There are surahs that give you light… and then there are surahs that ask what you’ll do with that light. Surah Al-Ahzab is one of those. This surah isn’t just here to be understood. It’s here to test how much you’ve truly internalized from everything that came before. And that test, it’s not academic. It’s […]

When people talk about spirituality, they usually mean something quiet. Something internal. Something that makes them feel better. But the Quran doesn’t just want you to feel better. It wants you to become better. For yourself and for others. In Episode 14 of Deeper Look: Surah Al-Ma’arij, I reflect on two metaphors for spiritual development: the onion and the soil.A lot of spiritual paths […]

A Quranic Diagnosis of Our Emotional Fragility There are moments we’ve all experienced: something small goes wrong and our emotional reaction far outweighs the event.   Someone drinks your soda, doesn’t reply to a message or shows up wearing the same outfit. These aren’t earth-shattering incidents, yet they can send us into spirals of frustration, silence […]