How Do Muslims Plan for Disability
Families with children with disability have an extraordinary set of challenges and blessings. Disability (or special needs) is a broad term. Many disabilities will prevent what we often think of...
The Last Ten Days of Ramadan: The Barakah (Blessings) are There for the Taking
If we think of Ramadan in terms of a spiritual boot camp, then the last ten nights are the nights you’re all in. You’re in the trenches of worship –...
The Essence of Ramadan
Muslims throughout the world are now observing Ramadan, the Muslim month of fasting in accordance with the dictates of the Qur’an – the Muslim Holy Scripture, in which they are commanded by...
5 Tips for Surviving Ramadan. In The Summer. When You Have Small Children.
This time a few years ago, I anticipated Ramadan with anxiety. I had 3 children, all under the age of 5, and was part of a large, busy household of...
What Fasting Demands From Us
What Does “Ramaḍān” Mean? The correct pronunciation of Ramaḍān is with a fatḥah (zabar) on the letter meem (م), i.e. رَمَضَان (Ramaḍān). To pronounce it with sukūn on the letter meem, i.e. رَمْضَان (Ramdan) is incorrect. As...
7 tips for a simpler Muslim wedding
Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The best wedding is that upon which the least trouble and expense is bestowed” (Mishkat). Yet, every year, we attend or...
5 Easy Ways To Ensure A Productive Ramadan
Ramadan is a time of intense spiritual worship…but the problem for many people is they start the month strong and lose momentum as the days go on. This happens because...
Spiritually Planning for Ramadan – 4 Simple Ways to Elevate Your Worship
Spiritually preparing for Ramadan wasn’t on my radar for a large portion of my life. It was so far off the radar, in fact, that fasting and praying my five...
How to Prevent Burnout and Under-appreciation in your Marriage
Picture this: your husband comes home from work after a long day at the office. You’re in the kitchen finishing up dinner while your toddler is trying to keep herself...
Marriage: How to keep it off the Rocks
All praise be to Allah the Lord of the Universe. Peace and blessings be on His Messenger Muhammad , his family and companions. Then, Allah said: And among His signs is this: He...
ON PROPHETIC WISDOM AND SPEAKING TO CHILDREN IN TIMES OF DISTRESS
A remarkable trademark of the Prophet Muhammad, may peace be upon him, was that he spoke to children at their age-appropriate levels. To draw inspiration from the Prophetic wisdom on...
GIRLS AND SEXUALITY: UNDERSTANDING WHAT PARENTS AND MUSLIM COMMUNITIES CAN DO FOR THEIR DAUGHTERS
The issues presented here are part of a much bigger picture and definitely don’t exist in a vacuum When I became a therapist I had a vision of helping people...
EMOTIONAL BRICKMAIL: SACRED TRUST AND THE LACK THEREOF
If I threw a brick through your window, could I tell you it was an Amanah and demand that you keep it? Could I tape a little note to it...
NEW MOTHERHOOD: WHEN MOM IS SAD
Becoming a new mother can be one the most rewarding experiences a woman can have in life, but it can also be incredibly challenging and overwhelming. New motherhood is typically...
Dealing with the fiancé or husband is hypersensitive
An overly sensitive life partner is quickly affected by things others think are perfectly normal. He acts on the basis of his feelings more than any motivation. He is also...
How to Prevent Burnout and Under-appreciation in your Marriage
Picture this: your husband comes home from work after a long day at the office. You’re in the kitchen finishing up dinner while your toddler is trying to keep herself...
The Family Institution in Islam
Importance of Islamic Family Let’s discuss the subject of Islamic family and its importance for Muslims. I will quote Ismail Faruqi, a great Islamic intellectual who was a professor of...
Marriage and Divorce – A Quranic perspective
Coming together of a man and a woman to form a family is considered the most essential religious rite in all religions of the world. A family is the foundation...
THE MALE LUST, THE FEMALE FORM AND THE FORBIDDEN GAZE
Allah ﷻ informs in the Holy Qur’an: Made beautiful for mankind is the love of desires for women and offspring, of hoarded heaps of gold and silver, of branded horses, cattle...
IS YOUR SHROUD IN THE MARKET PLACE?
While working on a story I met a woman today who visits her father’s grave every day – once while going into work and then before leaving. She started working...
