By Darlene Jiadi The light of Islam entered my heart when I was thirty-five years old, almost twenty-five years ago. Alḥamdulillāh. The doorway into Islam for me was meeting my then-future husband, Jamal. I didn’t know much at all about his religion, but there was something about his soul and approach to me as a

One of things I probably miss most about school is summer vacation—that glorious three-month stretch in the calendar when there’s sooo much more time to read. Nowadays, my job expects me to keep working all twelve months of the year… Unfortunate, but understandable.

By Firdouse Rao, California By the grace of Almighty Allah ﷻ, I embraced Islam at the age of eighteen, along with my elder brother Umar. We were born and brought up in a strict Brahmin family. There are three of us: my brother is the eldest, then comes my sister, and I (Asha) am the

by Haneen Nassef (17, North Carolina) Trust in Allah When every road seems lost from view, Remember Allah carries you. What slips away was never meant, His wisdom comes with every event. The night may feel too long to bear, Yet mercy fills the silent air. For every tear your heart has known, He counts

By Dr. Soraya AhyaudinDelivered at Ribāṭ Teacher Certificate Graduation “Before we stand before a ḥalaqa, before we open a text, before we speak, we must ask: Has this knowledge landed in me first? Has it softened something, clarified something, challenged something? A teacher who has not wrestled with the material in her own heart will

She Inspires, featuring Maya Raheb (17, Massachusetts) as told to Fatima Salaam People who know me will tell you I’m independent and love to take initiative. I’ll own that. I’m the oldest of four, I’m homeschooled, and somewhere along the way I became the one who steps up when something needs doing, whether I feel

Ripples of Positive Change, featuring Nisrin Meqdadi (17, Romania) as told to Fatima Salaam If you asked me to describe RabaTEENS to someone who has never heard of it, I would tell them this: It is a program for Muslim teen girls, and once you take the classes, you will get addicted. Nobody pressures you.

One of things I probably miss most about school is summer vacation—that glorious three-month stretch in the calendar when there’s sooo much more time to read. Nowadays, my job expects me to keep working all twelve months of the year… Unfortunate, but understandable.