Yaaay! Good news! don’t pretend, we all know this feeling most especially if you have been praying and waiting and then boom, this Maa shaa Allah brother finally finds his way, Now the thing is you are still thinking meaning you are not sure about him yet, they are reasons why you are not sure.These […]
When you are single you have time to pursue endeavors especially the ones you are passionate about because marriage comes with loads of responsibilities and trying to get used to your new life can be tasking and before you know time has gone. This is not to say marriage breaks you but things you can […]
Last week, we asked our Insta family to suggest books to a soon to be wife and amongst which was “20 PIECES OF ADVICE to my sister before MARRIAGE” By the noble Scholar Badr bin Ali Al-Utaybee suggested by an amazing sister, we reviewed the book and we thought after reading this, you will definitely […]
How the booming #HijabiFashionista trend has triggered a serious identity crisis- Part 1 The past few weeks have been full of serious reflection, much needed rest and recovery from the epic start to the year we’ve had. (The Essence Symposium, Funfair and Expo: In a league of their own). Finally getting sometime to myself meant […]
Some of us are not married only because we want to remain single.You will think age will change some people’s ideology, but No! He still have to be “tall,,dark and handsome”. We should have left that belief in high school because there is more to marriage than that. I mean who wants a wife beater […]
Istikhaara, guidance, seeking divine help and permission… who doesn’t need it? Even Shaytaan sought Allah’s permission to allow him mislead some set of people. So, where do we stand? While seeking guidance is paramount to making unique and appropriate decision, it is incumbent on Muslims to not only seek guidance from people around but base […]
Marriage… it’s happening every minute and even as you are reading this article, another one is happening and as for you, here reading, it’s either you’re planning one or you’re already in one. While the pressure of getting married is bearable and not often much for men, being a woman of matured age, the pressure […]
Read I “thought I knew him” #2: http://blog.ummfariha.org/the-daughter/ile-oko-ya-the-journey-of-a-wife-to-be-i-thought-i-knew-him-2/#more-1679 “Yes, it is what you are thinking, I am not proud of it but it happened, we did ‘meet’ a couple of times before we got married which was one of the reasons I had to marry him anyways. where do I start from and who do […]
Read I “thought I knew him” #1 http://blog.ummfariha.org/the-daughter/ile-oko-ya-the-journey-of-a-wife-to-be-i-thought-i-knew-him/ “Hmmm… by the time you hear all that I have to say you will have a thousand questions to ask. He got back 4:30 am, kissed and cuddled me and slept off. At Fajr, he woke up before me, showered, dressed up and left for the masjid. I […]
It was time for dinner at the sister’s conference in Zamfara, I was tired and didn’t feel like eating due to the tiring activities of the day. A sister walked up to me and asked how I was doing as she had earlier brought me paracetamol when I complained of a headache. I told her […]
