Corporate Tips for Spiritual Wellbeing (lol)
So, I can’t remember exactly which colleague at which office recommended this to my husband, but I do remember which husband it was. It was you HF, don’t worry. (lol) Whether you’re in a meeting, or...
View ArticleEmotional Brickmail #seewhatIdidthere
If I threw a brick through your window could I tell you it was an amanah? Could I tape a little note to it that says “This brick is a sacred trust and by accepting this brick into your window you are...
View ArticleKids Ask: What’s the point of Jummah?
A few minutes before Jummah today, my son came and sat down next to me in a grumpy huff. “Momma, I just don’t understand…” He furrowed his lil brow angrily and said, “What’s the point of Jummah!” I...
View ArticleMister Flamey-Cheeks, Abu Lahab
You might know the *what* of Surah Lahab/Masad, but do you know the *why*? Who was Abu Lahab, and why did he of all people get a Surah? And what’s up with his wife? Learn this in the most non-scholarly...
View ArticleI Love: False Dilemmas!
If they asked you what you wanted for Christmas and you said “OMG A LOGICAL FALLACY!” then this video is for you! In which I explain why I love the False Dilemma and how people – and shaitaan too-...
View Articleالوالي Al- Wali, The Protecting Friend
Ya Wali, as we move to a new country with new people, where we will find both new friends new enemies, please be the Protecting Friend of my children. If my children face bullies, please protect their...
View ArticleWhen Nineveh Met Taif: Gems from Ilmfest
It was a sad day in Ninevah. The Prophet Yunus, peace be upon him, was leaving. Angry, frustrated, and unable to continue what felt like a hopeless endeavor, he boarded the first ship out of town,...
View ArticleMore Sweetness- Tweet Tweet!
I just finished six hours of class- possibly the best class I’ve ever taken- called The Unfolding Dream with Shaykh Sajid Umar. It would not be correct to say it is the Tafseer of Surah Yusuf- because...
View ArticleThe Economics of Sex
Forget the naked lollipop schtick and the oversimplification of covered = protected and protected = virtuous. Hijab is about setting the market value for yourself in an economy driven by sex and how...
View ArticleLast Night
It is the way of man that if Sin should maul his hand He at once withdraws and cradles it And marvels at the pain...
View ArticleJazakAllahuKheiran :)
I invited myself over to a friend’s house yesterday. Normally I invite people over to my house instead, but since we’ve been without a housekeeper for the past three weeks, I don’t think any of my...
View ArticleAn Najm
Will ye laugh and yet not weep for the years you've lived asleep? Asleep to numb your fears, And numb to soothe your cares?
View ArticleThe only kind of counterstrike I play
One of the ways that Shaitaan tries to bring me down is to get me to use the internet for wandering into distraction versus addressing any cause of my stress, or Shaitaan-Forbid- actually making dua or...
View ArticleLife after death before death
Darkness lies around him and watches with dark eyes whispering suggestions suggesting lovely lies...
View ArticleDua or a Dollar for the Philippines
I have a special relationship with the Philippines- even though I doubt the islands know. When my son was diagnosed with autism and my husband and I were struggling to meet his monthly therapy needs...
View ArticleDear Not a Loser…
“Asalaamualaikum please don’t think dat i am belittling your problems but i want to kill myself but i cant as it is prohibited i feel i am accumulating sins day by day isn’t it better for me to die i...
View ArticleBy the steeds, choo choo!
Autism has its pros and cons- and boy does it ever have its cons- but SubhanAllah, it really has its pros. Khalid doesn’t just like dinosaurs, he likes reading about them, and he doesn’t just read...
View ArticleWings
I am small, my wings are broken. My words shake like my hands. But I will lift my voice to the One who understands.
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