Published by Yala Media Group | April 2026 “They ask you about the Hour: when will its arrival be? Say, ‘Its knowledge is only with my Lord. None will reveal its time except Him.’” — Surah Al-A’raf 7:187. The timing of the Day of Judgment is known to Allah alone. No prophet, no angel, no […]
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Published by Yala Media Group | April 2026 The Muslim community in America has built an extraordinary ecosystem of events — Islamic conferences, Ramadan iftars, Eid celebrations, halal food festivals, MSA events, Muslim professional networking nights, community service days, Islamic knowledge circles, matrimonial events, and more. The challenge for most Muslims is not that these
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Published by Yala Media Group | April 2026 The Prophet ﷺ said: “Take advantage of five before five: your youth before your old age, your health before your illness, your wealth before your poverty, your free time before your preoccupation, and your life before your death.” — Shu’ab al-Iman by Bayhaqi. This hadith is the
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Published by Yala Media Group | April 2026 The Prophet ﷺ said: “The best of you are those who are best to their wives.” — Tirmidhi. He also said: “The strongest of you is the one who controls himself when he is angry.” — Sahih al-Bukhari. And: “None of you truly believes until he loves
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Published by Yala Media Group | April 2026 Depression is not a sign of weak faith. This needs to be said plainly and at the beginning, because the most harmful thing that happens to depressed Muslims is the internalization of the idea that their depression is a spiritual failure — that if they were praying
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Published by Yala Media Group | April 2026 Let’s be honest about what we’re solving for here. Bacon is not beloved because it’s pork — it’s beloved because of what curing and smoking pork does to produce a specific combination of saltiness, smokiness, fat, and crispiness. That combination — not the pork — is what
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Published by Yala Media Group | April 2026 The question comes up constantly — at family reunions, at friend gatherings, at graduation ceremonies, at offices where colleagues embrace in celebration. A non-mahram man opens his arms. What does a Muslim woman do? The short answer from the scholarly consensus: a Muslim woman should not embrace
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Published by Yala Media Group | April 2026 This is one of the most practically encountered fiqh questions for Muslims living in the West — at job interviews, at professional meetings, at university orientations, at family gatherings where non-Muslim relatives extend their hands. It is also one of the most genuinely contested questions in contemporary
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Published by Yala Media Group | April 2026 The Prophet ﷺ said: “When a person dies, his deeds come to an end except for three things: sadaqah jariyah (ongoing charity), knowledge that is benefited from, and a righteous child who prays for him.” — Sahih Muslim. A righteous child who prays for you. That is
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Published by Yala Media Group | April 2026 The Quran describes the purpose of marriage in terms that are unmistakably emotional: “And among His signs is that He created for you from yourselves mates that you may find tranquility in them, and He placed between you affection and mercy. Indeed in that are signs for
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