Assalam-alaikam, I had a bit of good news to share alhamdulillah. The New York Times parenting blog Motherlode reprinted my most recent column for InCulture Parent: “An Islamic View of Parenting”. You can see the column in Motherlode here and in InCulture Parent here. Jazakh’Allah-khairun and many thanks to those who have taken the time […]
The Wagha Border is that part of Pakistan’s border with India where all of the flag-raising type ceremonies take place (not too far outside Lahore). I expected this to be a boring trip, but it actually turned out to be one of the best days of the holiday. I was surprised by the excitement, noise […]
What do you do when you are stuck at home, hubby is awat for the weekend and you are likely to go stir-crazy with three full-of-beans kids that haven’t been out of the house all day?Why make halva puri of course! Actually usually I would have sloped off around to my mum’s and spent the […]
Have been so busy this week with kids half term holidays about to start, trying to organise getting some stuff to my husband, party planning for the weekend and Arabic classes, but it all came to a grinding halt this week. I have been trying to keep up with the Arabic classes and carve out […]
This eid, I didn’t plan on making cards, thinking I would not have the time. Then I bought some eid clothes for my nephews and neices in Pakistan and thought it would be nice to send a card with them. I remember last year looking at my craft supplies for ages and not knowing where […]
Assalam-alaikam, The wonderful Sister Emma has launched her Algerian Action Eid Appeal. Please visit her site and see if you can help. Sister Emma says: Last year gifts of toys, sweets and clothing were given to 300 children living in Algiers. This year it is planned that gifts will also be given to children in […]
After the blessing of a fairly mild winter we have had a cold snap over the last few days. It felt cold enough for snow, and finally yesterday we got a flurry. Fashionista sent pictures from her home just a few miles outside of London of snow around her house and made me yearn for […]
I should have posted this at the beginning of Ramadan, but came across it at the weekend halaqah (study circle) I attend and was so moved it by it mash’Allah: Baihaqi reported on the authority of Salman Al-Farsi (Radhi Allah ‘Anh) that Prophet (Sallallaahu Alaihi Wasalaam) delivered a sermon on the last day of the […]
Alhamdulillah, we are so blessed to find ourselves at the start of another Ramadan filled with blessings, forgiveness and mercy. A chance to get rid of bad habits, start good habits and have our duas’ (supplications) answered. Even more, Allah (SWT) has blessed us with this opportunity to get closer to Him and to work […]
I used to go out quite often with work colleagues before I had my children, but can’t remember having done so at all since I have had them. So this time when the lovely girls I work with insisted I could not say no. We settled on Yumyum in Stoke Newington which I had heard […]
After an unsettling few days and bad news, books have been my escape and a source of relief more than ever. The only problem was that I was struggling to really get into any book I picked up. I started and left sitting on my bedside table Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil […]
With my older children away, I was expecting a quiet easy-going Eid with the Babies and a chance to just enjoy the moment. With the house cleaned and organised, the menu planned, the food shopping done and a decision to wear what we already have rather than buy new clothes, Eid was looking good alhamdulillah. […]
I really enjoyed making this banner, it was easy and quick to make. The letters were chipboard and were from K & Company’s Dollhouse range and the scalloped circles were from a bundle I picked up at a bootsale and which have been lying around mostly unused (although I also used some of the green […]
Whilst we were visiting Pakistan, one of the most important things we had to do was perform the sunnah (tradition of the Prophet PBUH) of aqeeqah for both of my sons. We did this for Little Lady when we visited four years ago and the boys were long overdue: Samurah bin Jundub (RA) reported that […]
