among the successful in the hereafter will be those that give Zakaat (optional charity) to causes that will write (and keep writing) good deeds on their account. Recently I was making a list of social and community good deeds (amalun salih) that we can either carry out ourselves or contribute to and some of them are

Hijab

Our Superhero Cape: Holding on to the Hijab in a Modern World

It’s a norm today: compromising on our Hijab—a religious and mandatory ritual—in a quest to fit into this modern world. In my opinion, this compromise does not necessarily stem from a lack of faith, but rather from a lack of understanding of the importance of the Hijab and the constant pressure to belong. In this modern world, where modesty is often misunderstood and even looked down upon, holding on to our Hijabs can sometimes feel like an uphill battle.

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