Being a Mom is a Life time Adventure Being a mother is a great accomplishment, it is a joy that will forever dwell in my heart. Thus, the passing years after delivering was the most difficult part of birth, it was a time of travail. The sleepless nights, the nursing, constant feeding and care, being […]
Being a Mom is a Gift, Trust and Blessing from Allah We all know how Allah honor mothers in the Qur’an, as did the Prophet SAW through the Sunnah. I grew up knowing my mom as the best and truest friend I had. She is very smart, prayerful and compassionate. She was always there for […]
Being a Mom means more than haven given birth to a child When I gave birth, not only was my child born, a new me was born too. With the birth of a child comes the birth of a mother. When the soul of a woman must birth the mother inside her, the emotional labour […]
What it Really means to be a mother The literal meaning of a mother is ‘one who gives birth’ but a mother encompasses much more. Mother (the act of mothering) is something you do not just who you are, the meaning of being a mother is virtually endless. A mother is a protector, disciplinarian, a […]
Bits of Borno by Fati Abubakar Initially discovered on Twitter when a famous social activist retweeted a touching picture from one of her works, I dived into her page and discovered more and more about her haunting and captivating manner in telling stories. Today we are celebrating the person behind Bits of Borno, available on Instagram […]
There comes a time in every parent’s life when we make the hard decisions for the sake of our children. This could be whether to enrol our four year olds into the education system? Well, at least this should be a decision we as parents make and not a decision we follow without questions. Some […]
What is the true essence of hijab? There is a lot of controversy surrounding the true essence of the hijab, especially when you consider the way non-Muslims and the media like to portray the hijab. At best, people say it’s a fashion statement, and at worst, a symbol of oppression and backwardness. I’m willing to […]
From the age of 17, and for about 5 years, I always felt internally saddened. Something happened in my life which caused me to be angry and sad. I was never clinically diagnosed with depression, nor do I believe that I had severe depression; but I was never happy, I never felt loved, and at […]
This is something I’ve written about before but I find is always a good reminder to myself… we complain a lot when things go wrong but forget to acknowledge our seemingly minor achievements and successes… It’s so important to celebrate oneself and give ourself a pat on the back from now and again… Alhamdulillah, today […]
Zeinab Umm Khadijah I would describe myself as an independent, organised individual who likes to be in control. The first few months adjusting to motherhood, unfortunately was a very difficult period for me. I was not in control, I was unable to be organised and I had to depend of a lot of people for […]
