# Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research > Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research is a nonprofit think tank producing peer-reviewed research, educational content, and multimedia to address contemporary questions about Islam. **URL:** https://yaqeeninstitute.org/ All Yaqeen content is free to read, share and cite. ## Trending papers - [How to Overcome the Fear of Death: A Prophetic Cure for Death Anxiety | Essay](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/how-to-overcome-the-fear-of-death-a-prophetic-cure-for-death-anxiety-essay.md) — Dr. Jibran Khokhar · 2025-10-09 — Living with the awareness of death is part of what makes us human. But for many, that awareness is destabilizing, manifesting as death anxiety. - [Follow Your Heart or Trust the Scholars? The Islamic Ethics of Moral Authority](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/follow-your-heart-or-trust-the-scholars-the-islamic-ethics-of-moral-authority.md) — Dr. Ovamir Anjum · 2026-08-11 — Can the heart be trusted when it conflicts with a fatwa? Can a scholar be wrong? This paper explores the Prophetic guidance on this recurring dilemma among believers. - [When Scrolling Breeds Despair: A Prophetic Cure to Comparison Culture](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/when-scrolling-breeds-despair-a-prophetic-cure-to-comparison-culture.md) — Dr. Jibran Khokhar · 2025-07-10 — The more we scroll, the more we compare; the more we compare, the more we despair. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, offered a solution to this struggle. - [All That We Lost: The Colonized Mind and the Decline of the Islamic Education System](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/the-colonized-mind-and-the-decline-of-the-islamic-education-system.md) — Faisal Malik · 2019-08-15 — The philosophical foundations of schooling in the Muslim world, the impact of colonialism on educational systems in the Muslim world, and an exploration of educational reform in the Muslim world. - [Faith and Politics in the West: When Absence is the Right Move](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/faith-and-politics-in-the-west-when-absence-is-the-right-move.md) — Tom Facchine · 2025-09-16 — Depending on which table we are sitting at, our presence could actually hinder influence rather than achieve it. When we show up in spaces not because our voice is valued, but because our image is des… ## Trending videos - [The Devil Whispers. Your Intellect Does the Rest | Snapshots with Imam Tom Facchine](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/snapshots-with-imam-tom-facchine/the-devil-whispers-your-intellect-does-the-rest-snapshots-with-imam-tom-facchine.md) — Tom Facchine · 2026-09-29 — Sometimes, the most dangerous ideas aren’t the ones that sound irrational. They’re the ones we can make sound reasonable when our desires, insecurities, or need for approval pull us into a certain dir… - [How To Raise Young Muslims in a Land Built Against Them | Khutbah by Sh. Mohammad Elshinawy](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/khutbah/how-to-raise-young-muslims-in-a-land-built-against-them-khutbah-by-sh-mohammad-elshinawy.md) — Sh. Mohammad Elshinawy · 2026-10-02 — Most people believe what the people around them believe, and Muslim children are no exception. A child who watches a parent jump up from the dinner table because a prayer is about to pass learns that… - [Why Modern Life Makes Every Death Feel Sudden | Signs of the Hour Ep. 19](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/signs-of-the-hour/why-modern-life-makes-every-death-feel-sudden-signs-of-the-hour-ep-19.md) — Dr. Omar Suleiman · 2026-09-29 — Dr. Omar Suleiman’s answer to a world where death arrives without warning is urgency without panic: hurry to good deeds, visit the graves, and let children witness a janazah. - [Uthman ibn Talha (ra): Holding the Key to the Ka’bah | The Firsts](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/uthman-ibn-talha-ra-holding-the-key-to-the-kabah-the-firsts.md) — Dr. Omar Suleiman · 2026-09-28 — For over 1,400 years, one clan has guarded the most important key in history. And ironically, it reached them through a man who once rudely denied the Prophet ﷺ entry into the Ka’bah. But even as his… - [Understanding the Hadith on Angels Cursing a Wife | Real Talk Season 2 | Dr. Tesneem Alkiek and Cadar Mohamud](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/real-talk-series/understanding-the-hadith-on-angels-cursing-a-wife-real-talk-season-2-dr-tesneem-alkiek-and-cadar-mohamud.md) — Dr. Tesneem