Fardawsa Yusuf

Insecurities. Ever realize that this is probably the reason why we get jealous and overprotective? Its interesting.  I think if we communicated a bit more, there wouldn't be a need for insecurities. But we don't so we're forever left guessing, "Does she really love me?.."Maybe she loves him more than she loves me.".."Who is this girl anyways and why is he always mentioning her?" The questions don't stop. Its an inner dialogue that goes on and on. We dont know how to talk to each other anymore. Forget talking, we dont even communicate those words that are so important to us. When was the last time you actually told the person that means the most to you, your mother how much you loved her? When's the last time you told someone you loved just how special they were to you and how much they meant to you and how much you loved them? We don't say these things. We just dont. We find it awkward or just unnecessary maybe only saying it when ...

Bismillah I've noticed a trend in our community that kinda worries me a little. It seems that we're lacking a bit in the knowledge of our religion. A lot of us are caught in Fiqhi debates of whether wearing niqab is wajib or not when our own Aqeedah is shaky. We're focusing on those minor aspects of the religion and forgetting about the more serious matters, the bigger picture. Matters some of us aren't even we aware of. When Islam was in its early days, you'll come to notice that a lot of the time and emphasis was placed on the Aqeedah part of the religion; knowing about Allah, his names, his attributes, what constituted as belief and disbelief, what it meant to be in the fold of Islam. etc. Emphasis was placed on Belief first before the laws were introduced and implemented. In fact the majority of the laws came a decade after the message first began. And there is wisdom behind that. We got it the other way around tho. Were busy trying to force laws down p...