Reflections of a traveller

Preparation for Ramadan doesn’t mean that we have to do so much that it will exhaust us. As a mother of three I am already a bit worried but trying to keep my hopes high insha-Allah as things are made easy by Allah swt in this holy month. All the Satan are chained so the problem of waswasa (temptation from Satan) from them is not an issue, Alhamdulillah. We just need to control our own nafs insha-Allah. Some of my friends have tried fasting this month and they found it quite difficult. Actually they breastfeed as well so I can understand it must have been hard given the fast is quite a long one during this time. It’s almost 18-19 hours long! My third one is only two months old and totally breastfed. I was thinking of fasting during this month but now knowing the experience of my friends I am not sure whether I should fast. I am hoping when Ramadan comes it will definitely get easier insha-Allah. Allah swt never wants us to go through hardship for no reason. Nursing mothers can avoid fa...

Modesty is one of the most important characteristics of Islam. In fact modesty has been defined as a core quality of a Muslim. One aspect of modesty is hijab. Most of the time when we think or talk about hijab, it unconsciously or subconsciously makes us think about womens' external hijab i.e. the dress. But hijab is more than a piece of cloth and it doesn't just deal with Muslim women but also it must be followed by Muslim men. Mashallah I have really loved the short talk given by sister Muslema. I can't agree more with what she said. May Allah swt help us in gaining modesty in front Him, ameen.

Bismillahir Rahmaneer Raheem In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Gracious Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah wa barakatuhu my dear sisters and brothers, Insha-Allah very soon the great month of Ramadan is approaching us. How much we are preparing to welcome this sacred month? We are told by our beloved last prophet Muhammad saw to supplicate to our Creator on a regular basis throughout the two months Rajab and Sha’ban to say Allahumma baariklana fee sha’ban wa rajab wa ballighna Ramadan which means O Allah bless us in Rajab and Sha’ban and enable us to reach Ramadan! The scholars have told us that if we really knew the blessings of Ramadan we wouldn’t waste a second of it! The companions of our beloved prophet Muhammad saw used to start preparing for Ramadan at least six months ahead of it. Unfortunately some of us have already missed that opportunity as we got only a month to prepare insha-Allah. Let us do our best to use the remaining days insha-Allah. As a mother of t...