Best of Ilm Student Central 2017

Highlighting some noteworthy posts from this site and other Muslimah bloggers for 2017.

Crying Over Blessings in Disguise

During my first week on my first job I was always on the verge of tears. It was a decent job but I’d come home and cry. Why?

Band-Aids on a Bleeding Heart

[Guest post submitted to OnIslam.net] If your connections on Earth are disconnecting you from those in the heavens, then your sense of connection is flawed. Pain occurs to tell you that something is wrong. If not for pain, you wouldn't know until your body is consumed by the disease. Pain killers can bump off the …

Between Wisdom and Folly

It was the third night of Ramadan already. Two days of fasting had whizzed by and I was still trying to get a grip on my Ramadan goals. I hastened into the first empty spot and joined the congregation in Taraweeh with a number of thoughts floating through my mind. Thank God we made it …

The Secret of Getting Ahead is Getting Started

You know how it feels when you want to do so many things but you never seem to make progress on them. If you like writing things down, you may have a bucket list or “some day” list with items that have been on it forever. If you’re the visual type, you might have a …

The Only Comparison is the You of Yesterday

Amongst the most common obstacles to achieving what you want, the saddest one is not having the ability to overcome inferiority complex. We have dreams only to dismiss them by comparing ourselves to those who are light years ahead of us. Do you face this problem or know anyone who does? Do you find yourself …