The beautiful month of Ramadan has steadily come in and many mothers out there (including myself) are finding ways to ensure we get the best of ourselves for this spiritual month. It can often be a real balancing act managing family, work, and other commitments before and during Ramadan. However if we organise ourselves efficiently
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[Ramadan Series] The Ultimate Dining Etiquettes for Ramadan (Part 1)
Ramadan is ironically a month in which we are more eager to dine with others than usual. The Prophet Muhammad said: “Whoever provides the food for a fasting person to break his fast with, then for his is the same reward as his (the fasting person’s), without anything being diminished from the reward of the
Read articleAyah #2 – Productive Friends: Care for a Race?
15 AYAAT. 15 PRODUCTIVITY POINTERS. “And race one another towards Forgiveness from your Lord and towards a paradise the width of which spans the heavens and the earth. It has been prepared for the God-fearing” [3:133]. Productive Friends: Care for a Race? On your marks, get set… GO! Adrenaline rushing through bodies. Everybody in
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[Ramadan Series] 7 Tips for a Productive Iftar
Breaking the fast with the right type of foods is crucial to keeping your body strong and healthy. While some people resort to junk foods (due to their convenience), others try to fill their stomach with countless varieties of dishes in order to make up for not eating the whole day. While the former is
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[Ramadan Series] The Ultimate 10 Step Suhoor Guide
Ramadan is one of the months with countless blessings bestowed by Allah on this Ummah. An entire month to ask for forgiveness, learn about self control and become a better human being spiritually, physically and emotionally; Ramadan is a truly unique month. The well known verse about Ramadan states: “O you who have believed, decreed upon you
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[Ramadan Series] The Ramadan Technology Diet
While we are cleansing our souls and bodies during Ramadan, why not take this opportunity to cleanse our schedules as well? Ramadan is the perfect time to go lean and cut away the unnecessary activities that lead us to a reduced state of productivity. Now that’s a broad area to handle. So in this article we
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