Alkiek · 2026-09-24 — "The angels curse her until morning."Yaqeen scholar Dr. Tesneem Alkiek and host Cadar Mohamud discuss a hadith that has been used to make Muslim women feel that intimacy is a debt they owe rather than… ## Featured collection: Parenting - [The Miscarried Fetus in Islam: Meeting Your Lost Child in Jannah | Blog](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/blog/the-miscarried-fetus-in-islam-meeting-your-lost-child-in-jannah.md) - [The Importance of Making Ramadan a "Big Deal" for Your Family | Blog](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/blog/the-importance-of-making-ramadan-a-big-deal-for-your-family.md) - [The Power of a Positive Home Environment: What the Research Says | Blog](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/blog/the-power-of-a-positive-home-environment-what-the-research-says.md) - [It's Okay to Be Different: How to Talk to Kids About Halloween and Islam | Blog](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/blog/its-okay-to-be-different-how-to-talk-to-kids-about-halloween-and-islam.md) - [8 Questions Your Muslim Teens Are Asking | Blog](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/blog/8-questions-your-muslim-teens-are-asking.md) ## eBooks - [Changed by the Qur’an](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/books/changed-by-the-quran) - [Qur’an 30 for 30 Life Lessons Journal](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/books/quran-30-for-30-life-lesson-journal) - [Secrets of Salah : The Hidden Gems of Prayer (Companion Journal)](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/books/secrets-of-salah-the-hidden-gems-of-prayer-companion-journal) - [The Straight Path: How Surah al-Fatiha addresses modern ideologies](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/books/the-straight-path-how-surah-al-fatiha-addresses-modern-ideologies) - [40 Prophetic Hadiths on Health & Well-being](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/books/40-prophetic-hadith-health-well-being) - [Qur’an 30 for 30: Thematic Tafsir](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/books/quran-30-for-30-thematic-tafsir) ## Curriculum - [Decoding media: An Islamic framework for truth and information](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/curriculum/the-everyday-ethics-of-life/decoding-media) — In an age of nonstop feeds and viral claims, the media doesn’t just report reality—it shapes it. For Muslims, navigating this space is both an intellectual and moral responsibility. In this unit, stud… - [Love at first sight? Ethics of desire (Boys)](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/curriculum/the-everyday-ethics-of-life/love-at-first-sight-boys) — Our Muslim youth are growing up in an environment where explicit content in various formats is ubiquitous. Educators and parents see the confusion, discomfort, and sometimes shame they experience when… - [Love at first sight? Ethics of desire (Girls)](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/curriculum/the-everyday-ethics-of-life/love-at-first-sight-girls) — Our Muslim youth are growing up in an environment where explicit content in various formats is ubiquitous. Educators and parents see the confusion, discomfort, and sometimes shame they experience when… - [Fasting and zakat: Winning through sacrifice](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/curriculum/faith-in-action/fasting-and-zakat) — It is normal for Muslim youth to question the purpose of religious rituals, especially those that involve sacrifice. This unit takes a multi-dimensional approach—physical, social, and spiritual—to und… - [How can evil coexist with a merciful God?](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/curriculum/principles-of-faith/how-can-evil-coexist-with-a-merciful-god) — The 'problem of evil' is a major point of contention in philosophical and religious circles. To address the topic, this unit first clarifies the terms of the debate by explaining that human knowledge… - [Conscious or coerced: Divine decree in Islam](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/curriculum/principles-of-faith/divine-decree-in-islam) — This unit explores a difficult question brought up by Muslim youth and adults alike: if God has knowledge of all things and we are subject to His will and power, then how do we have free will? 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