The gift of prayer: Alisraa walmiraaj

Today is the day of Alisraa and almiraaj, the miraculous night journey and ascension to heaven for Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. The prayer was unmistakably gifted in that journey. How was the 5 daily prayers a huge healing to the prophet in those crucial moments of his life? How can we use it as a healing ourselves?

https://youtu.be/9J3usEi6Jk4

Corona and how to react as Muslims per the Quran

2 perfect verses that relate to our time at this moment. This whole Corona thing can be scary. How should we react as Muslims to such trials? Listen to these verses that we can relate to and get so much out of iA.

For more Quran reflections, follow my page “Quranic_Ocean” on Instagram.

The Quran isn’t just a book, but an ocean waiting to be explored, where infinite pearls & treasures are found. All we have to do is dive 📖🌊

https://youtu.be/lmx0cUemm3E

How the Quran addresses depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, taking ownership and more

How does the Quran address anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, taking ownership of our lives, and many other issues in our society today? Watch a portion of this mental health session where I extracted concepts from the Quran and integrated them with therapeutically studied approaches. #Quran #Psychology #God #therapy #counseling #socialwork #suicide #depression #teens #youth #overcomingstigmas

On the panel are: Aja Harrison (licensed social worker and therapist), Arwa Saleh (licensed clinical mental health counselor associate), and myself, Samia Mubarak (Quran teacher with degrees in psychology and communication).

https://youtu.be/I-SJuEnKeus

Full Facebook live video here: https://www.facebook.com/samia.mubarak/videos/10221392069127109/?d=n

YOUR voice can bring life to the Quran

https://youtu.be/elEWsgceDoA

What an honor that Allah uses your voice and your own emotions to bring the Quran to life for others. Think about that for a moment. The mountain crumbles at the words of God, but your heart can reflect on His words and your voice can read them and you can share that beauty with others. What an honor we have and are blessed with.

Which exception do you want to be a part of?

In a chain of a few verses, there are 3 exceptions back to back in this surah. Follow this interesting story in Surah 15, verses 30-42. How can we part of the exception God wants us to be from?

https://youtu.be/s8F4O6nJU1Y

Know your purpose

وَبَلَوْنَاهُم بِالْحَسَنَاتِ وَالسَّيِّئَاتِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ

“...And We tried them with blessings and with afflictions, so that they might come back.” -7:168

Times of hardship and times of ease share the common purpose of bringing us back to our own purpose. When we are tested or when we are given, both grant us the opportunity to come back to Our creator and turn to Him in gratitude and in seeking solace. Let us not mistake that. 

He never sets

فَلَمَّا رَأَى الشَّمْسَ بَازِغَةً قَالَ هَٰذَا رَبِّي هَٰذَا أَكْبَرُ فَلَمَّا أَفَلَتْ قَالَ يَا قَوْمِ إِنِّي بَرِيءٌ مِّمَّا تُشْرِكُونَ

“When he (Prophet Ibrahim) saw the sun rising up, he said: "This is my lord. This is greater." But when it set, he said: "O my people! I am indeed free from all that you join as partners in worship with God.” -6:78

In a few consecutive verses in this chapter, Prophet Ibrahim is showing his people that the stars, the moon, and the sun cannot possibly be God. But what’s most interesting to me is the reason he gives them for this impossibility. In each separate mention of the stars, moon, and sun, he says they cannot be God only after witnessing them vanish. What does that tell us about the one true God? That He never sets, never leaves us, and always remains. A Creator who cares is consistently there, with a presence that never escapes us. And Prophet Ibrahim understood that.