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...
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...
Kapau te tau fakakaukau ki he Ramateni Teni ʻi he tuʻunga ʻo ha ʻapitanga akoʻanga fakalaumalie, pea ko e pō fakaʻosi ʻe hongofulú ʻa e pō ʻokú ke ʻi aí. ʻOkú ke ʻi he fakatafe ʻo e lotú –...
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...
This time a few years ago, I anticipated Ramadan with anxiety. I had 3 fānaú, all under the age of 5, and was part of a large, busy household of...
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...
Palōfita ko Muhammad, ke ʻiate ia ʻa e melinó mo e ngaahi tāpuakí, naʻe pehe ʻe, "Ko e mali lelei tahá ʻa e meʻa ko ia ʻoku foaki ki ai ʻa e siʻisiʻi taha ʻo e palopalemá mo e fakamolé” (Mishkat). Ka, taʻu kotoa pē, ʻoku tau maʻulotu pe...
Ko e Ramateni Teni ko ha taimi ia ʻo e lotu fakalaumalie malohi…ka ko e palopalema ki ha kakai tokolahi ko ʻenau kamata malohi ʻa e mahina pea mole malohi ʻi he fakalau atu ʻa e ngaahi ʻaho. This happens because...
Spiritually preparing for Ramadan wasn’t on my radar for a large portion of my life. It was so far off the radar, ko hono moʻoní, that fasting and praying my five...
Fakakaukau ki he meʻa ni: ʻoku foki mai ho husepānití mei he ngāué hili ha ʻaho lōloa ʻi he ʻōfisí. ʻOku ke ʻi peito ʻo fakaʻosi e maʻu meʻatokoni efiafi lolotonga ia ʻoku feinga hoʻo kiʻi tamasiʻi ke tauhi ia..
All praise be to Allah the Lord of the Universe. Peace and blessings be on His Messenger Muhammad, his family and companions. Pea, Naʻe pehe ʻe Allah: Pea ʻoku kau ʻi Heʻene ngaahi fakaʻilongá ʻeni: He...
A remarkable trademark of the Prophet Muhammad, ʻofa ke ʻiate ia ʻa e melinó, was that he spoke to children at their age-appropriate levels. To draw inspiration from the Prophetic wisdom on...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Fakakaukau ki he meʻa ni: ʻoku foki mai ho husepānití mei he ngāué hili ha ʻaho lōloa ʻi he ʻōfisí. ʻOku ke ʻi peito ʻo fakaʻosi e maʻu meʻatokoni efiafi lolotonga ia ʻoku feinga hoʻo kiʻi tamasiʻi ke tauhi ia..
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...
ʻOku lau ʻa e fakataha mai ʻa ha tangata mo ha fefine ke faʻu ha fāmili ko e ouau fakalotu mahuʻinga taha ia ʻi he ngaahi tui fakalotu kotoa pē ʻo e māmaní. Ko e fāmilí ko e fakavaʻe..
ʻOku fakaha ʻe Allah ج Azure ه ʻi he Qurʻan Maʻoniʻoni: ʻOku fakaʻofoʻofa ki he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻa e ʻofa ki he kakai fefiné mo e fānaú, ʻo hoarded ngaahi fokotuʻunga koula mo e siliva, ʻo e fanga hoosi kuo fakaʻilongaʻi, cattle...
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...