By Umm Zachariyyah Dear Little Me, Yes, you. The one who cries so often, who is called "dramatic", "attention-seeking", "selfish". Come here little one; I have so much to tell you now that I'm older, and hopefully, wiser. I know you hold pain, and...
By Fatima-Minna There’s a young women in a little terraced house in a UK city. She has just said goodbye to her Muslim friends, who came over to witness her Shahada. The sun shone into the tiny front room as she said the words that would change he...
By Romina Afghan How is it that one minute I was grappling with the reality of a new born and nappies and maintaining a marriage, and the next I am watching that 'baby' get married? How is it that my house that was so noisy and loud and chaotic at...
By Romina Afghan "How?" is a common question that springs to mind when we think of asking Allah for something that we really want, and many times this question hides a shadow that lurks upon our hearts; a shadow of doubt and incredulity about whether...
By Zaynab Dawood Allah, in His Wisdom and Knowledge, informs us that the holy Quran is a Book of Guidance. This unique truth is delivered to us in the very beginning of the Quran, before we are gently ushered into the beautiful gems of guidance...
By Asma Nemati When we talk about lessons learned from anything in life, each one of us brings a unique perspective. Allah Most High has created us in our own special ways. No two souls are alike. No two opinions are the same. They might have ...
By Hanaa Ibtes Alhamdulilah, by the grace of Allah, I was blessed with a beautiful boy in May 2016, and then later a beautiful girl in June 2018. The journey has unexpectedly taught me so much about the person I am now, the person I was before...
By Romina Afghan and Maryam Akram The Day of Arafah is here! The best day of the entire year - alhamdulillaah we have been given life and the blessing to be able to see this day when so many others have passed, and when so many others are heedless o...
By Aliya Vaughan I used to think hijab oppressed Muslim women to benefit men, only to discover it was in fact, a fallacy that is used specifically to undermine Muslim women and discredit Islam. I later learned hijab is not a form of female subordina...
By Asmaa Umm Mikaal In the name of Allah, Most merciful, Most compassionate “Indeed, man was created anxious, When evil touches him, (he is) impatient And, when good touches him, (he) witholds it; Except those who observe the prayer” Quran 70:1...