In part one of this series on gardening, I discussed how you can get started. For those of you interested in gardening, but feel intimidated due to lack of space — think again. Welcome to the fast-growing world of vertical gardening, the perfect solution for achieving a highly productive garden when limited by ground space.
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It is a well known fact that mothers hold a very high place in Islam as numerous ahadith narrate the rewards attached to motherhood. The Prophet Muhammad said: ‘Paradise lies at the feet of your mother’. [Sunan An-Nasa’i]. However, sometimes mothers lose the confidence to be more productive or lose a focus on themselves in the midst of looking
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Among the most beautiful and soothing ayaat of the Qur’an for many of us are the ones in Surah Ash-Sharh: For indeed, with hardship [will be] ease. Indeed, with hardship [will be] ease. [Qur’an: Chapter 94, Verses 5–6] Many people love to recite those verses, but few capture the wisdom in them.
Read articleWhat’s on a Productive Muslimah’s Bookshelf?
We recently asked our Productive Muslimah fans what books they recommend for a productive Muslimah. I am always asked: how do I get inspired with ideas? Where do I get energy to come up with something new to contribute? The secret lies in constantly reading books, and lots of them! My ideal home would be in
Read article[App Review] Top Five Apps for The Productive Student
As students juggling assignments, presentations, projects and other co-curricular activities, more often than not many of us feel like our time has been stretched too thin. The solution to this would be to learn how to manage our time properly, but there is another solution that some might have overlooked: Utilizing tools that enable us to work more
Read articleThe Healing Power of Prayer
In times of hardship, pain and loss, many of us attempt to find solutions in the very dunya that caused that calamity to befall us in the first place. We search for temporary comforts in people and worldly objects, all of which have the potential to break us again. Some of us find relief in
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