By Aliya Vaughan Many of us have been struggling with loneliness during the Coronavirus lockdown. Trying to reach out to other sisters across social media and Zoom has become increasingly problematic. Even sisters with established friendship networks are finding it...
By Romina Afghan We are living through a unique moment in history. A moment where the things we had taken for granted suddenly seem fragile and the regular routines of normality have become a distant dream of the past; where we mourn the loss of all that normality and...
By Zaynab Dawood Quarantine as a word has never been in my dictionary. I never used it or thought about it. But, like most people on the planet, it is all I think about now. The reason for this is simply because I have the time to think about it, to ponder over it...
By Aliya Vaughn “And in Allah do believers put their trust.” Surah Al-Imran 3:160 The first time the words ‘trust in God’ resonated in my heart was many years ago when I was a student. I had an extraordinary experience when my house mate dragged me, reluctantly, to...
By Sadeemka It was just days after Boris Johnson’s decision that we in the UK would not close schools or isolate ourselves due to the spread of coronavirus. I sat at home scrolling through social media and could not believe the panic I was witnessing not just in...
How My Autistic Child Changed Me By Sadeemka “Perhaps you dislike something which is good for you” – Qur’an 2:216 We quote the above many times in our lives. But what if we had to relate it to our motherhood? A hard but beautiful journey for...
The Muslimah I am today – Seeing the Bigger Picture By Fatima-Minna When we talk about the concept of unity in Islam, we often talk about it in relation to the oneness of Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala, and our understanding of Him as entirely self-subsisting and...
By Aliya Vaughan “…But perhaps you hate a thing and it is good for you; and perhaps you love a thing and it is bad for you. And Allah Knows, while you know not” Quran 2:216 “The quality of your thinking determines the quality of your...
By Crystal Daulton In the name of Allah, the most gracious and most merciful…Before I begin, I ask Allah for guidance and to continue to bless the mission of Solace in giving our revert sisters much needed support. May the donors and team members be given...
A New Perspective: Differently-abled NOT Disabled! By Shalisha Smith There was a time when I viewed people with disabilities with the eye of pity. “Oh wow, imagine living life like that, Allah has truly blessed me.” If I happened to come across a documentary...