Think back to your last salaat… Did you just jump up after the Tasleem, grab your phone and head for the door? That was me just now.. As I reached for the handle a little voice in my head said “sit back down” It’s been a hectic day, where do I start? And I was […]
My flesh and your flesh will rot off our bones, my body and your body will be put into this ground, my soul and your soul will be raised by the sound of a trumpet. So why all the arrogance and pride, why do you look down on those around you and treat them like […]
One of the most effective ways we have to protect ourselves and others from illness is good hygiene. Lack of cleanliness only means diseases will spread fast and cause all sort of illnesses. In other words, when there is no proper hygiene, there will be no proper health leading to a lack of strength as […]
Allah (s.w.t) has blessed us with the Deen, by revealing the holy book and sending the prophet pbuh to us. Therefore turning towards the holy book and the prophet only means guidance and turning away is misguidance and Allah has put in our capability the right to strive towards achieving guidance as HE […]
A lot of times our ego come in the way that instead of giving a sincere advice we end up giving the judgmental Advice. Judging each other has soaked into our individual and collective consciousness that we even call each other “The haram police” as all you hear some of us say is: sister “what […]
We all have things that have happened to us in our past that are affecting us one way or the other. We experience these issues daily which can be barriers in our daily activities. Sometimes even when we are aware of these wounds all we want to do is pretend nothing happened and pay less […]
One of the challenges we have in the Muslim world today amongst our sisters is that of low self esteem. For some sisters it’s easy for them to say, I am going to be who I am or I am comfortable with who I am. While for others it is not. Increasing your self esteem […]
It’s a new week with new challenges to face, obstacles to overcome and potential successes to conquer. The word that keeps playing in my head is COURAGE…. The mantra I keep telling myself is “you have to have courage Zahra, you just have to”… My heart pounds a little faster these days…. and I always […]
In this episode of Audible Reflections, Mahmoudat reflects upon a story about repentance from the life of Prophet Musa AS. “This is a story that perfectly captures the impact that our sins can have on the Ummah as well as the importance of repenting and turning back to Allah. It’s important that for us as […]
In this special episode of Audible Reflections, Zahra, Mahmoudat and Umm Saliha are in the studio discussing their Ramadhan so far, what they’ve enjoyed, how they are preparing for Layla tul-Qadr and how they plan to incorporate the good habits developed during the Holy month into their lives all year round. Did you enjoy the podcast? […]
