Assalamualaikum,I g i needed to went somewhere. I’m ashamed to admit it but I hate Eid at my home and i will tell you why. I moved to the furthest uni to get way from my family. And I thought absence will mend things. My dad is a STEM major and is a reputed professional ... Read More
Assallamu’alaikum, dear Sisters, I am a 22 yr old female, living in the United States. I am a moderately practicing Muslim; I fast Ramadan, do Zakat, pray and dress somewhat modest.Recently, I’ve been reflecting quite a bit on the concept of “virginity”. I am abstinent up to this point. However, I’ve been wondering if remaining ... Read More
Dear Fatima, I’m a nineteen year old girl in college. I feel chained to a cycle of addiction in the form of masturbation and I sometimes hate myself for it. I know the triggers of it are going to sleep late and primarily looking at my phone in bed, but even when I try to ... Read More
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For years I have been struggling with pornography addiction, since I was 13 years old. I have tried so many times to quit and did not succeed any of the times, to the point that I feel so hopeless that any time I read advice about how to quit I feel “it doesn’t matter, this ... Read More
I am 15, female, living in the united states, in a non-Muslim household. I reverted around 14, without my parents knowing, because they are Islamophobic. I don’t know what to do, I’m surrounded by haram influences, and feel that I am displeasing Allah. I’m in a haram relationship, have committed zina, and don’t see a ... Read More
Asalamualkum I have a daughter who says she is transgender I firmly believe she has rapid onset gender dysporia due to peer influence bc I swear as a child and early teen I saw nothing she loved dolls and her pink dresses and dressing up for eid but then I sent her to a feminist ... Read More
Today after Asr, my mom told me that she makes dua for me to meet my naseeb soon. But she was frustrated and said, “For the love of Allah, show up to your classes. Go to university, get to know people, mingle so they know who you are and whose daughter you are. Nobody even ... Read More
Assalamu alaikum I, 22F, have recently been experiencing a nudge within me to prepare myself for marriage, and for the first time ever, I truly feel as though my mind is fully aligned and I am committed to the journey of getting married. I have always wanted to marry. My biggest dream had been to ... Read More
“17 year old , girl, Pakistani, college student. am 17 year old, fighting through suicidal thoughts all the time. I have planned many suicide attempts since childhood but was never that serious and committed on doing it. Some days ago , I really gave up , wrote goodbye letters to my closest ones, offered salat ... Read More
