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
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
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
Salam I’m 25 F , as long as I remember , I had moments of intense sadness from when I was roughly 15. I have strong family history of mental illness severe ones in fact and the first time I got diagnosed with an illness called dysthymia was sometime in 2020. I was in disbelief ... Read More
I feel like I’m starting to lose my mind. I’m a 22 year old Muslimah who deeply loves her religion, but I’m getting so angry, beyond angry and I feel guilty for feeling this way. I’m exhausted by the constant discourse about us having to control our sexual desires, while non-Muslims can have sex freely ... Read More
Ok I was very stupid when I was 10 but I can’t change the past. Let’s go (Reminder, I STILL have not gotten help) I was an overachiever, straight A student, good at swimming, did a little archery. Even when I was younger, I think I was battling low self-esteem. I think in my mind, ... Read More
Dear Fatima, I feel that I am at a pivotal stage in life right now, but I am so conflicted. I am a 24-year-old woman, turning 25 in about 4-5 months. Finding the right partner and getting married (and eventually planning a family) are high on my list of priorities. In fact, these have been ... Read More
I’m almost 20 and my parents have been married for 21 years. My mom has always been a religious person and my dad has been on and off. They decided to get divorced but islamically and we ended up moving to another state from my dad. After 5 years, he decided he wanted her back ... Read More
Assalam Alaykum, I’m not sure who to ask, but I’m young F18 and a brother asked my father for my hand 18 as well, to not fall into haram, and my father agreed and acknowledged that this brother would not be able to support me right away, and he is okay with supporting me until ... Read More
