You would assume that literature reflects what is going on in a society in any given time. The ballads, epics and legends that emerge mirror the norms and behaviour of society and perhaps also its hopes.I am starting to realize thought that the way we view a story also changes so that the story isn’t […]
I got a bit of a treat on Eid day when a box full of cosmetic and toiletry treats arrived: These are from Beauty Base and include the new vegan, halal friendly products from W7 for me to try and review. I have been trying these out with Little Ladies help and will do a […]
Subhan’Allah I heard it again this morning: “My sister-in-law had her baby, it was a girl”“Never mind, it’s from Allah”“Three girls”“Oh well, it’s what Allah has decided, what can we do”This from two good, pious, believing women. One educated, young and modern, the other an older woman, a mother herself who I thought had grown […]
Great Ramadan crafts compiled by Umm Nassim for TJ Ramadan or here for the PDF version Umm Nassim is also currently posting a series entitled Ramadan Around the World Yemen Links has a page called Ramadan Lessons, page two has some good craft ideas for making with children. I love the idea here for ramadan […]
I haven’t been near ny card-making stuff since before Eid, so I thought I would tidy my things up to get back in the mood.I came across a few cards I had made before Eid from bits and peices.
Sorting all the gifts to give I have accumulated through the year Making Eid cards and Eid decorations Taking mum and mum-in-law shopping to choose a gift from myself and hubby. Matching bangles to Little Lady’s outfit Picking a gift for myself from my other half Waiting till the kids are asleep to put the […]
Considering that my children are going to be the focus of my life and parenting them in the best way I can is going to take up most of my time and focus, I want to try and bring as much pleasure into the process as possible. I believe that my children are blessings and […]
I wrote a while back about joining tajweed classes. It seems in no time at all we are coming to the end of them. The class is 12 weeks long and we focus on the rules of pronunciation for Quranic Arabic and practice our recitation of the Quran. We are now at week 10, with […]
I mentioned in an earlier post that the family might visit Pakistan for a holiday in December. My main worry was Little Lady not having enough school holiday (one week off and you lose your place in school – the Head Teacher is adamant that nothing short of a death certificate from a close relative […]
The quote for Day 6 of Ramadan from my box of things to think about is: “He does not refuse sustenance to the one who speaks ill of Him. How could then He refuse sustenance to the one whose soul is over flowing for Him?” ~ Rabia Basri Who could not be in awe of Rabia Basri […]
One of the things I like about my husband’s job is some of the surprises he brings us home from his job. I still tease him that he will never ever be a rich man, but in reality I don’t mind because the odd assortment of things he brings home is still a treat. The […]
It probably sounds a bit pathetic, but neither my family, nor my in-laws, nor my parents family have ever had a barbeque before, so we thought we would start a tradition. Also, noticing the fun we seem to have at our ladies only Eid parties, my husband has been threatening for ages to have a […]
Already we are in the last ashra of Ramadan. I am so pleased for those who are able to engage in Itikaf this year, may Allah accept their efforts and reward them abundantly. Its not as easy as it looks, take my grandmother, she did it once about 15 years ago, she had no problem […]
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