Oftentimes, when we speak of the Ummahatul Mu’mineen (Mothers of the Believers), we talk about powerhouses like Khadijah, ‘Aisha, Hafsa, Zaynab bint Jahsh (رضي الله عنهن) etc; about those who were outspoken and emerged as the leaders among women because of their powerful personalities. However, we sometimes tend to forget about those silent pillars that…
You’re expecting another cliché article, aren’t you? Like the ones with the rhyming titles we read every year about a week or two after Eid: “7 Ways To Maintain Your Eman” “Don’t Let Ramadan Fly And Let Your Faith Die” “Reason Number Five To Keep Ramadan’s Spirit Alive” Let me tell you a little…
Okay, pull your trainers on, and get ready for the race of the year! Ramadan! Our beloved guest is here and we’ve got some serious training to do. And I’m here to help you shape up. Now, what’s really interesting is that most people don’t realize that Ramadan is a race. From the first sighting of…
As I was reaching the end of my third trimester I decided to take a short break from my Quran lessons as I knew I’d get very busy in the coming weeks. When I informed my teacher she said she’ll see me again three or four months later in that case. What?! Four months? No…
First, let me tell you how it feels to LIVE your dream. To follow your passion and live a purposeful life you’ve always dreamed of. It’s overwhelming. It’s exhilarating. It’s scary. Yes, you’ll be scared. You’ll be afraid of having a full plate all the time. You’ll even be afraid to fail. But you’ll experience a…
“Only Allah can judge me” This phrase is thrown around quite often, mostly by those wanting to find a loophole to justify their questionable actions. In a time where there is a boom of knowledge on the Internet and many people are starting to learn and practice their Deen, there are many still entangled in…
Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah صلى اللّٰه عليه وسلم said, “Whoever travels a path in search on knowledge, Allah will make easy for him a path to Paradise.” [Sahih Muslim, 2699] Imagine yourself, walking through the doors of a hall that is filled with tables and chairs from one end to the next,…
“I never get enough of reading. When I see a book the first time, it feels as if I see a treasure. If I say that I have read 20,000 volumes, then it is (even) more and I’m still reading.” – Imam Ibn Al Jawzi رحمه الله Just like you can’t have sunshine without the sun,…
Time moulds you into something you are not. It has an art of transformation that leaves you spellbound. It calms down the rebels, honours the humiliated, frees the shackled, shatters the mighty, guides the lost, educates the innocent, enriches the illiterate and defeats the arrogant. With time, your obsession dies, soul grooms, heart heals and…
‘To be gifted with motherhood, is a beautiful blessing. Not only does the news enlighten the life of the mother-to-be herself, but those near and dear ones around her. While the time nears to bring the baby to the world, the soon-to-be mother realizes how much she loves the baby within her body that she can’t…