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...
Category "Family life"
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...
"Why Wise Wives, Not Wise Husbands"
Source: wisewives.org This is an email received by the Wise Wives team from one of their members . Please read through to the end, she has great insights! “So an...
Preparing our Youth To be Leaders Of Tomorrow!
Author: Zohra Sarwari Source: zohrasarwari.com Building great leaders requires hard work from parents, educators, teachers, counselors, imams, elder siblings, and community leaders. Some of the greatest leaders have emerged when...
Little Men – Sons Today, Husbands Tomorrow
Author: Sadaf Farooqi Source: http://sadaffarooqi.com She hurriedly sets the food on the dining table and calls out to him, “Come on, food is ready!”. She checks again to make sure...
What Do Men Know About Women?
What do men know about women? Evidently, not much! Well at least this is what most women will tell you. So why is there such a problem in men understanding...
How to stay Motivated when you’re Pregnant?
Source: zohrasarwari.com Author: Zohra Sarwari You see many women are motivated when they are not pregnant and when they know they must lose weight, but how about when you find...
Muslimah Dilemma: Mending your relationships
Source: aaila.org Author: Tasnim Nazeer However it is important in any stage of our lives to amend relations with those who have either wronged you or those who you have...
5 Tips to Spending Productive Time with Your Kids
Source: www.aaila.org Author: Grandma Jeddah It is related that the Prophet (saw) said: “All of you are shepherds, and each one is responsible for his flock. A leader is a shepherd and...
A dad's discourse: Have a little patience…
Source: aaila.org Author: Abu I’mran I apologies in advance to any sisters reading this, but there is a serious point that I am trying to get across. It is currently...
Preparing For Parenting
Source: aaila.org Author: Lisha Azad “If it weren’t for Mummy’s guidance and the constant reference to cookbooks, I would never have mastered cooking,” Amina thinks skeptically. “Even then I made so...
A Mother's Advice
Source: www.wisewives.org The Prophet (PBUH) said: “This world is nothing but temporary conveniences, and the greatest joy in this world is a righteous woman.” Islam teaches us to honor and...
7 Habits of Highly Effective Muslim Families
Source: zohrasarwari.com Author: Zohra Sarwari What are the seven highly effective habits that successful Muslim families must have? SubhanAllaah, this could be at least 100 habits, however today we will...
The Mother I Want to be…
Source: aaila.org Author: Asma Ali It is pretty much understood that by having the extraordinary responsibility to raise exceptional human beings, a mother is going to feel less than suitable...
And Shaytaan Is The Third Between A Man And Woman
Islam forbids the free-mixing of men and women in case it leads to fitnah and illicit relationships. In the West, it’s extremely common to have a girlfriend or boyfriend, whereas...
Tarbiyah – Correct Upbringing
Source: aaila.org Author: Umm Salihah I have tried my best, but I always feel that I could do better. I suspect this is the case with most parents – they...
Time, Love, Praise and Encouragement in Relationships
Source: www.habibihalaqas.org Author: Bint Mohib What is love? This seemed to be everyone’s favourite topic when I was a teenager. I even had a shiny purple diary in which I...
Mother, Not Matyr
Source: www.suhaibwebb.com Author: Munira Lekovic Ezzeldine Being a mother is certainly not easy. As Allah describes in the Qur’an, “His mother carried him, [increasing her] in weakness upon weakness, and...
Fathers and Daughters
Source: http://habibihalaqas.org Author: Arty Bismillah “Father, I know that we cannot choose our family, this choice is made by the Almighty and we only find out when we arrive in...
The In-Laws… A fragile relationship
In-Laws always get bad press for mostly cultural practices which have no bearing in Islam. But, how do you reconcile what your family wants with what you want? How...
