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8 Fail-Proof Ways to be a Smarter Muslim Define ‘smart’. What does it mean to be a smarter Muslim?  Imagine. It’s the Day of Judgment. You see a man who gained everything there was in the world. He was called the ultimate ‘smart’ guy. Yet, he has nothing much accumulated for the harsh reality of […]

3 Islamic Ways to Easily Calm Your Crying Baby In Minutes, In Sha Allaah For mothers like us, it can be heart-wrenching to hear our babies cry and we want to do everything possible to calm our crying baby.  According to data from wiley.com, infants cry for around 126 min each day. Yep. That’s how […]

5 Easy Ways to Show Compassion Toward Children Children need food, drink, sleep and air. Ok, we know this. But do we know that they also naturally need love and compassion?  Imagine a home without compassion – a home where children are often smacked and rebuked. This can lead them to grow up to be […]

4 Basic Ways To Treat Your Children Equally Ask anyone. He or she might have a reason to believe that his or her parents showed favouritism toward their sibling. Or that the parents didn’t really treat their children equally. Ok, not everyone feels this way. The real favourite one may not think so. But many […]

5 Habits Of Successful Muslim Children That’ll Make Them Awesome Even In The Hereafter When my daughter was in grade three, she topped her class, Allaahumma baarik. I was so proud of her when she was on stage receiving her medal and certificate. I had to fight back my tears so that I didn’t overly […]

5 Must-Know Principles To Raise Righteous Children By the time I had my three bundles of plentiful joy (Alhamdulillaah!), I was overwhelmed with all the parenting principles out there. Every mother vouched for her own parenting principles and I loved the reminders. Despite that, I found it difficult to focus on raising righteous children who […]

7 Ways to Easily Manage a Misbehaving Teenager Without Losing Your Calm I have a daughter who is in her teens. (And I used to be a teenager myself, some years ago. Ok, many years ago. So I have those 7 years of first-hand experience too? You agree?) Teenagers are often misunderstood by their parents […]

5 Meaningful Lessons To Teach Our Children When They Fall Sick When I am well, I tend to underestimate how difficult it is to be sick. It is only when sickness hits me that I remember: “Ah, this thing was never too easy now, was it?” I’d struggle to pray properly and care for the […]

Daughters in Islam: A Step-by-Step Rant on Why Daughters Should be Cherished My wonderful sister recently gave birth to her second child, a girl. (Allaahumma baarik alayhum.) While our family rejoices about the good news of this new addition to the family, this overloaded bundle of cuteness, we heard of external family members who didn’t […]

6 Easy Steps To Take If You Find Your Child Stealing If your child steals something, how you act in such a situation matters. What are some things you can when you find your child stealing? 1. Understand why your child may be stealing. What causes a child to steal? There are several reasons why […]