Sheikhing it Up with Sheikh Faiyaz

Reflection, Renewal & Return 29: When Ramadan Says Goodbye The final night of Ramadan has approached, and with an anguished heart, we bid farewell.  

Reflection, Renewal & Return 28: What Remains Afterward? As the month is quickly closing upon us, how can we continue to have an awakened heart? 

Reflection, Renewal & Return 27: Our Deeds are Witnessed The believer lives with the understanding that everyone of their actions are seen. 

Reflection, Renewal & Return 26: What Do We Strive For? In a beautiful verse, God gives us insight with respect to that which we should strive for in this world, so we can attain the best in the next world. 

Reflection, Renewal & Return 25: A Comforting Validation In the Quran, God offers an incredible validation for those who strive in His way. 

Reflection, Renewal & Return 24: Filling the Heart with Virtue After the nights of Qadr, we have emptied our heart of vice, and now our job is to supplement it with the best of qualities. 

Reflection, Renewal & Return 23: Softening the Heart on the Best of Nights The night of Qadr is the most important of our lives...how can we soften our heart and stand before God in complete humility?

Reflection, Renewal & Return 22: A Devoted Heart We seek toward cultivating a toward heart that is consistently looking for God at every moment during our lives.

Reflection, Renewal & Return 21: Reimagining Justice We live in a world whereby inequity dominates because there is no sense of internal justice. 

Reflection, Renewal & Return 20: A Spiritual Self-Audit We have to also examine ourselves and aspire for growth so that transition between this world and the next is seamless. 

Reflection, Renewal & Return 19: Conviction or Despair? The believer never despairs, because our faith always runs deep, regardless of the situation around us. 

Reflection, Renewal & Return 18: Trust That Never Wavers Amongst the hardest things for a believer to attain is tawakkul in God.

Reflection, Renewal & Return 17: Never Complacency Complacency is one of the most trying of all spiritual diseases and we have to rid ourselves of it during this month. 

Reflection, Renewal & Return 16: Why Should I Be Normal? A lot of people are comfortable being average...but believers have way more potential than to be okay with just being average. 

Reflection, Renewal & Return 15: The Inheritor of the Prophets II The middle of the month of Ramadan marks the birth of Imam Hassan (a), the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (s), who teaches us lessons in every dimension of life and resembles his grandfather in so many phases. [Part 2]

Reflection, Renewal & Return 14: The Inheritor of the Prophets I The middle of the month of Ramadan marks the birth of Imam Hassan (a), the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (s), who teaches us lessons in every dimension of life and resembles his grandfather in so many phases. 

Reflection, Renewal & Return 13: The Rotating Day & Night Allah commands us to reflect on His words and His creation...have I ever been thankful for the sun? Or the moon?

Reflection, Renewal & Return 12: A Lesson in Humility & Sincerity During these days, we seek toward cultivating a desire to only seek the pleasure of God, with no concern for anyone but Him. 

Reflection, Renewal & Return 11: A Shortcut to Paradise Amongst the quickest ways to find paradise is not through increased prayers, fasting or recitation of Quran...but doing the little things at home. 

Reflection, Renewal & Return 10: Supporting God & His Prophet What does it mean to support God and His Prophet? We learn it in practical steps from the wife of the Prophet, Lady Khadija (a).

Reflection, Renewal & Return 9: What is Knowledge? A man comes to the Messenger of God (s) asking him, "what is knowledge?" The Prophet answers with an important response that requires some reflection. 

Reflection, Renewal & Return 8: How Can I Sit With God? In a tradition, God says, "I sit with the one who remembers Me..." But what does it mean to be in His remembrance? 

Reflection, Renewal & Return 7: Don't Waste Today The blessing of time is one that we don't get back...we have to hold ourselves to self-account as to not lose the opportunity. 

Reflection, Renewal & Return 6: Mindful Eating This month is not supposed to be about food, but for so many of us, it is...how can we transform our relationship?

Reflection, Renewal & Return 5: Imperfection Before God Vulnerability and admitting imperfection are two sides of the same reality, and they are both so vital in building out a relationship with the Creator.