Click on image above to enlarge Respect for Parents in Islam Narrated Abu Umamah: A man said, “Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) what rights can parents demand from their children?” He replied, “They are your Paradise (if you obey them ) and your Hell.” (if you disobey them) …
Read More »My Dad was not there when we grew up so I hate him
APS – Absent Parent Syndrome I hate my father, the man who worked 6 days a week for the past 25 years. Yet, somehow, I wish always he had time to spend with me, and never once let me down. Who in fact, worked 12 hours a day when my …
Read More »Mu’awwidhat – Surah Falaq and Surah Naas
“Rasulullah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) used to seek refuge from the jinn as well as from the evil eye until Surah al-Falaq and an-Naas were revealed. When they were sent down, he utilised them and left other things.” [Tirmidhi] This hadith affirms the reality of the harm that …
Read More »Social Media and the Cyber Youth Crisis Part 2
Social Media and the Cyber Youth Crisis Part 1 Personal data Nothing on the internet is for free. Accessing websites using an internet browser will often lead to a cookie (small piece of data sent from the website to the user’s computer via the browser) being stored on the user’s …
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It is hardly surprising that the iconic founder of Apple, Steve Jobs, along with a number of other tech CEOs and venture capitalists would strictly control their children’s screen time.The prefrontal cortex of the teenage brain, that regulates behaviour and evaluates the consequences of actions, continues to develop …
Read More »Upbringing of Children During the Technological Age – Audio
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Read More »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 …
Read More »Seven worlds vs. one world
Let us see what is happening, one evening, in the living room of one of the typical modern Muslim homes. A middle-aged man is following Google news on his computer His wife is engrossed in watching the recipe of making a Honey-Kissed Smoothie Bowl on YouTube. …
Read More »Tarbiyah (Upbringing) vs Ta’leem (Education)
Sheikh Salman was asked, “How do you get your kids to love the Salaah?” The first thing he said was, “Have them love you.” Learn this life lesson: tarbiyah is founded upon relationship. Tarbiyah is the raising up and education of a child such that …
Read More »Just one “A”!
By Abdur Rahmaan Umar It had been a long two weeks thought Taheera as she stole a moment to gulp down her now lukewarm tea. Yes, it had been two long weeks of covering books, sharpening pencils and struggling to make up sets of pencil colours from leftovers of …
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