I am astonished to find myself so quickly at the start of another month of Ramadan. I make dua that we make the most of the beautiful opportunities this blessed month presents to us: to purify ourselves spiritually and physically, to renew our iman, to work on our relationship with Allah (SWT) and to increase our worship and […]
At the end of last year Gorgeous finished his first full reading of the Quran. I was over the moon as was he, if for different reasons (he thought this might mean he doesn’t have to study Quran anymore – think again little buddy!) I had promised him a party when he finished and picking […]
We are now two weeks out of Ramadan and well into summer. Most of Ramadan was characterised by cool, rainy days here in London, including some significant torrential rain and thunderstorms. It turned out to be quite a blessing during the long June days of fasting. Now that we are out of Ramadan, London is […]
A bit late to post about it, but we through our annual Eid party the weekend after Eid. The theme was supposed to be floral as I thought it would be fairly easy and I had seen flower pots and watering cans and bright garden ornaments on sale in the £-shop. Only problem was I […]
I got home from work yesterday to receive a phone call from my mum telling me that one of the elders of our community had passed away. As I, my mother-in-law and my husband met with my mum to head to see the man’s family, I reflected on the fact that this felt like the […]
The 9th day of Dhul-Hijjah (the Month of Hajj) is called the Day of Arafat and this is always a very special day in our home and for me personally too. Although everyone is gearing up for Eid on these early days of the month, the mood is very different on this particular day. The […]
The first few days of Ramadan are always challenging when fasting falls during the summer months with the change in sleeping and eating habits. Usually by the third day or so, you start to fall into a routine, the coffee cravings have gone and you get on with your day-to-day activity. Having got through day […]
My extended family is quite typical of most families – we squabble, we argue, we refuse to have anything to do with each other , someone dies, we all get together again looking rather sheepish but talking once more and then we start squabbling again.One arm of the family had a bit of an “episode” […]
My extended family is quite typical of most families – we squabble, we argue, we refuse to have anything to do with each other , someone dies, we all get together again looking rather sheepish but talking once more and then we start squabbling again.One arm of the family had a bit of an “episode” […]
As soon as I wrote that down I thought of those 60’s style magazine article’s that used to tell people to have the house perfect, look perfect and have the perfect martini ready in hand. But that’s not quite what I have in mind.Alhamdulillah, my husband has always been a very patient man mash’Allah. He […]
Last Sunday I announced a give-away for the making Memories Scrap-booking Software. There are two days to go to leave a comment if you would like to win a copy. The MyMemories Suite Digital Scrapbooking Software is worth $39.95 (US) and can be used for photobooks, custom printing, banners, cards and printable templates as well as for scrap booking. If you […]
Alhamdulillah, we are blessed to have seen the days of hajj again, these special days of which it is said that: By the dawn; By the ten nights, And by the even and the odd. And by the night when it departs. – Al Quran 89:1-4 Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported […]
I think I might have taken on a bit too much with working full time, blogging, writing (and messing around with the website) for Mum and Muslim Magazine, having interviews to deal with and general having my finger in every pie I come across because I cannot say no to an opportunity.The last few days […]
With baby number five I felt confident about nursing and fully expected to get on with it and have a healthy, satisfied baby on my hands, so when I went in to get her routinely weighed at the local baby clinic, I was surprised to find she hadn’t been gaining enough weight.On answering some pointed questions from […]
