Khair, InshaAllah

Share The scene: a woman searching for her broken necklace… Aisha narrates, “When Allah’s Apostle had finished his Ghazwa (battle) and returned and we approached Madinah, Allah’s Messenger ordered to proceed at night. When the army was ordered to resume the homeward journey, I got up... 
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Responsibility on Parents

Share With this small article I would like to draw attention to the responsibility of the Parents in the Islamic upbringing of children. ”Children are a product of the influence that their parents have on them and Allah is going to ask parents about that influence on Judgment Day.” (Beshir 2007) ... 
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One wife, Two wife, Three wife, Four.

Share The much debated, much misunderstood, much hated 4 wives issue. Let’s start with the ayah (verse of the Qur’an) that gives muslim men the right to marry up to 4 women. We find it in the 4th Surah/Chapter and it is the 3rd Ayah/Verse: “And if you fear that you cannot act equitably... 
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Hijabi Identity

Share I’m sure I’m not the only one who’s struggled with this. Finding my own style, my own identity within the requirements of my Hijab. I guess it sort of depends on your definition of hijab, whether we agree with all of them or not, there are many interpretations and ideas of what... 
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You know your child and your child knows you

Share Parenting is such an individual process. The experience of motherhood and fatherhood is different for everyone, and different again for each child. For that reason, i’m not going to tell you in this article that my way is the right way or how to do this or that to raise a healthy, happy family.... 
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Got Wasiya?

Share Death is a certainty. Its our destination. Its inevitable and undeniable. Yet human beings tend to associate grieving, sadness, and pain with death. Perhaps that is the reason why vast majority of us shove the thought of death somewhere back in our mind, burried under the daily preoccupation. Most... 
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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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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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You’re a Natural Beauty!

Share We all are! Embrace it. For clarity sake, i should say that i’ve never been the kind of woman who worries about her looks, i’m a ‘wash my face with water (sometimes soap) and throw my hair in a ponytail (usually brushed)’ kind of woman. However i’ve wanted to focus... 
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The problem with culture

Share We all know the story: An american (or insert other nationality) woman becomes a muslim, seeks a religious mate, they talk about marriage and make plans, he talks to his family and it all falls apart. Of course the story goes the other way too but let’s make it this way for simplicity sake. But... 
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