Establishing a Daily Quran Habit

My relationship with the Quran hasn’t always been the greatest. When I was doing my first reading of the Quran with the maulana sahab when I was a child, it was a chore that had to be done, and I tried to avoid it often. Once that first reading of the Quran was done, I […]

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Choosing a Hajj Package

Hajj is the single most important journey a Muslim takes in their lifetime. It requires preparation- mental, physical, material, and spiritual. One of the first things that need to be done, after the intention of course, is to find and choose a package that best suits your needs and budget.

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On Being Judgmental

We have a huge problem among our people. We are very quick to form opinions and then stick to them. We are judgmental, we take things purely on hearsay and we spread all the negatives we hear. It is sad that our people are in such a state when our religion clearly teaches us otherwise. […]

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On Motherhood

I had always wanted to be a mother. To have kids of my own. I had pretty strong opinions on how I would raise them too. I imagined myself to be the Pinterest mom- crafting with them, structured play, activity-filled days, all of that. And then motherhood happened. And it was so different from what […]

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Master Grocery List

Homemaking is a constant mental exercise. There are so many things to take care of, so many things to remember. A few weeks ago, I shared my master home-cooking menu with all of you. A list of regularly made desi family dishes to browse through while trying to think of what to cook. Something to […]

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