Many claim to believe. They speak of love for their scripture, loyalty to their prophet, and devotion to God. But belief without obedience is hollow. When revelation challenged comfort, it was ignored. The book was honored in words, but neglected in action. This episode exposes the gap between professed faith and lived submission. It highlights a pattern called out by Allah Himself: a pattern of hypocrisy, of reverence without responsibility, of scripture recited but not followed. The truth has come again—clear, complete, undeniable. The question is no longer what people claim to believe. The question is: Will they follow it?
How do you respond to trauma? Do you let it consume you and strip you of your power?
We all experience painful events. It’s resilience that restores your dignity, not dwelling in victimhood. The perfect example? Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. He faced unimaginable hardship, but turned his pain into purpose.
Tom Facchine (pronounced fa-KEEN-ee) converted to Islam in 2010 as he was finishing his BA in Political Science. For the next few years he studied Islam and Arabic with local teachers while working with Muslim youth, founding and directing youth groups in two different communities. In 2015 he was accepted into the University of Madinah and is now close to completing a bachelor’s degree in Islamic Law. In addition to youth group activities, for the past two years Tom has directed an after school program for young Muslims called the Ramadan Academy, which operates out of the GCLEA mosque in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Tom’s academic and personal background brings a unique dual ability to relate to mainstream Western cultural norms and engage them from a traditional Islamic perspective. His unique teaching style is highly interactive and brings high-level concepts to a level that even children can understand. He is passionate about building relationships with Muslim youth and giving them the tools and confidence to live as observant, well-adjusted people of faith in our times.
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