Zainab’s fingers trembled as she zipped up her last bag. The ihram scarf she had ironed days ago now lay folded on top — soft and sacred. This wasn’t just a trip. It was the journey. For years, Hajj had been a distant dream. One she whispered in tahajjud, tucked between tears and midnight du’as. […]
The masjid was quiet now. The rows that once overflowed with worshippers had thinned. The suhoor alarms had stopped ringing, and the rhythm of taraweeh was gone. Khadijah sat on the edge of her prayer mat several weeks after Eid, her Qur’an still beside her. But somehow, she hadn’t opened it since the takbeerat faded. […]
“Polygamy taught me not just about sharing my husband, but about sharing love, patience, and trust in Allah’s wisdom. And that, my sisters, is how I found peace.”
Fatimah sat in her living room, phone in hand, endlessly scrolling through Instagram. She sighed as yet another perfectly filtered photo of someone’s avocado toast popped up on her feed. “Seriously? Do people really have time for this?” she thought, with an eye roll worthy of an Oscar. But just as she was about to […]