Do we associate “labor” with religion and “leisure” with the profane? Examples of how the opposite is true. وَأَوحىٰ رَبُّكَ إِلَى النَّحلِ أَنِ اتَّخِذي مِنَ الجِبالِ بُيوتًا وَمِنَ الشَّجَرِ وَمِمّا يَعرِشونَ “Your Lord revealed to the bees: ‘Build dwellings in the mountains and the trees, and also in the structures which men erect.” — Qur’an… Continue reading

فَإِنَّ مَعَ العُسرِ يُسرًا إِنَّ مَعَ العُسرِ يُسرًا فَإِذا فَرَغتَ فَانصَب وَإِلىٰ رَبِّكَ فَارغَب “For truly with hardship comes ease; truly with hardship comes ease. So when you have finished, work on, and make your Lord your goal!” — Qur’an 94: 5-8 Many of us would simply like to wake up in the morning, have… Continue reading