Michelle Schafieh

Q: Is dua only used for special occasions, or can it be incorporated into daily life? A:  Dua should always be incorporated in Daily Life. Dua means to call out and beg for something earnestly. Whenever you want something, you make dua. I like to think of dua as simple prayer. Simply raise your hands, and […]

Q: Is it possible to believe that the Quran is divinely inspired without believing that Mohammed was the ‘perfect man’? I am not a Muslim, but I see no problem believing that Mohammed was divinely connected to a higher spiritual force who gave a message that was needed in his time and place. I see

Q: How do I navigate Islam as a female convert/revert that has been married to a Non Muslim man for a longer time than being Muslim? It seems pointless to be Muslim when I am being told I should leave the only man that has ever allowed and encouraged me to practice Islam and that

Q: What is dua in Islam? Is Allah’s name ‘Love’? A: Dua means to call out and beg for something earnestly. Whenever you want something, you make dua. I like to think of dua as simple prayer. Simply raise your hands, and ask Allah (swt) earnestly for what you want in life. Every religion makes

Q: Is there any benefit in listening to the Quran without understanding it? A: Yes. There is a parable: Listening or reading the Qur’an without understanding the meaning is like trying to take water using a woven basket. Although you won’t be able to take any water with it, you clean the basket in the

Q: I am losing my faith in Allah and I started having doubts in Allah, and I get thoughts about Kure and shirk. I feel like I am committing shirk of belief, and I am afraid of Allah that I will go to hell forever, which kills me from inside, and I have a long