Category: Becoming ‘Her’
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Khadijah bint Khuwaylid: A Woman Who Was Everything the World Said a Woman Could Not Be
The Mother of the Believers · The First Muslim LESSONS FROM HER · SERIES 01 WOMEN OF ISLAM Lessons From Her is a series dedicated to the extraordinary women of Islamic history, women whose lives were too large, too luminous, and too instructive to remain in footnotes. Each post is an invitation to know them…
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Adultery and Fornication (Zina) In Islam
A gentle note before we begin: this post handles an adult and sensitive topic with frankness and sincerity. It is written without judgement and for the genuinely curious, for those quietly struggling, and for those sincerely searching for answers. If that is not you today, feel free to save this for another time. A gentle…
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Keeping The Right Circle of Friends
When I was in elementary school, I had a teacher who taught my classmates and I a popular hymn called ‘circle of friends‘. If you are Irish, you would most likely know this hymn because it is included in the primary school religious education curriculum. Every week, my classmates and I would sing this hymn…
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Before you say ‘I do’
Assalam alaykum ummati! I genuinely hope you and your loved ones are doing great. For my brothers and sisters that are sick, wounded and troubled, may Allah swt grant you all shifa and sakina and may He mend the hearts of the broken-hearted. So, it dawned on me a couple of days ago that I’m…
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Pornography and Masturbation In Islam
In today’s episode of Taboo Tuesdays, I’d like to discuss another important issue that I believe is not sufficiently addressed within the Muslim communities and families. As you can glimpse from the title of this post, it’s a rather sensitive topic to discuss but I promise to keep my words real and as frank as…
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Dealing With Unrequited Love
This post is dedicated to one of my lovely readers who made the kind request to write on the matter. I imagine she is going through a tough time at the moment and its why I pushed myself to get this content out as quickly and as early as possible. Unrequited love is no doubt…