“You’ve become a doormat, Lilly! You let people walk all over you, drain you and use you! And because you have the memory of a tiny goldfish, you never know when enough is really ENOUGH! Think of yourself and stop being such a pushover!”
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Workdays in Ramadan: 7 Steps to Stay Sane and Spiritual
We spend a lot of time outside Ramadan looking forward to the month of fasting but then when it gets closer, fear starts kicking in, creating a lot of conflict within us. On one hand, we can’t wait for Ramadan to come and on the other hand we are petrified at the thought of the long day
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[When You Work for Allah’s Sake – Part 3] How to Properly Wrap Up Your Volunteering Project
After discussing the prerequisites of being a great volunteer while working for the sake of Allah in part 1, and reaping maximum benefit while volunteering in part 2, we now come to the third and last part of the series: maximizing your reward and growth after successfully completing a project you’ve embarked on for the sake
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[When You Work for Allah’s Sake – Part 2] How to Reap Maximum Benefit and Reward When You Volunteer
In the first part of this series (Part 1), we discussed the prerequisites of being a great volunteer: what you should take care of before you enroll as a volunteer. In this part of the series, we’ll get right to work and see how we can reap maximum benefit and reward while working as a volunteer, In
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10 Habits of Happy Muslim Couples
What does it take to stay Muslim, married and extremely happy today? As oxymoronic as that just sounded, believe it or not, it’s absolutely possible! Marriage, especially for Muslims, is a lot more than having someone to call a husband or wife. The marital relationship is an incredible blessing and divine sign, as Allah says in the
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[Parenting Lessons from Surah Luqman – Part 5]: Developing Patience and a Love for Prayer in Children
In the previous parts of the series on parenting lessons from Surah Luqman, we talked about the essential prerequisites of parenting (Part 1), how to teach our children to avoid shirk (Part 2); being obedient and grateful to Allah and our parents (Part 3); and instilling consciousness of Allah in children (Part 4). This part of the
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