On the following day, July 26, the student lounge of the College of Arts and Social Sciences was transformed into a beautiful lounge area where Muslim and Christian students had a fellowship. Bystanders and passersby were invited to relax in the lounge to have a friendly conversation and exchange of ideas about faith and belief. Knowledgeable resource persons like Olgay Serbetcioglu ,…

When I read through the history lines and found you had departed to the Mercy of your Creator at the tender age of 27, I could not control my emotions; of course, we do not have control over the time of our death, but my heart pained hearing your death.

The task of inviting people to Islam or Da’wa is the collective responsibility of the Muslim Ummah, of each of its members, through whatever possible ways. The Qur’an describes this collective responsibility as follows: “And from among you there must be a party who invite people to all that is good and enjoin the doing of all that is right and forbid the doing of all that is wrong. It is they who will attain true success” (Al Imran: 104).

It was fun trying to read the names of Allah in the tall trees and high falls. We understand that they are worshipping Allah by submitting to His will and by being mirrors to His Names.

In this light-filled home, I realised and discovered the importance of a believer gaining happiness in this life and hereafter not just for himself but for the others as well, just as our beloved Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) reminds us, “The best of you is he who is beneficial to others”. In here I witnessed the importance of the messenger (PBUH), his teachings, and his practice…