Jan 4th '21
Get Ready…
By Romina Afghan Did we think we were different? Did we think we were better than the people of the past? Did we think that the Quran didn’t apply to us? أَحَسِبَ ٱلنَّاسُ أَن يُتْرَكُوٓا۟ أَن يَقُولُوٓ...
The Silent Struggles
-
Jul 2nd '20
Corona: Coping With Anxiety
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...
May 4th '20
Protecting My Heart
By Hanaa’ Ibtes Have you ever felt detached from love and connection? Have you ever been told that you’re too hard to love? Have you ever worked your utmost best not to give your heart away? Growing up I remember saying to myself,...
Mar 13th '20
Protecting My Integrity In The Workplace
I never really saw myself as a working mother, but when my children were 5 and 2, it felt like the right time to reconnect with that side of my life. After many interviews I finally got offered a good job, just a short commute from home. I had many f...
Jan 20th '20
The Muslimah I Am Today: How My Autistic Child Changed Me
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 man...
Mar 4th '19
The Silent Struggle: Living with Pain
By Umm Sumayyah "Everyone upon the earth will perish, And there will remain the Face of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honour So which of the favours of your Lord would you deny?" ( al Qur'an, 55:26-28) Is there anything in this world that lasts...
Mar 3rd '19
The Silent Struggle: Comfort Eating
By Meru Hussain My favourite story from childhood was ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ - A story of a creature who satisfies his every desire before blooming into a beautiful butterfly, devouring everything from apples to ice-creams. I wanted t...
Mar 2nd '19
The Silent Struggle: Time Management
By Crystal Daulton Between housework, family, and job obligations, where do we find time to worship Allah? How do we complete our responsibilities in the dunya without compromising our place in Jannah? By what method do we gain time management? Wh...
Mar 1st '19
The Silent Struggle: My Struggle To Belong
By Traci Wells-Ali Belonging is our natural human instinct. I have watched both my children be fully dependent on me to give them what they need, when they need it- their natural instinct as a species to rely on another human being to help them...
Feb 28th '19
The Silent Struggle: Living with PCOS
By Chelsea Lynn PCOS, which stands for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, is a common disorder that effects 10-20% of women. Because it characterized by an excess of male hormones, it comes with a myriad of symptoms, like weight gain, weight loss resistan...