So We’re Married…Now What?
A mail holder is a good idea, for whoever is in charge of organizing bills, etc. A grocery list is also very helpful, and those nifty little magnetic pads you...
Category "Family life"
Lasting Relationships Come Down To 2 Basic Traits
Science says lasting relationships come down to—you guessed it—kindness and generosity. Every day in June, the most popular wedding month of the year, about 13,000 American couples will say “I...
I Can’t Find Time For My Kids
Thanks for your concern about developing your children’s skills. It’s a continuous task and can be done in your everyday life with different activities. The whole thing with cleaning the...
5 types of Toxic people
With Ramadhan around the corner we should not just work on improving our habits – waking up for tahajjud, praying in the congregation but also removing those things that affect...
Muslim Homes: Islamic Family Values In an Anti-Family Society
In Surah An-Nahl (Sura 16) in the Qur’an, Allah Almighty says, “And Allah has made for you in your homes an abode.” What does the home represent to the Muslim family? Is it a...
“You’re a stay-at-home mom? What do you DO all day?”
“You’re a stay-at-home mom? What do you DO all day?” It’s happened twice in a week, and they were both women. Anyone ought to have more class than this, but women...
Reality Check: Domestic Violence and Muslim Families
Salma Abugideiri is a licensed professional counselor who specializes in trauma and couples therapy. She is also the co-director of the Peaceful Families Project, an organization devoted to ending domestic...
Respecting Parents: The Forgotten Virtue
Almighty Allah has decreed: “Your Lord has decreed that you worship none but Allah, and that you be kind to parents.” [Quran Al-Isra’:23] No disrespect Compassionate, loving, forgiving, caring, are...
Tip Of The Week – Guide Your Family Correctly At All Times
The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, “Each of you is a shepherd and each of you is responsible for his flock. The ruler over the people is...
Finally His guest
Assalamu-Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh, I am a mother to three amazing children who have kept me busy over the past eight years. Every year in Dhul Hijja, I make...
Frugal fun family days out
During school holidays and on weekends there is one dreaded phrase that is heard in most homes: “I’m boooored!!”. Usually I answer with “Only boring people get bored, how can...
How To Tackle Negative Feelings As A Parent
HUMAN nature is full of emotions and feelings. The incidence of negative feelings begins very early in life. Typically, by the time our children are eighteen months to two years,...
‘Infertility’ Among The Mothers of The Believers
The wives of Muhammad (sallallahu ‘alyhi wa sallam) are often understood as examples for Muslim women to follow. When Muslim women are given models of performance they turn to these women to...
3 Steps to be the Best Child to your Parent!
Source: zohrasarwari.com Author: Zohra Sarwari Often when I give a speech for the Muslim Youth, at the end of it I am asked “How can I change and be the best...
My Parents Won’t Listen To Me!
What do you do when your parents won’t listen to you when you’re about to get married? Maybe they are giving you a hard time and pressurizing you to marry...
Back to the basics – some prophetic advice on raising children
Source: aaila.org Author: Aaliyah Umm Ibrahim The tools for bringing up children are all there (in the Quran, the Sunnah, and the examples of our pious predecessors), still adaptable in...
The lessons of motherhood –From The Diary of A Young Mother
Source: aaila.org Author: Klaudia Khan And in the first weeks following the birth of my daughter I was genuinely disappointed that I just felt the same. Yes, there was a...
Tips from Wives "Older & Wiser"
Source: www.wisewives.org On June 25th, 2012 we were lucky to have three wonderful “older and wiser” women speak to us in a panel discussion about what has made their marriages...
New Mother’s Tears: Advice for Fathers
Source: www.saudilife.net Author: Aisha Al Hajjar AFTER the birth of the baby the release of the placenta, which nurtured the baby, means the dismissal of a large hormone-producing organ that...
Unplug and Re-connect: How to Keep Families Connected During Technology Time-Outs
Author: Lobina Mulla Source: www.suhaibwebb.com At the risk of aging myself, in the 90’s, the term “unplugged” referred to a show where artists musically entertained a small audience without the...
