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A Recent-Day Role Model
When we discuss the great, pious women in Islam, we tend to focus on women who lived many centuries ago, such as the honourable wives of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) and the other Ambiyaa (‘alaihimus salaam), the Sahaabiyyaat (radhiyallahu ‘anhunna) and perhaps a few other women of the early centuries of Islam.
Indeed, the lives of these personalities are filled with great inspiration, contain profound lessons and teach us many important aspects that still apply to us today.
However, since they …
Securing Blessings for Her Baby Boy
(Sayyidah Asmaa bintu Abi Bakr [radhiyallahu ‘anhuma] – Part Six)
For the Muhaajireen, the journey of hijrah, from Makkah Mukarramah to Madeenah Munawwarah, was generally a difficult one. Together with the normal challenges of traveling a lengthy distance through the desert – they were wary of drawing the attention of the Quraish.
At the time when Sayyidah Asmaa (radhiyallahu ‘anha) performed hijrah, she was expecting a child. In fact, she was at the advanced stages, and hence …
Jameel and the Day of Jumu‘ah
Ask our children:
1. Which is the most important and best day of the week?
2. What should a Muslim do on the day of Jumu‘ah?
Now tell them the story:
Jameel was a boy who loved the weekends. He loved the weekends because there was no school, and no madrasah, so he could wake up late, eat waffles and pancakes for breakfast, and play with his friends all day.
One day, when Jameel was in madrasah, Moulana …
