15 AYAAT. 15 PRODUCTIVITY POINTERS. “O ye who believe save your selves and your family from the fire of hell whose fuel is men and stones” [66:6]. Nafsi, Nafsi: The One Time Your Ego Serves You Well! ‘Assalatu khairum minan nawm‘. I snoozed the alarm and I was about to put it on snooze
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[Ramadan Series] Fasting Amongst Those Who Do Not Fast
This article aims to provide some tips especially for those of our brothers and sisters who fast while living and working in non-Muslim countries or with non-Muslim friends and colleagues, with regard to coping with such surroundings and giving dawah. Many of these tips are applicable for when you fast outside of Ramadan as well.
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[Ramadan Series] Ramadan Dining Etiquettes (Part 2)
Part 2 In the last part of this article series, we looked at the important etiquettes often forgotten at the table when attending or hosting an iftaar party during ramadan, below are tips for both the host and guests to consider: Rules for Guests: • Well ahead of the party, notify the host of
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[Ramadan Series] 5 Productive Tips for Amazing Mums this Ramadan!
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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