Reflections

Facing Our Fear: Reflecting on Modern Society’s Death Anxiety

Note Many will be touched by death in this pandemic; thus, it is important to emphasize that this piece is not intended for those grieving. Rather, it shares some reflections for those whose hearts are unburdened by...

Dr. Tarek Younis

Reframing Ramadan: How to Flourish While the Masjids are Closed

Introduction On Friday, March 12, 2020, religious leaders and board members at masjids across the country made the excruciating decision to suspend the Friday (Jumuʿah) prayer due to the spread of COVID-19...

Sh. Omar Husain and Dr. Osman Umarji

Barred From That Which You Love: Lessons From the Life of Umm Salamah

Introduction In the wake of COVID-19, we’ve all had to deal with the sudden reality that we may not be able to perform acts of worship that are most beloved to us, acts of worship that we feel bring us closest to Allah...

Nuriddeen Knight

We’ve Been Here Before: Plague and Pestilence in Pre-Modern Islamic History

Introduction In the Name of Allah the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful On the 27th of Rajab, Muslims traditionally gathered in the Umayyad Mosque of Damascus to commemorate the Miʿrāj, the Ascension of the...

Abdul Rahman Latif

Is Contagion Real? Giving Context to Prophetic Wisdom

Introduction Could it be that God’s message that is so conscious of human welfare that it relaxes the duty to offer congregational prayers due to rain, to fast the otherwise obligatory days of Ramadan while traveling...

Dr. Ovamir Anjum

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Between Tension and Compassion: Reflections on Family Time During Covid-19

Introduction Sometimes in a relationship, egos prevail over hearts and minds. When this happens, the part of us that desires to be right acts as our mouthpiece and drives our actions. Prophet Yūsuf’s brothers operated...

Faatimah Knight

Return to the Maskan: Rediscovering the Treasure of Home

This reflection series was launched in April 2020 by the Yaqeen Institute in an effort to provide timely, thoughtful, and Islamically grounded perspectives by its Research Fellows surrounding the global outbreak of the...

Dr. Zara Khan