Whenever I think of the colour white, I think of my faith – my prayer scarf that hubby bought me for hajj six years ago and which I still use is white (when its not streaked with kohl and lip balm). My husband’s galabiyya (long white shirt) and amamah (turban) are also white. He dresses […]
I have had to make a change in the way I approach life recently. I have tried and tried and tried to manage my life, my home and my kids. I have tried to be organised and make time for everything and everyone. I have tried not to drop my standards whether with my cooking, […]
This week I decided to treat the kids to a takeaway for dinner. I and Little Man headed out to get out food and on placing my order and getting ready to wait, I found that I had left my mobile phone at home. It made me realise how much I have gotten into the […]
I have to say that I have heard some pretty awful explanations of hijab and niqab in the past, including by the Muslim women that wear them. I especially cringe when words like rape figure in any such conversation. I think part of the problem is that sometimes people are not good at articulating themselves […]
The end of the kids holidays found us visiting the beautiful historic town of Rochester. We wanted to see the castle, but as the Cathedral is right opposite it, we decided to take a look inside it too.
As the school holidays were coming to an end, we decided to take the kids to Kew Gardens. It turned out to be a lovely day out, we spent five hours trekking around exhausting them and still managed to see only half of the attractions (I was so disappointed to miss the tree-top walk). It […]
Last year I was watching a call-in programme on the Islam Channel, where you could call in and ask a scholar a question. A woman called in to ask for advice regarding her children who would disturb her during prayer. The scholar indicated that she has brought them up poorly and there must be something […]
I recently posted a picture of a sunset in winter, the clear cold weather has meant that the sunsets and sunrises have been quite lovely and full of colour, a month later this is still the case. Today I managed to catch a sunrise fairly late in the morning (just before 8am I think) by […]
As I look back over my day today and reflect, it strikes how busy today was. Even though it was the weekend and I was not working, I spent the day trying to catch up with housework, my to-do list, my sleep and reading the Quran. I managed most of the chores but still didn’t […]
In Sandcastles and Snowmen, Sahar El-Nadi tells the story of how she grew up in Muslim countries but truly found her religion as an adult through her travels, life experiences and subsequent deep reflection. The book starts with an accessible introduction to the key tenets of Islam which is straightforward enough to make sense to […]
I just love this quote from Marianne Willaimson, I hope it inspires you too.”Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.’ We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? […]
Wonderful news from two quarters these past few days mash’Allah. My bestest has had a baby boy, much-wanted, much-waited for and certainly much-prayed for. It’s amazing, she is going through so many of exactly the same experiences and feelings I went through and we have so much to share right now. Her little one, Yahya, […]
There are many things I love about my first born (Little Lady). Even though she is grumpy, impatient and rolls her eye so much I am surprised they haven’t flown off of her head (she will tell me off if she read this and accuse me of back biting her). There are still so many […]
Apart from a nasty headache on the first day, Ramadan has been kind so far. I have tried to manage work, housework, cooking, worship and sleep as best I can, with my special coffee time after I clear the kitchen and before taraweeh prayer (accompanied by blogging time of course). Today, Day 9, seems to […]
