This Ramadan with hubby away, has been one of the quietest ever for me. With us all eating in our own quiet little corners, barely awake and slightly dazed. Mum-in-law is unwell so eats in bed, Little Lady slinks off with her food after being told to wake up three or four times. I wake […]
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In the last few days I have had a few nice dishes sent to me by friends and neighbours for iftar (fast breaking). I get really excited when the bell rings at iftar time, in the hope that I get to try something nice, after so many days of lockdown, I get tired of the […]
Day 3 of the 40 day photo challenge I have set for myself and I’m still not paying attention to things I could take pictures of. Having three rowdy kids and a busy house might have something to do with that. I took this picture at bed time. This is what makes me feel like a child in a […]
Some people use their common sense, others learn things the hard way, guess which category I fall into? I have been struggling for a while with this pregnancy, but thought I would try and fast. I managed to fast through three previous pregnancies when the day was much shorter. I was desperate not to miss […]
I debated whether to have a word for the year as the last two have been hit and miss. The word for 2017 was Salah (prayer) with the intention of improving my concentration in and the quality of my prayers. This has something I have always struggled with and will continue to work on. The […]
It was my nieces aqeeqah a week ago and my brother and sister-in-law invited the whole family to share the meat. Samurah bin Jundub (RA) reported that Allah’s Messenger (SAW) said “Every child is mortgaged by its aqeeqah. It should be slaughtered for him or her on its seventh day, the child’s hair should be […]
A sister kindly took the time to leave a comment on a previous post in which I mentioned I was pregnant: “Asslalamoalikum. I was just wondering how do you take care of the littlest one while resting and not being very well. My son is 18 months n it’s hard how will I manage the […]
6 o’ Clock in the morning and evening have traditionally been the most productive times in the day for me. In the winter, a late fajr (dawn prayer) means that I don’t go back to bed and this time of the morning sees me get so much done. In the evening I’m back from work, […]
The children are on half term holidays this week, so we have been trying to find things for them do and get them out of the house despite the cold. I came across an advert for some animals that were visiting the mall. Not my favourite place to take the children, but I knew they […]
Assalam-alaikam, the December 2010/January 2011 edition of Mum and Muslim magazine is now out. Please do visit and leave comments and suggestions. Sister Sumaiyyah amd her team have worked hard to get this edition out. None of those involved are paid and all those who contribute do so in the hope that their knowledge and […]
The latest edition of Aaila, the Muslim Family Magazine is now online thanks to the help and contribution of all its wonderful writers and volunteers. Some of the articles at the top of my to-read list include: Preparation for Ramadan by By Sumaiya Umm Imran – very timely I think Ustadha Maysoon by Umm Ibrahim – I have been waiting […]
Today was a new experience for me as I tried working from home. I had been given permission from my line manager and was keen to give it a try (on moving to a new office, our organisation found that there were not enough desks and working from home suddenly became the next great idea […]
I had this last Friday off and had planned to blog, write my pieces for Mum and Muslim and answer e-mails whilst the kids were at school. I am terrible though for spending my time doing what seems pressing rather than what is actually important. So I spent the day cleaning the house from top […]
