As a muslimah, Ramadan has always been something I look forward to every year. You feel your connection with Allah , and all the rest of the fasting Ummah so much more at that time. When I was diagnosed with Bipolar disorder, I had already been having a hard time going up, and down with [...]

It’s a serene Sunday morning. The air is soft. I dip a sweet lemon cookie in warm chai. I take the first bite. As the soft cookie melts in my  mouth, I taste heaven. With a calming tone, Shaykh Khalil-Husari recites surah Noor. Alhumdulillah. No better praise enters my heart. Reflecting on my past and [...]

In sha Allah So what tips am I talking about? First, be sure to check out my favorite Ramadan post. I just read it so that I keep my sanity this Ramadan, not that I didn’t have it last year. So here are my tips for an awesome Ramadan (green stuff =goodies): 1. Revive your intention. [...]

Today’s a good day…very good day. Why? My E-book, The Muslim’s 5-Step Guide to Bipolar Mastery, is finally here. And now you can finally get more control and mastery over your mood disorder. It contains the 5 steps you need to follow so speed up your Bipolar recovery. Each section also has an ayah or [...]

Many of my blog posts, if not all are the sweet candy I find in sticky situations. But this marriage issue still has me stuck. So I did a lil thought experiment by asking: Would I marry someone with a mental illness? And what I wanted to record was my initial answer…not the well-planned sweet [...]

No, that’s not a pic of me but I do want those shades. I’m amazed when I think about Ayub alayhi asalaam. His illness was worse than any pain we’ve gone through. It was also kinda yucky because he had these body sores with worms. Do you think he used squirm at the sight of [...]

Quran student to Quran teacher: “I don’t want to recite surah Fil. It’s too big.  Surah Baqarah is much smaller.” Get it? I heard it somewhere, don’t remember where. I was intimidated by the size of surah Baqarah. But then I just decided to dive into it. That is when I fell in love this ayah: لَا [...]

You know the feeling when you haven’t been to the gym for years and elevators become beloved places. And then finally you muster enough courage and energy to start a workout. But then comes the pain in the thighs, panting for breath and the sting at the side of your stomach. Your muscles have become [...]

Amina stares at the juicy dates silently. Her break from fasting is not as easy as she thought. She misses the silent hours she would devote to Allah. She still prays but ibadaah has a unique flavor on an empty stomach. Her two younger brothers sigh as they endure another minute of hunger.  ”How come Amina is [...]

Ibn ‘Abbas once said to me (‘Ata bin Abi Rabah), “Shall I show you a woman of the people of Paradise?” I said, “Yes.” He said, “This black lady came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and said, ‘I get attacks of epilepsy and my body becomes uncovered; please invoke Allah for me.’ The [...]