Mum-in-law came from Pakistan last week as she does every year, to stay for the summer. She helps with the children, helps to care for them during the summer holidays and keeps me company. She also comes bearing gifts! Alhamdulillah, this year all of my sisters-in-law sent me and the kids gifts. Lovely outfits for […]
Assalam-alaikam, I have just published the updated Ramadan and Eid Planner for 2017 (or 1437/38 in the Islamic calendar). The Planner is a bumper 74 pages. I have tried to keep it fairly print friendly, with the exception of the cover pages. I have updated these with a hand painted watercolour wash in soothing colours. This […]
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 […]
Motherhood is a privilege, we are honoured and blessed to raise our children. We are raising up the next generation, creating a legacy and changing the world. Paradise lies beneath a mothers feet. But there are days…like today, when after a full day of: Refereeing Disciplining Cajoling Pulling one apart from another Cooking Feeding […]
Despite my best efforts at planning ahead and making lists, I find that a lot of our routines and timetables go out of the window during Ramadan. Not that that is necessarily a bad thing. I find that we fall into much more of an organic routine during Ramadan, based on the timings of our […]
Assalam-alaikam, I have just published the updated Ramadan and Eid Planner for 2017 (or 1437/38 in the Islamic calendar). The Planner is a bumper 74 pages. I have tried to keep it fairly print friendly, with the exception of the cover pages. I have updated these with a hand painted watercolour wash in soothing colours. This […]
Little Man actually finished Quran last year, but with a new baby and my little sisters wedding, we pushed his celebration to a few months later instead. We had considered a day out for the family instead or a boys day out with his dad to somewhere like go-karting, but the horrible weather and cost put […]
I have posted this before, but the last sermon of our beloved Prophet (Sallahu Alaihi Wassalam), delivered on the 9th day of Hajj at the plain of Arafat, never fails to move me to tears. Every time I read it, I find something new in it and every time I read it, I marvel at the […]
When I saw this prompt, the first thing that came to mind was my little “Tiny”, our youngest, “Baby”. I love how upbeat and resilient she is. I love her mischief and curiousness. I love that after not saying anything much for so long, she has turned into a little parrot that copies everything we […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
