Winter Donations: A Critical Time for Those in Need
“Winter is the best season for the believer,” according to the Holy Prophet (SAW), because “its nights are long for him to pray in, and its days are…
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The Zahra Trust Blog
Stories from the field, updates on our appeals, and reflections on the work your generosity makes possible.
Leave Behind a Legacy: Creating an Islamic Will with a Lasting Impact
Death is an inevitable reality for everyone on this earth, “for every soul shall taste of death” (Quran 3:185). But what we leave behind can potentially have a…
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Khums and our Role in a Collective Society
Embodying generosity as a way of living is a pinnacle of success in Islam, both personally and socially. The Quran is replete with verses on the benefits of…
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Humanitarian Aid for Afghan Refugees: Rebuilding their Lives in Canada
On August 16, 2021, we were haunted by images of hundreds of Afghans desperately trying to flee instability in their country by clinging onto an airplane as it…
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Setting and Keeping New Years’ resolutions
How to Keep a New Year’s Resolution in Islam There is a famous hadith Qudsi, or saying, in which Allah (SWT) tells us, “If you walk towards me,…
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Acts of Service: A love language for the holiday season
‘Tis the season, and although the days are getting colder, the holiday cheer that is coming upon us is one that permeates warmth, joy, and the spirit of…
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Climate change: An Islamic responsibility to care for the planet
The Islamic way of living is one that advocates for complete harmony in nature and upholds the rights of all beings. Somewhere along the way, humans began to…
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4 Beliefs About the “Awaited Saviour”
The concept of the Awaited Saviour is a fundamental belief in Islam. Some Muslims believe that he is yet to be born and so await his birth. In…
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11 Lessons from Imam Ali (as) on How to Live an Ethical life
In 2002, United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annaan issued a powerful statement on the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that continues to resonate in…
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