The blessed month of Ramadan is a month of returning—returning to the Qur’an, to worship, and most importantly to a deeper understanding of who Allah, the Most High is. At the heart of that understanding are two of His most repeated and beloved Names: Ar-Rahman and Ar-Raheem.

During the month of Ramadan, many families seek meaningful ways to increase their good deeds and enrich their worship.

Losing a loved one is a heavy burden that every human being will experience at some point in life. Every soul that enters the realm of the living will inevitably depart from it as part of a divinely ordained plan.

I have attended many funerals throughout my life. Most of them were for people I did not know. Growing up as a Muslim boy, my father often encouraged me to attend funerals at mosques if we were able to, and until recently, it felt like a chore.

Death is not a stranger to the believer, yet it never arrives without pain. No matter how strong our īmān, grief still shakes the heart. Islam does not ask us to deny that pain; it teaches us how to carry it—with patience, dignity, and trust in Allah’s mercy.