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 [...]
Life & Community
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 [...]
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 [...]
Interfaith Engagement in Theory & Practice, Switzerland, 2017
Introduction Between 16th – 21st March, 2017, a group of twenty-two people from eight different cities across Canada, UK and the US took part in a 5-day intensive [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Travel Guide to Muslim Europe
Europe’s Mother Mosque You can’t actually pray in the former Grand Mosque of Cordoba, in southern Spain because it no longer functions as one. Depending on who you ask, [...]
Children Corner
Dear Children, Assalam Alaikum I don’t need to tell you how important playtime is for children. Children should be encouraged to play and have a joyful time. You have [...]
Hawza in a Nutshell – Psychological egoism
Amother left behind two sons, a mule, a cow and a small plot of land under the supervision of her elderly uncle. He was very poor and barely had enough food for himself, but [...]
