When was the last time you used a miswak? Was it a couple of weeks ago? Months, or even a couple of years ago? It’s strange that few Muslims use a miswak these days, especially since it is an established sunnah and moreover there are so many products marketed as being derived from “miswak”. I’ve seen
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5 Useful Tips to Become a Muslim Blogger
Being a blogger used to be cool. When people first started blogging back in the early 2000’s, it was very fashionable for someone to say: “Well, I blog in my spare time.” Blogging has changed a lot since then. Nowadays, blogging can be a full time business. And that is generally what most bloggers ultimately
Read articleAre You Doing Good Deeds with Great Rewards?
When we think about our day-to-day actions, chances are they reside in separate compartments in our mind. This may not necessarily be the outcome of any conscious effort, but simply the result of how we habitually tend to perceive the act.I help with chores to do my part around the house.I eat because I am
Read article5 Productive Qualities for Effective Studying
Many people read books but when asked to recall, they struggle to recall. Are you one of them? Have you been attending classes of knowledge, eager to learn about the deen, but feel you’re not retaining anything? During the lesson do you say to yourself “there’s no way I’m going to forget this point so
Read articleSix PRAISE Steps to Boost Productivity
A few years ago, I was chatting with a friend and we were talking about the projects and activities I had to do. At the time, I had two kids under the age of five, I was studying, working part time, active in a Muslim youth organisation, and my husband’s long working hours meant I
Read articleRefine your Intentions for Productivity
Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawzeeyah (may Allah have mercy upon Him) once said: “The actions of the heart are the foundation (of belief), and the actions of the limbs follow them and complete them. Intention is like the soul, and actions like the body: If the soul leaves the body, the body dies. There, knowledge of the
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