When you tell your kids to either take your advice or leave it, do you really mean it? 🧐
Hope
Hope is the active recognition that despair won’t have the last wordUnknown Don’t despair. Have hope that your dreams will come true That your aspirations will be realised That your effort will bear fruit And, most importantly, that your Duaa will be answered.
Winter Comforts
There is nothing like hugging a hot cup of tea with both hands on a chilly morning…. For me, a hot cuppa, sipped in solitude in the comfort of my home; is the definition of winter comfort. There is something ceremonial about brewing a cup of tea. From selecting your favourite mug, to pouring the … Continue reading Winter Comforts
Muslimah Advisory: Explicit Content
You ask a lot of parents (including myself) and they’ll tell you that they watch and pay attention to the media that their kids consume-like a hawk! Ask them why, and they’ll tell you it’s because they wish to protect and preserve their children’s innocence. As they should. These same parents (including myself, in the past) … Continue reading Muslimah Advisory: Explicit Content
The ebb and flow of Eeman and the similitude of The Coronavirus
It is October 2020, and after roughly 3 months of reduced covid-19 cases and deaths, the UK is back in crisis mode! Infection rate is rapidly and steadily rising, and same can be said for hospital admissions and the mortality rate. When an issue dominates the national discourse for over seven months, it shouldn’t come … Continue reading The ebb and flow of Eeman and the similitude of The Coronavirus
Simple and easy tips for maintaining Khushoo’ in Salah
After over a decade and a half of living as an adult, I can categorically say that being an adult isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be. From student-life, to work-life , to mum-life, the mind of an adult is almost always a never-ending chaotic mess of to-do lists, plans and worries. For us … Continue reading Simple and easy tips for maintaining Khushoo’ in Salah
How to thrive in (Self) Isolation
The Muslimah’s guide to surviving The Coronavirus Self-Isolation and Lockdown First off, I know i don’t need to tell you to practice personal hygiene or stock up your pantry responsibly and sensibly. You already know all this. Neither do I want to make you panic. What I want to remind you and myself of … Continue reading How to thrive in (Self) Isolation
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