A new Ramadan
What Ramadan was like before my daughter was born: Reciting the Qur’an and supplications, reading books, listening to lectures, meditating on life and contemplating [...]
Faith
Teaching Children about Patience in the Month of Ramadan
Along with its infinite blessings, Ramadan brings with it loving memories that fill our minds and hearts. We may remember all the family members who joined us for delicious [...]
Ramadan beyond its customary practice
The month of Ramadan has been known as the month in which Muslims are required to fast from dawn to sunset. “Fasting” implies abstention from certain acts like eating, [...]
Children Corner
This month we are celebrating the birth of Imam Al Mahdi(aj) ‘the guided one’. Imam Mahdi is considered the last holy guide and direct descendant of the Prophet [...]
Hawza In a Nutshell – Lessons from Akhlaq
Reliance and hope Muranu Akki was a young man living on the outskirts of ancient Babylon, He was lying on his back and looking up at the stars; “I wonder if the people of [...]
Parenting the Islamic Way
“And invest my descendants with righteousness (46:15).” The Holy Prophet (SA) said, “The right of a child over his parent is that he should give him a good name, make [...]
REMEMBRANCE OF GOD
One of the significant aspects of a faithful life is the remembrance of God. Remembering God by heart and tongue is what has been defined as remembrance or ‘dhikr’ in [...]
Middle-Age Mothering (& Fathering!)
Getting married, planning a family, having a baby…all these events brim with joy and a sense of youthfulness. These are times that we see as new beginnings and fresh [...]
“To know Me is to worship Me”
Aod’s creation is marvelous. Water, minerals, plants, sky, mountains, rivers are all part of a whole and unique system in which we live in. According to a religious [...]
To Read and What To Read
“A child who reads will be an adult who thinks.” – Anon It may seem odd to those of us who grew up before the turn of the century, but reading has become a foreign [...]
