During my adventures, I have traveled twice to Istanbul. Both trips were a year apart and served very different purposes. When we decided that we need to leave in 2021, we were deep in a pandemic/lockdown, and travel was not possible. During this period, however, many people I knew had moved to Istanbul as Türkiye…
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Peace be upon the final messenger. Alhamdulillah, by the grace of Allah, today we launched our new long-term project, Tafsir Intensive. This program is exclusive to paid members of Islamic Self Help. Learn more about our paid membership program here. Tafsir Intensive is designed to connect…
We are less than 40 days away from the most important month of the year, Ramadan. Ramadan is the month of the Qur’an, a time of increased recitation, reflection, and purification. Allah says in the Qur’an about Ramadan, “Ramadan is the month in which the Quran was revealed, as guidance for humanity, and clear proof…
In December 2024, I decided to travel to Doha to check it out as a potential Hijrah location. There were many reasons I chose Doha, it is a Muslim country with a strong economy, it is safe peaceful land without any crime or political instability, there are direct flights to Doha from my home country,…
Four years ago, I made intention to leave South Africa with my family and migrate to a Muslim land. At the time, my family were unable to travel due to paperwork issues, so I decided to scout ahead and travel to various Muslim lands seeking out a potential hijrah destination. Alhamdulillah, now we are living…