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Keeping the Ramadan Vibe Alive Starting With Shawwal Fasts
So Shawwal is almost here, Ramadan is over….where do we go from here? How do we, should we, react? There are many reactions we can have to the end of Ramadan. Of course, we miss it, we miss the blessings and peace of the month – we all loved that Ramadhan vibe! But there is another reaction that we have to be wary of, one that anyone can fall into, even without realising. That is the view that our daily routines, and life in general, all go back to ‘normal’ when Ramadan has gone.
Ramadan Covid-19 Diaries: A Mother Stranded in Another Country, Away From Her 7 Children
This article was originally published on AboutIslam.net by Brooke Benoit. We share this with permission from Brooke in the hope the right person sees this story. Covid-19 Ramadan is really different. Throughout the holy month, we will be publishing diaries shared by our network of writers and contributors that reflect on challenges, lessons or blessings they find in this extraordinary Ramadan! You can share you own diary here.
How to Answer: Why Aren’t You Fasting? Why Aren’t You Praying? Where Do Babies Come From? For Kids
We all know how loaded this question is and, if unprepared, answering can be awkward, to say the least. Yet, it’s not just young children who might be the ones asking! I grew up with a father who never thought periods were shameful and married a man whose family ethos is the same. However, there are fully grown adult Muslim men who have no idea about menstruation or the rulings of how it affects the spiritual dimensions of the women in their lives. For sure, every Ramadan the topic comes up.
We Asked You to Help a Sis Out Who’s Away From Family This Ramadan and Here’s What You Shared
When we are stuck and in need of inspiration we always turn to the Amaliah Community on Instagram. You all always have some gems and wisdom to share, so when we saw Sammaya Afzal share via Twitter that it’s her first Ramadan without family we thought we’d ask you! Like many of us, we are spending this Ramadan very differently. The Amaliah community came through with suggestions and many sharing Ramadan has always been a lonely time and this Ramadan is no different.
“Mum, Why Are There No Female Prophets? ” – Princesses of Paradise & Strong Female Leaders in Islam | Amaliah
Name two Prophets who didn’t have a father? Hmmm….prophet Adam? Yes awesome! “… aaaaandddd…. I forgot…his name …” Prophet Adam had neither mother not father but this prophet had a mother. Do you remember now? Er…..prophet Jesus? But I forgot his name in the Quran!” We are sitting at the breakfast table on a Saturday morning, and in ‘pop quiz’ style I challenge my son and husband to answering these questions. Something in our conversation had triggered it, something about different families?
A Mother’s Role in Supporting Children Through Their Exams
We are quickly hurtling towards that time of year again when our young people will be tearing their hair out at the thought of impending exams, stomping around because they haven’t got a single spare hour to possibly help out with anything else due to their schoolwork and sobbing uncontrollably when they feel they haven’t covered enough revision. Yes, GCSE exams. It’s a heart-wrenching time. You want to hug your children tight and tell them it’s all going to be ok if only they would let you.
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