Marry women of your choice, Two or three or four but if you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly (with them), then only one This verse from the Qur’an gives permission to Muslim men to marry more than one woman — to practise polygamy. In fact…

The story goes that the influential ones from the children of Israel approached their prophet asking him to appoint over them a King so they can fight back. The prophet wonders whether they would back off once the fight is called. They assure that backing off is not an option…

When God said to the angels that he is going to place humans on earth and grant them authority, the angels asked Will You place upon it one who causes corruption therein and sheds blood, while we exalt You with praise and declare Your perfection? The next few verses captures…

Recently I was asked for my thoughts on the movie Interstellar. I visited Wikipedia to read the plot. Turns out that the world is in danger due to a global famine and the only way to get saved is to find an alternate planet. But planet fit for human life…

On of my recent train journey to Ambur, I got into an engrossing discussion with a Muslim man. Earlier he shared a WhatsApp status claiming that there is NO purpose to life, no life after death and this is the only life we have got. Since the journey was 3…

Recently Sh Abdus Salam wrote an article on Prophetic Medicine. If you came across his post, do read a short story that I wrote as a comment on his post. If you haven’t read the Sheikh’s post, don’t bother reading beyond this. I wanted to put this out because academic…

When I send voice messages over WhatsApp, it’s not unusual for me to cancel them mid-way and then record all over until I’m satisfied. This is when I’m answering a question or giving a direction. Even at my fluent best, when I play back the audio, I can hear long…

When we talk of Ramadan, it’s common to hear that it’s a period of training for the remaining 11 months. The explanation goes that when we can leave the permissible acts (food, beverage, marital relations) during fasting, it stands to reason that we can leave the haram acts during the…

No oxygen bed, no plasma, no Remdesivir … you still have a super power on speed dial. Covid could be your chance to know God. I’m saying this because answering prayers is one of the proofs of the existence of God. God says in the Qur’an: Is not He (better…