How To Explain Periods To Your Muslim Child. We all know how loaded this question is and, if unprepared, answering can be awkward to say the least. Yet, it’s not just young children…
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‘Slaughter’ and ‘Sacrifice’ are big words for little hearts … but they don’t have to be. When my sisters and I were growing up, ranging from the ages of five to…
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Of all the events in the Islamic Calendar, is there any more captivating to a young audience than that of our beloved Prophet’s miraculous night journey? Al-’Isra’ wal-Mi‘raj – quite literally, the…
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Ever have a moment that stops you? You sort of stumble a second or go mute, as your brain attempts to assimilate the intensity of all the various thoughts and feelings which…
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When we were first married, my husband and I thought it would be nice to attempt an annual holiday. However, instead of travelling over summer or during the winter break, we decided…
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It’s Friday and the Kids are so excited about having a sleep under today. Do you know what a Sleep-Under is? I didn’t either until my friend suggested it for our annual…
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I sit in the local cafe: my flat white just arrived and my 7-week old nursing peacefully as I try to peruse the morning papers. The kids are back at school and…
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And The Small Things In Between Were you able to watch Monday’s Solar Eclipse? We had a cloudy overcast day here in our part of the UK, so we missed witnessing this…
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EDITED TO ADD ; This book may be controversial. I considered deleting this post but decided to add an edit instead to ask readers to read the stories themselves first before sharing…
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‘The whole of the Quran is contained in the Fatiha*, the whole of the Fatiha is in the basmalla** بسم الله and the whole of the basmalla بسم الله in the bā̛…