The Hardest Lesson to Learn

Aaliyah peeled her eyes open. Everything around her was blurry. She felt so drowsy and disoriented. The ceiling lights were blinding and she tried to look around to figure out where she was. There was this annoying beeping sound coming from a machine beside her. She could make out the IV line extending from the …

Having The Fear and Love of Allah

There is an Islamic lecture that I listened to, a long time ago. I can’t remember the title exactly, nor can I remember the speaker. But something that he said keeps resonating within me, begging to be constantly remembered. He said that when a bird is about to fly, it beats its wings, then lets …