Tayaabah Qazi

As the second third of Ramadan starts, every fasting Muslim is eagerly seeking the last ten nights.

Mentions of Earth, her beauty and creation are numerous in our holy book, the Quran.

Many of the parents reading this article grew up without a cell phone as a necessary attachment to their bodies, and/or their pictures plastered on the walls of Meta (Facebook), X (Twitter), or Instagram.

There are a number of ways to glean that youth are experiencing stress on many levels. Recent research data tells a grim tale:

Many of us are quite familiar with the story of the creation of Prophet Adam. God taught the names of things to Adam, and the angels fell into awe upon the demonstration of his ability to know things by their names. What is so special about the names of things?

For the past two years, I have been designated the Islamic Studies teacher for seven of my nieces and nephews, ages 9 to 11 years. We come together on Google Meet every Sunday to learn from each other about our faith.