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Ramadan Mubarak

Share From all of us here at Muslimas Oasis. May this be a time for renewal, peace, healing and drawing closer to Allah for all of us and our families amin!  Read More →

Keys to Happiness

Share Awareness, Communication, Acceptance, Contentment. These 4 basic concepts cover so many aspects of a healthy attitude, healthy mind and understanding of what it is to be truly ‘Happy’. Happiness itself has become more of a concept than a feeling. It’s sort of like love, there... 
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A Gnostic Inquiry of Apocryphal Magnitude

Share “The paradox of reality is that no image is as compelling as the one which exists only in the mind’s eye.” Shana Alexander Not long ago I was browsing through the Encyclopedia of Islam and the Middle East and came across an interesting work of art from the book “Anatomy of the Human... 
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Bringing the sisterhood back this Ramadan

Share I’ve been thinking a lot lately about sisterhood. We all know when a group of women get together drama is almost inevitable, but the sisterhood should be deep enough to get past that, we should be getting together for the sake of Allah and remembering that when we disagree. In my experience,... 
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The Parables of Nature

Share “To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug.” ~ Helen Keller More often than not, we subconsciously confuse dhikr (Remembrance of Allah) for general curiosity. We ask ourselves questions such as “Why am I here?”,... 
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Cry to Allah!

Share A poem. I cried to you and I felt held I felt warmth I felt mercy I felt peace I felt absolute release I felt humble I felt open I felt hidden I felt forgiven. Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, “Seven people Allah will give them His Shade... 
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We are growing!

Share MashaAllah! In the last couple of weeks we have gained 3 new Authors, inshaAllah their contributions will benefit MO greatly! We are testing a new approach to our community, will probably just go back to a good old forum though as i think that’s going to be easier for us to manage and users... 
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Wait, only how many days left?

Share My brother was eating a Dove chocolate in my room today, and read out the message to me.  It said “Make a list of your dreams” and he paused and said “Well, to get to Jannah, just one dream, I guess I don’t have a list…” and quietly left the room a bit unsure. ... 
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