Umm Zakiyyah's Blog, page 13
March 29, 2016
Is Music Really Haraam? The Myth of Consensus
Below is a post written by Brother John Yahya Ederer regarding the highly debated topic of the prohibition of music. We are reposting it here not to try to convince anyone to believe music is permissible or forbidden, but to understand that this issue is not as black-and-white as some Muslims claim. As with all controversial issues, each […]
March 24, 2016
Homework Help: Story 6 The Friendship Promise
CLICK HERE for ALL STORIES in this Series READ entire novel FREE in UZ Author app: CLICK HERE “Oooooh,” Samira cried between bursts of giggles. She lay on a pile of autumn leaves with her arms stretched high above her head. She moved her arms and legs like scissors, the leaves crunching beneath her. “I can’t wait till […]
March 22, 2016
Identity Crisis. Can We Differ Safely?
“Men who do music are like homosexuals!” There was a ripple of laughter throughout the crowd. I shifted uncomfortably from where I sat in the women’s section and glanced uncertainly around me. Everyone was either laughing, smirking, or shaking their head in emphatic agreement. Am I the only one who has a problem with this? […]
March 17, 2016
A Truce: Story 5 The Friendship Promise
CLICK HERE for ALL STORIES in this Series READ entire novel FREE in UZ Author app: CLICK HERE “Friends forever, friends forever, friends forever more.” Eyes shut, Samira, Maryam, and Latifah chanted in unison and held each other’s hands as they sat in a circle on the carpet of Maryam’s bedroom floor. It was a Saturday evening in […]
March 14, 2016
Maybe It’s Divorce We’re Taking Lightly
“This is really a shame,” the woman said. “The divorce rate of Muslims is so high. Why are Muslims taking marriage so lightly?” It’s a question we’ve likely all heard or uttered by our own tongues. But the more I live, the more I’m developing a different perspective… Anisa’s Story Anisa was twenty-two when she […]
March 10, 2016
Something’s Missing: Story 4 The Friendship Promise
CLICK HERE for ALL STORIES in this Series READ entire novel FREE in UZ Author app: CLICK HERE “We are in high school now.” Latifah hugged herself with her free arm as the wire of the phone twisted and stretched behind her in her bedroom. “Can you believe it?” It was late Monday afternoon in early September, and […]
March 3, 2016
Internet Standoff: Story 3 The Friendship Promise
CLICK HERE for ALL STORIES in this Series READ entire novel FREE in UZ Author app: CLICK HERE “I can’t believe you let Maryam have internet in her room.” Joanne gripped the steering wheel with her left hand as she lifted a can of diet cola from the cup holder and took a sip. She shook her head […]
March 2, 2016
Interview with Former Pop Star Mizz Nina
Umm Zakiyyah’s interview with former pop star Mizz Nina: Please tell us a little bit about yourself, your background, and what inspired you to take your faith journey and share it with others. My name is Shazrina Azman but most people know me as ‘Mizznina’. I am 35 years old, born and raised in Kuala Lumpur […]
February 29, 2016
Interview with Founder of Into Taqwa Malaysia
Umm Zakiyyah’s interview with founder of Into Taqwa Malaysia: Please tell us a little bit about yourself, your background, and what inspired you on your faith journey and the eventual establishment of Into Taqwa. My name is Fara Othman, the founder of Into Taqwa Malaysia. I am actually an entrepreneur. I have my own business, […]
February 27, 2016
It’s About What Your Heart Wants Most
An excerpt from the journal of Umm Zakiyyah: In the end, everything boils down to what your heart covets most. Worldly circumstances and experiences only bring to surface who you already are deep inside. This is why relatively identical trials—whether of prosperity or adversity—bring out the good in some and the evil in others…and why some […]
