To be honest with you, it’s a small miracle to me that I am writing this article right now – my first article for Productive Muslim in three years. In this time, I was drifting away from my religion further and further and could feel my heart hardening until it felt like it had literally
Read articleReturning to the Sunnah and Building Productive Relationships
Until recently, I was not somebody who made friends easily. Growing up in a non-Muslim country, I always longed to have Muslim friends. This desire only increased over the years and I remember that the du’a I repeated over and over again in the Ramadan of last year was for Allah to send Muslim friends
Read article9 Ways to Stay in Touch with Long-Distance Friends
Living in the age of globalisation, I am sure that most of us have at least one friend who lives in a different country, on a different continent or even on the other side of the world. Real friends are rare. The kind that you can talk to about anything, know you can trust, who makes you
Read article3 Productive Ways To Give Sadaqah As A Family
Giving Sadaqah (charity) is not only a great way to fulfill the needs of the poor, but also serves as a purification of the heart. Therefore, it is important to instill a sense of compassion and the love for charity in your children from an early age on. To help you achieve this, I want to focus
Read article8 Productive Ways To Spend Time With Younger Siblings
Most of the time when we talk about Islamic family life, we tend to focus on the relationship we have with our parents. However, the bond between siblings should not be neglected when it comes to establishing a stable Muslim family. If you are a big brother or a big sister, chances are that you
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