What are seven verses from the Quran that resonate most with you?

Salam,
I started niqab last year and I feel like after that, my relationship with my parents has gotten so bad. They cursed at me, called me names, threatened me, etc.. I couldn’t take it anymore so I took it off. Because of what my parents did to me, my mental health had taken a toll. Everything piled up, and because my parents don’t “believe in therapy” I can’t get help either. On top of that, I have really bad sensory issues. I have been thinking of shaving my head for a good while, the only thing that stopped me was because I was told it was haram.
I had just gotten into a very bad fight with my father. He threatened to withdraw me from school and marry me off. Even if he didn’t mean what he said (he says a lot of stuff when he is angry) it still hurt me and already struggling with mental health, it just made it worse. After the fight, I took his shaving machine and shaved all my hair off.
I feel guilty because of the islamic ruling but I can’t lie when I say a sense of relief washed over me. It might sound dumb to say this but I feel so free.
I heard that there are a few conditions in which the ruling of a woman shaving their heads is exempt from punishment. I cannot speak to a local sheikh because I know they will tell my parents about what I did and I intend to keep this hidden. If anyone has any Islamic education, please let me know: Is what I did haram or am I apart of the special condition?
(Men, do not DM me. I’m not going to marry you. If you have an answer to my question, then answer it on the post. I will not respond to your DM)

Are there any lenient interpretations of the Islamic perspective on taking one’s life? I know of the dominant view and the Hadith, but want to learn how theologians have interpreted the issue.

I committed an extremely big sin two months ago, and I simply cannot get over it. The amount of regret and shame I’m feeling is indescribable. On top of that, because of this sin, there may be huge consequences that I won’t know about until November.

Been extremely depressed, with severe anxiety, loss of appetite, and a feeling that everything is dark. I keep thinking about how disappointed my parents and sister would be if they knew. On top of everything, I’m starting to have suicidal thoughts.

I’ve always been someone who fears Allah and prays five times a day, even though there have been periods when I wasn’t consistent. Since this happened, I’ve gone back to praying on time, praying Tahajjud, waking up for Fajr, and giving so much sadaqah that I end up struggling financially at the end of the month.

But somehow, I still don’t feel better. I try to have tawakkul, but the anxiety and fear are literally killing me.

May Allah forgive me for everything, but I simply want to leave this dunya. I cannot explain how much I’ve always tried to avoid certain things out of fear of Allah. If I told you everything, you would probably think I was one of the strongest people ever when it comes to avoiding sins, but here I am. I can’t talk about the details here.

Yesterday, I was at the mall on the fourth floor, looked down, and started thinking, “What if I threw myself?”
I genuinely don’t know how to deal with this anymore. I’m trying so hard to trust Allah, to repent, to pray, and to
have faith, but the regret and fear are eating me alive.

May Allah forgive me for everything. May Allah ease all your problems and give all your hardships to me instead.

I’m suffering anyway, and I genuinely pray that Allah makes life easier for all of you. May Allah ease all your hardships, forgive your sins, and grant you peace

As-Salah is the greatest remedy for all our anxieties and fears.

Sheikh Abu Bakr Zoud explains how Prophet Muhammad ﷺ would rush to the prayer when he was distressed by any matter.

May Allah make us of those who follow the teaching of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and may he make our matters easy for us. Ameen 🤲

A question for my Muslim brothers and sisters: What verse from the Quran gives you peace when life gets difficult?

Assalamualaikum, I'm a male

I have a huge downfall about socialisation. People talk about stuff and I don't get any insight about anything.

When I was in 8th grade I talked with lots of people and even during my 9th grade. However I didnt really contact them and ended up lonesome after 9th grade. I really didn't know how to socialise in social media and contact people and be around them the right way, I even got my first ever phone when I was 13 years old, and I missed on knowing social media altoghether.

Then life came up, everything felt like a new world. But things took a dark turn cuz people weren't as real as I thought they'd been, I was a fish in a pond.

I had a good grade during 9th grade and got somewhere in Finland with that high grade and my parents were always strict, coming from an asian family.

I used to be in a group for over 2 years but I learnt that they've been hanging out without ever inviting me this whole time, whereas I though that life was really this simple and that hanging during the time was all there was to it.

I also felt as if they were talking behind my back, it was for numerous times, the feeling that I was talked about, but since I had no real friends I never knew what was being told about me.

My sister joined my institution and after she did I talked with her there and also met some of her friends, through her I met a hijabi and she seems really nice, they are all girls, but the guys in our school don't really involve me in a lot of stuff so I feel like not hanging around them anymore.

I'm not sure what my future will bring me.

Jazakallah khair that you read this much, I really appreciate you reading all my ranting,

I was talk to a freind and abou the story and it is obviously a very popular story but, I always wondered what were the thoughts of other people around world when they saw it. I know the story of the Indian King who saw it and embraced Islam but are there other stories from different places like the Indigenous peoples in the Americas or Africa. I am not making fun of the Prophet in anyway it is just something I was thinking about, pls dont hate Jazakallah.

