by Sadia Ashraf After Ramadan do you breathe a sigh of relief? Do you easily fall back into the same habits of your pre-Ramadan self or do you try to uphold some of the practices of Ramadan? Do you stop fasting for the whole year until the next Ramadan? Once Ramadan has passed, it is...
by Grandma Jeddah Did I forget anything on the list for Iftar? What am I going to cook for Suhoor? I’m hungry, irritable, and my kids are stressing me out! Ramadan! One of the most blessed and enjoyable months of the year. But for Muslim sisters, it can also be a month of pressure, extra...
by Ajaz Ahmed Ramadan is a period of abundant blessings from Allah سبحانه و تعالى. As we strive to get the maximum share of those blessings, do we realize we need to make it easy for others to gain their share as well? A large number of our brethren are engaged in direct customer...
by Sarah With the blessed month of Ramadan upon us, we need to plan and prepare ourselves as much as we can in sha Allah, in order to best utilize this month of mercy. Now, as a wife and a mother, I know this can be especially challenging for women, as a lot of time is spent in the...
Duties of the Month of Muharram 1. It is the best of months for general voluntary fasts, after Ramadan. 2. It is especially recommended to fast the 10th of Muharram (known as the Day of `Ashura), with a day before it or after it. [Ibn Abidin, Radd al-Muhtar, quoting Kasani’s al-Bada`i] 3...
