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some days there’s really nothing you can say or do so here’s some important footage of my cat being gently floofled by the window fan

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You know when you speak about God, and then that guilty realization comes in where you think to yourself: “how can I speak of something this pure and beautiful, yet do such evil things?”

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Depression and Loneliness

“أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ غَضَبِهِ وَعِقَابِهِ، وَشَرِّ عِبَادِهِ، وَمِنْ هَمَزَاتِ الشَّيَاطِينِ وَأَنْ يَحْضُرُونِ”.

A'oothu bikalimaatil-laahit-taammaati min ghadhabihi wa ‘iqaabihi, wa sharri ‘ibaadihi, wa min hamazaatish-shayaateeni wa ‘an yahdhuroon.

I seek refuge in the Perfect Words of Allah from His anger and His punishment, from the evil of His slaves and from the taunts of devils and from their presence.

Ref: Abu Dawud 4/12. See also Al-Albani, Sahih At- Tirmithi 3/171

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“A man at the masjid was telling me that if it wasn’t for his wife, he would have been destroyed. She struggled with him for 18 years to get him to perform Salah [prayer]. She used to bring him wudu water and he used to throw it away. But with her persistence and struggle, he now prays 5 times a day in the Masjid. He was in tears talking about how much he loves his wife. Don’t take a good woman for granted.”

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DAILY DUA

Dua to seek protection from unlawful desires

اللهُمَّ اغْفِرْ ذَنْبِي وَطَهِّرْ قَلْبِي، وَحَصِّنْ فَرْجِي

Translation

O Allah forgive my sin, cleanse my heart and guard my chastity.

Transliteration

Allaahum-magh-fir dhan-bee wa ṭah-hir qal-bee, wa ḥaṣ���in far-jee

Sources: Ahmad N0# 22211

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To pregnant moms to be

Reciting Qur'aan with a raised voice is something every muslim mother ought to do during her pregnancy. After a couple of months, your baby will be able to listen to voices outside the womb and therefore your baby should already be introduced to kalamullah while growing inside of your womb 🍼❤

I personally know a sister who finished the Qur'an a couple of times during pregnancy and she says that ever since her son was born, the only thing that succeeds to calm him down is Qur'aan. Especially when his mom is reciting as he has been used to her voice the most.

Do your child a favor and introduce her or him to Allahs kalaam from the beginning. Don’t wait. Don’t recite with a quite voice if you have the opportunity of reciting out loud. This will benefit them more than you can imagine. There lies immense blessing in recitation of the Qur'aan. In sha Allah your child will get a share of this blessing along with getting used to and being comfortable with listening to the Qur'an ❤

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Take a mental vacation to restore your energy and vitality

Photo credit: @natasha___mikhailova

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When I see everyone wearing colourful clothes and bright smiles today, I know not everyone is celebrating Eid the same way. When I see the rows of delicious, cultural dishes and smell the aroma, I know not everyone will experience the same happiness today. When I see children running around boasting about how much money they got, I know this is not a sight everyone will see today.

So this post is for every Muslim celebrating Eid: the ones with huge parties, the ones who get excited to wake up early and recite the Takbeer, the ones who love exchanging gifts, the ones who have extended family over. And especially for  the ones that are working, the ones that have school, the ones that are away from home, the ones that aren’t near loved ones, the ones that feel Eid has lost its hype, the ones with a broken family or none at all. This is post is especially for them.

Eid is the one thing we have as Muslims. We don’t celebrate Christmas or Birthdays (arguable) or any other day as much as we should this one. It is a blessed day especially for Muslims. They’ve taken everything from us. They took our pride, our credit, our freedom, our lives. But this day, this day is ours and we can’t let them take it away too.

I get so so sad when people say, “ugh Eid is so boring” because I know, wallah, I know how boring it can be but to change that, we have to be excited and passionate and arrange things.

Go for a long drive and pack food and have a picnic outside somewhere in the park.

