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5 Times Shaykh Assim Alhakeem Made Us Smile Humour is a great way to connect with and make people smile. And doing it without lying is an art. After reading a few of Shaykh Assim Alhakeem’s Twitter posts, I couldn’t help but make this tiny compilation of 5 times when the Shaykh entertained his followers […]

What I Wish I Knew When I Was Younger Hindsight is a wonderful thing. Even though I can learn from my own life, I thought I could share a few lessons with you too.  These are just a few things I wish I knew when I was younger (in no particular order).   You will […]

How to be a Happy Muslimah Happiness. You want it. I want it.  It’s happiness that we ultimately want in this world and the Hereafter. Some Muslims have the wrong idea that happiness shouldn’t be sought in the realm of this world and is reserved for the Hereafter. Of course, trials are inevitable because life […]

7 Ways to be a Good Muslimah  You want to be a good Muslimah. Where do you start?  1. Worshipping Allaah Alone without Riyaa A good Muslimah worships Allaah alone without associating partners with him. She doesn’t pray in public and ignore her prayers in private. Her private good deeds are the same as or more […]

Sharing My Personal Blog Growth Plan Since there are many Muslimahs out there who wonder about and need help with blogging, I thought I could share my personal blog growth plan with you all (because sharing is caring and all that). These are pointers and steps that I wrote for myself to follow after I […]

9 Easy Steps to Learn Anything Inborn natural talent doesn’t determine success. Success and greatness are not up to ‘nature and nurture’ even though this is widely accepted as a fact. Nobody is born great and superhuman.  You have more control than you believe over which skills you become adept at and how skilled you […]

How to be a Fulltime Minimalist Mum Why be a Minimalist Mum? Before having children, even though parents-to-be expect to be sleep-deprived and change dirty diapers, they can never be fully prepared. When a child comes into the picture, their sleep schedule and pretty much every other aspect of their life goes through a roller-coaster […]

10 Super Tips to be a Muslimah Super Mum You’re already a super mum. I know you are.  But we all seem to always want to be better than that. No matter how much we do for our children, it somehow never seems to be enough.  So, I welcome you to read this blog post […]

Assalamu alaykum. 🙂 Welcome to Fectiv, my fresh new blog about leading a calm and happy life through effectivity to attain Jannatul Firdaws (in sha Allaah)! My name is Noor Rahman. I’m a graduate of IOU, a work-from-home mum of three lovely children, an author, a parenting educator and a former teacher. I LOVE learning, teaching […]