The Ramadan Guilt Trip I’ll let you in on a little secret: Last year’s Ramadan left me feeling guilty when Eid arrived. I had intended to complete many things during Ramadan — memorise some surahs from the Qur’an, complete several readings of the entire Qur’an, and to pray taraweeh in congregation daily, just to name
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Productive Muslimah Pregnancy Diaries: Third Trimester
In the Name of Allah the Most Gracious and the Most Merciful, Almighty Allah has bestowed upon married women the gift of pregnancy and nurturing a child within us to increase the Ummah in sha Allah. So far, I have taken you through my journey of pregnancy from the first and second trimesters during Ramadan
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[Preparing for A Productive Ramadan]: Interview with Sr. Yasmin Essa
This is the final part of the 4-part special interview series, “Preparing for a Productive Ramadan”. Listen to the previous interviews: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. In this interview, Abu Productive talks to Sr. Yasmin Essa, founder of WellnessWithYasmin.com and Holistic Health Coach.
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[Preparing for A Productive Ramadan]: Interview with Br. Thurein Win
This is the third part of the 4-part special interview series, “Preparing for a Productive Ramadan”. Listen to the previous interviews: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 4. In this interview, Abu Productive talks to Br. Thurein Win, founder of HeartCoreSuccess.com on how to have a productive mindset during Ramadan. So, what is productive thinking in the first place?
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[Preparing for A Productive Ramadan]: Interview with Sr. Lotifa Begum
This is the second part of the 4-part special interview series, “Preparing for a Productive Ramadan”. Listen to the other interviews: Part 1, Part 3, and Part 4. In this interview, Abu Productive talks to Sr. Lotifa Begum, Head of Productive Muslimah, on how to overcome the challenges sisters face during Ramadan. Masha Allah, we know Islam holds women
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[Preparing for A Productive Ramadan]: Interview with Br. Kareem ElSayed
This is the first part of the 4-part special interview series, “Preparing for a Productive Ramadan”. In this interview, Abu Productive talks to Br. Kareem ElSayed, founder of TrailblazerUprising.com, on how to be prouctive at work during Ramadan. Did you know the the Prophet would fast most of the month of Shaaban? Aishah said: “I
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