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Corrupting Hijab part 3 – Choice or Obligation

Bint Ahmad Sulaymaan “The headscarf is my choice and I wasn’t forced to wear it,” we hear this often, “I choose to wear the niqab. My husband doesn’t force me to.” It’s excellent that women choose it. Except, most times it’s said to soothe non-Muslims rampaging against our imaginary suppression, …

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Correct Manner/Method or Definition of Hijab?

Question: I wanted to know about a matter concerning the RIGHT hijaab What is the proper hijaab? I mean so many different hijaabs are to choose from, Could you please tell us where it says that the hijaab SHOULD be LONG (JILBAAB) over the chest (Question published as received) Answer: …

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My Kind, Cruel Mother

Every cook, from a celebrity chef to a humble homemaker, relies on a few essential ingredients. Safely nestled within their ‘masala dubbah’ (spice box) are powders and pods which though small in quantity, are potent in taste. It is on the foundation of these vital ingredients that the cook exercises her …

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The Unforgiving Reality of Adultery/Infidelity

    We as Muslims in this country have an attitude that we are immune to certain calamities or illnesses and so we don’t need to learn about these issues because it will never affect us. This amongst other things is the ignorant attitude that is allowing these problems to …

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Islam and the Gym Culture

    Question:   Many men go to gym. Other members are wearing inappropriate clothing and loud music is blaring. Females also frequent the gyms.          a) Can the parents stop the male children from going to the gym?          b) Can the wife …

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A Letter to Allah

  Dear Allah Ta’ala,   It hailed here in Karachi last month, and as surprising and exciting as it was, it left me with a terrible, sinking feeling in my heart. Because of the sudden harsh weather, the girl who helps with the household work at our place could not …

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Why Must I Obey My Husband?

Question: I am a Muslim female who is a feminist and believes Islam does and shouldn’t subjugate and degrade women. Lately I have been getting a lot of questions in my mind. I want to know why in Islam a wife has to obey her husband. Just them being strong …

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Living my Dream

  Assalaamu ‘alaikum In the name of Allah, the Most Kind, the Most Merciful. My journey into purdah was not an easy one. I left school at the age of 14 and went to madrasah. It was my father’s dream for us, his daughters, to be in purdah and become …

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From Darkness to Light

  My name is Sumaiya and I would like to inform my respected readers about what I was and what I have become now. I am a born Muslim Alhumdulillah, however I did not grow up in an Islamic environment. My parents separated when I was in grade 11, my mum …

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