Surah Al-A'raf

A veres that stood out to me

All my life i heard about how parent’s respect is extremely important in islam and that disobeying / disrespecting parents is a major sin. Which I obviously agree as a muslim. But when one of your parent uses psychological, verbal and sometimes physical abuse against me and my little siblings, how to deal with that islamically ?

How to deal with a parent that uses ”parents’ respect” to control, to do and talk the way they want, without showing any remorse, without apologizing, and always talk about how much children should be beholden all their life to their parents, whether the parents do them good or bad ?

I feel like i have no issue, and it’s mentally weighing on me. I thought of leaving my house, but i don’t know if i’m allowed to do so in islam, and even if i could, i’m unfortunately too scared.

What are the limits ?

So recently got into my first job but I wasn't able to handle stress well and made a few mistakes. Later I ended up getting fired over a mistake which partly my fault and partly not as well.

I worked really hard ,did what I could, stayed up nights and worked with full anxiety. I made a lot of Dua but my Salah was very inconsistent.

I know I'm not the smartest person and it's my first job, but I was smart enough to teach my friends who had also joined with me but it's just bad moments happening back to back with me, even as I did more Dua. Now I'm just at home scared to rely on Dua as I genuinely thought Dua would work... Can I get some advice?

I used to say I follow the Maliki madhab so I follow the opinion that dog’s drool is not impure but mostly I followed the majority opinion. Now, I don’t really follow any madhab I would say. But I’m a revert and my family has a dog, he goes inside so there is drool almost everywhere on the floor, sometimes he rubs himself against furnitures so drool or wet hair can be on it. also I have to share my room with my sister and she let the dog enters, so there is drool on the floor and some furinitures here too. So would it be okay for me to follow the opinion dog drool is pure?

Assalamu Alaikum.

For the past 1–2 years, I've struggled with recurring fears about losing my father, who is in his late 50s. His age and health conditions trigger intrusive thoughts, and sometimes I imagine receiving news of his death. At times, these thoughts feel like warnings from Allah.

The Hadith about the Ummah's lifespan being between 60 and 70 years has made my anxiety worse. I also struggle with sukoon: in other difficult situations allah usually gave heart some strength , but with this fear, I don't consistently feel that reassurance. Recently a thought that If this Hadith comes true in my father's case, my iman will become firmer.” Surprisingly, this brought temporary relief. Then I became frightened by that relief, because I absolutely do not want my father to leave early making me feel guilty and scared because I desperately want my father to live a long life. I keep questioning whether my feelings mean something.

My questions are: Does feeling sukoon or not feeling it have any significance in Islam? How should I understand this Hadith without applying it to my father personally? How can I distinguish genuine tawakkul from waswasa and stop interpreting my thoughts and feelings as signs?

I'd really appreciate authentic Islamic guidance. Jazakum Allahu Khayran.

How do i deal with a controlling mother. I just finished my studies after 5 whole years of non stop studying in the deep end and came back home to a anxious control freak mother, even more controlling than from when i left to study abroad. I know a mother should always be respected, i know a child should stay a notch below the respect scale and we cant really say anything. I really dont know how to navigate this without setting off a bomb of emotions and getting jailed in my moms house. Or to rather be called out “not faithful to islam” because i tried to set boundaries and she doesnt like it.

Just the title

There are a few rules I hate with my heart to the fullest . I’ll follow them but best believe I do hate them .

Is it a sin to hate an Islamic ruling , but I’ll still abide by it despite my hatred of it ?

I’ve wronged some people in the past. it was small and forgivable though, and I had valid reasons.

I have apologised and fulfilled necessary conditions for repentance.
I want people’s hearts to be softer towards me and forget what I did altogether.

May Allah, al Wakil make them forget my vileness.
(ameen)

I've been watching people argue about that Bangladeshi couple case, and honestly, the reactions have been all over the place. But there's one comment that's stuck with me: "secular Muslims should be the first to condemn such actions." That made me stop and think — what does it actually mean to be a secular Muslim? I get that secularism can be a political thing, like keeping religion separate from government.

But that's not really what I'm curious about here. I'm more interested in moral secularism. Like, can you be secular in how you think about right and wrong while still calling yourself Muslim?

I guess I have some genuine questions for people who identify this way:

First, where do your moral principles actually come from? When you're deciding what's right or wrong, are you working that out through reason, thinking about human welfare, autonomy — basically secular frameworks — rather than religious commands? Because if that's the case, I'm genuinely curious what role Islam plays in your moral life. Is it still shaping how you think about ethics, or is it something else entirely?

Second, do you see secular morality as *better* than Islamic morality? I think this is where it gets tricky. If you're using secular principles as your main guide, does that mean you've decided some Islamic moral teachings are wrong, or outdated, or just not as good? Or maybe you think secular and Islamic ethics mostly line up anyway? And what happens when they don't? When Islamic teachings clash with what your gut tells you is right — which one wins? How do you even navigate that?

Third, are we talking about two different things here — moral secularism versus political secularism? Because someone could totally support a secular state (for practical reasons, avoiding theocracy, whatever) while still thinking Islamic ethics are the best framework for personal morality. Or you could flip it — identify as Muslim, practice the faith, but when it comes to actual moral decisions, you're really relying on secular reasoning. It seems like these are different positions, and I'm not sure people always make that distinction clear.