bbc.co.uk By Judith Burns Education reporter 23 April 2017 From the section Education & Family Parents who continually check their mobiles can leave children feeling upset and ignored, suggests research An overuse of mobile phones by parents disrupts family life, according to a survey of secondary pupils. More than a …
Read More »Female-Led Prayers: A Step Forward for Women?
Questioner Sarah Reply Date Apr 24, 2017 Question On March 18, 2005 Amina Wadud led the first female-led Jumu`ah Prayer. On that day, women took a huge step towards being more like men. But, did we come closer to actualizing our God-given liberation? Consultant Sister Yasmeen Answer Salam Sarah, …
Read More »Appreciation
A young person who excelled academically applied for a managerial position in a large company. He passed the first interview. The director who did the second and the\ last interview had to make the final decision. The director discovered from the CV that the youth’s academic achievements were …
Read More »Eyebrows & Hair Removal
by ZamZam Question Please shed some light on the permissibility of eyebrows & hair Removal. Answer: Assalamu alaykum In the name of Allah the Inspirer of truth. The issue of removing hair from around the eyebrows has become a very popular issue and one which many people seem to be …
Read More »Being Wasteful …
They entered their favourite restuarant and were greeted warmly by the staff as they are regulars at this exclusive upmarket seafood restaurant. The kids run to the play area while their parents get comfortable in thier favourite spot. The waiter knows them well and rushes over to take their …
Read More »Training Children (Part 3)
http://idealwoman.org Etiquette 21 ✏ Often parents see television as a babysitter. Parents need to keep the children quiet as they do their own work. What they do not realize is that the children are coming under the influence of what they see. Their minds and thinking become attuned to …
Read More »“A Kiss a Day Keeps Divorce Away”
A very thoughtful and insightful perspective from M.Y Baig on strengthening the relationship between husband and wife. Allah Ta’ala said regarding marriage: وَمِنْ آيَاتِهِ أَنْ خَلَقَ لَكُم مِّنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ أَزْوَاجًا لِّتَسْكُنُوا إِلَيْهَا وَجَعَلَ بَيْنَكُم مَّوَدَّةً وَرَحْمَةً إِنَّ فِي ذَلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ “And from among …
Read More »Training Children (Part 2)
http://idealwoman.org Etiquette 11 ✏ Many parents leave the job of training to school teachers and society, not realizing that the education system today in most places is chillingly void of moral values. Society around the child is often immoral. Providing the right type of training is the primary duty …
Read More »A Muslim Nurse Had the Answer (Story)
Ahmad Ibn Abd Ar-Rahman As-Swiyaan I was on a visit to one of the Islamic centers in Germany when I noticed a woman dressed in full Islamic hijab. I had never seen such proper hijab in the West. Glad because of what I had seen, I thanked Almighty Allah. Later, …
Read More »Training Children (Part 1)
http://idealwoman.org Children are a very great bounty of Allah. One of the ways by which we can be grateful for this priceless bounty is to train them in the Islamic way. By not training them in the Islamic way we have definitely been ungrateful to Allah. The best gift that …
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