The In-Laws

I distinctly remember before getting married, I was willing to put up with anything, except living with in-laws.  It seems selfish and harsh, but that was the case, as it is with so many other women going into marriage.  Why … Continue reading

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Advice to the Daughter-in Law

We often hear of problems that occur between women and their mothers in-law. There are many factors that contribute to the bitter relationship that some women have with their mothers in-law; some of which, are: Lack of respect: Respect for others is … Continue reading

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Homemaker or Job-oriented women? Your Choice!

It is extremely painful to write that the followers of Islam are, day by day, straying away from the Islamic way of life; started blindly copying the life styles of others, particularly of the westerners – Jews and Christians. Prophet … Continue reading

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A Higher Ground for Our Marriages

By Imam Zaid In the literature discussing Futuwwa, which has been translated as Muslim chivalry, there is the story of a young man who was engaged to marry a particularly beautiful woman. Before the wedding day, his fiancée was afflicted … Continue reading

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Break up to Make Up

Have A Break to Revive Your Marriage! By Huda Gamal Al-Deen Assistant Editor – Egypt for OnIslam.net What is the ‘break’, is the break to maintain a healthy marital relationship. A Break in a relationship could have a positive outcome … Continue reading

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The Phenomenon of Spinsterhood

If we were to take a look at the various communities around the world, we would come to see that there has been a major change in the social circumstances of people which has affected the lives of individuals, aswell … Continue reading

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No One Told me: Reflections on the ‘P’ Word

No one told me that I would feel like I’m losing my faith. But then what did we have in the first place if this is a part of faith? No one told me tests would actually hurt. But Allah … Continue reading

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Does Husband/Father= Superman?

 After reading Does Mom=Superwoman, I started thinking about my husband. Usually when I sit down to tell him how I feel so overwhelmed with the kids and the house, how no one appreciates me, and how being a mom is hard … Continue reading

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For My daughter

                I love Allah. I cover for Allah. I pray to Allah. I obey for Allah. I am not perfect, but I try for Allah. I repent to Allah. I seek the pleasure … Continue reading

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Marrying Non-Muslims

GENERAL RULE Allah (Subhanahu wa-ta‘ala) prohibited marriage with the mushriks, males and females: “And do not marry pagan women until they believe (in Allah alone). Indeed,a believing female slave (of Allah) is better than a pagan, even though she (the pagan) … Continue reading

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