Living in the 21st Century with all its distractions vying for our attention can make it hard for us to sit down and reflect on our spirituality and wellbeing. Being a Muslimah, in particular, provides a number of unique challenges and pressures that impact the ways our sisters navigate the modern world. While it’s impossible to combat and address the pertinent issues of our community and broader society, it can help to have a good book to relieve our stress and comfort our hearts in a way that also nurtures our Islamic faith. As a start, here are 5 healing books sisters can read to rejuvenate ..read more

"Allāh does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity." [Quran 2:286] Trials and tribulations are an inherent part of this life and an inescapable obstacle all must respond to. The broken heart is one of the most intense trials of this worldly life and one that can be severely detrimental to your physical, mental, and spiritual health. It is important to remember Shaytaan wishes to lead us to despair and sin in times of vulnerability and weakness. Not only can the broken heart be a burden in this world, but it can also lead us away from the path of Jannah in the hereafter if ..read more

“[This is] a blessed Book which We have revealed to you, [Oh Muhammad], that they might reflect upon its verses and that those of understanding would be reminded.” (Surah Sad 38:29) Allah SWT commanded us to read, ponder and analyse the verses of the Quran. Since its revelation and until the end of time, the Quran is the source of truth, knowledge and guidance for all mankind. To apply the values and lessons of the Quran in our day-to-day lives, we must be able to read it and understand its meaning. Thus, a word-for-word translation is necessary to study the lessons and meanings in the Quran ..read more

  There are so many titles to choose from but what’s one book that every Muslim should have in their own library? It goes without saying that this one book would be OTHER than the Quran, which is THE most important book for everyone to have.  This is a question we get a lot at Darussalam, but over the 20 years that we have been around, the answer has always been the same.  Riyadus Saliheen by Imam Yayha Bin Sharaf An Nawawi, may Allah (The Most High) be pleased with him. A book that is both classical, written before 676 Hijri, but still extremely relevant to today. A book that ..read more