Or go laser tagging or to the beach or go bowling or go skating or go to a theme park or buy your friends/family gifts at the mall because it’s too late to do an Eid exchange now.

And at night go out to eat at a restaurant or eat at home and go for dessert or frozen yogurt or go out for both.

Drive somewhere far at night and do fireworks.

Invite people over and throw a big party.

Get dressed up, like over dressed up with bangles and henna and perhaps do it at the masjid for little girls so they’ll be happy and you get reward Insha Allah.

Clean your house, make sweets and hand them out to neighbors or at the masjid.

 Invite random muslims from the masjid over for dinner.

They’ve taken everything from our religion and destroyed or portrayed it negatively. We can’t let them do that to Eid too.

Always remember the Ummah in your duaas and have a blessed, unforgettable day!

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The worst bit about being a girl is when you get into a really good routine of doing all your prayers, on time, your body’s in the habit of waking up for fajr… and then your period comes along and ruins all your hard work

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When I prepare myself for back to school mode

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Hello little one

Our baby at 11 weeks. Second scan.

I was elated when the test showed positive even though I can hardly believed it.

The first few months of marriage, and after a few tests which turned out to be negative, I sort of gave up. I told him to stop trying and focus on us instead.

So we planned a vacation for December & was planning to go to Egypt (cos my cousins are there & suggested that we visit Egypt before they graduate). I was so excited for our Egypt vacay & even imagined myself wearing the abaya with niqab and posing for a picture at the desert with a camel. HAHA. But then..

I began to have the 'stomach flu' symptoms. I felt nausea all the time & a strong urge to vomit. I felt bloated. I constantly felt hungry, but after eating a few scoops of my meal, I lost my appetite completely.

I almost went to see the doctor for this stomach flu symptoms. But mum told me that the symptoms I was experiencing was the exact symptoms that she had when she found out that she was pregnant. "Nola. Cannot be. I'm very prone to having stomach flu so its normal", I told my mum.

But I took the test anyway (cos I was already 10 days late at that time & my cycle is always regular). I didnt want to look at the test kit initially. I waited for approximately 15-20 minutes (or more) before taking a peep at the test window.

I was shocked. But I told myself not to be too happy because maybe the test kit is faulty. I didnt fully believed I was pregnant.

A few days later, I went to the clinic. Another test was done & the result was again positive. But I still told myself not to believe it 100% yet (to avoid disappointment la konon). Only after my first consultation & ultrascan with Dr Lubna from Parkway East Hospital (formerly known as East Shore Hospital), and seeing the fetus in me for the first, I finally began to digest the fact that I am indeed pregnant. Haha.

Alhamdulillah. Good things do happen when you least expected it. & thank you Mr husband, for your constant prayers, for doing the solat hajat & all. Thank you for taking care of me, and agreeing to go for a private gynae because I was paranoid of going to government hospitals after hearing all the negative reviews, not only from other mums, but also my bestfriend who happened to be a nurse.

Entering the second trimester this week! May everything goes well. Amin.

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Malik ibn Dinar asked: “What is the death of the heart?”

Hasan al-Basri answered: “The love of the world”.

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There is an ayah in the Qur'an where Allah promises us that if we thank Him then He will surely grant us more. And subhanallah, it’s not just to do with wealth. It’s to do with everything. If Allah has guided you, thank Him. He will keep you steadfast. If He teaches you something new regarding the deen, thank Him and He will increase you in knowledge. If happiness surrounds you, then thank Him. He will give you even more things to be happy about. Just a few moments of pondering over the bounties of Allah can increase our Imaan.

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It’s actually fully hit me that Ramadan is over. I had a great eid alhamdulillah, but honestly my heart hurts a bit upon realising this. I really didn’t have the best Ramadan, mentally or spiritually. I feel so disappointed in myself. I’m upset because this time was meant to be healing and beautiful, but instead events which occurred in that month have left me feeling empty and broken. I pray that I live to see next Ramadan and that I am able to make it everything that this one wasn’t.

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Pedraza - Spain (by Armando G Alonso)