The long-awaited month of Ramadan is almost bidding us goodbye. While most people will be making the most of the month by engaging in Quran recitation, praying Taraweeh, giving charity, listening to Tafseers etc, it’s not unusual to notice people forgetting to make Dua and ask Allah of all that they need. It’s very important […]
“O ye who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you, that ye may learn self-restraint” (Al-Baqorah: 183) Ramadan is a few days away, Muslims and non-Muslims all over the world are no doubt beginning to get in the spirit and mood of the Holy month. One of the […]
Hijab is enjoined on every female Muslim as it was stated in the Holy Quran Surah An-Noor: 31 “ And say to the believing women that they cast down their looks and guard their private parts and do not display their ornaments except what appears thereof, and let them wear their head-coverings over their bosoms, […]
Growing up as a Muslim in a country where there are various religions can be slightly difficult. People tend to hold various perceptions and notions about Muslims and how they fast during Ramadan, sometimes their belief system begins to rub on Muslims themselves. Hence, we get to see some Muslims holding this misconception as true. […]
MEANING The month of Ramadan is the 9th of the 12 months of the Islamic/Hijrah calendar. It is the month in which the Holy Quran was revealed. Muslims abstain from eating, drinking, engaging in daytime sexual activities and other unlawful acts from dawn till sunset. The word Ramadan comes from the root word ramida or […]
Islam teaches us to appreciate beauty, both Divine and created and according to our beloved Prophet (SAW) “Allah is beautiful and loves beauty.” Indeed, our essential nature or fitrah inclines toward beauty. As Muslim women, we do not display our beauty publicly, but we are encouraged to beautify ourselves in private and for our […]
In the bid to stay modern and also keep to the tenets of the religion; modest fashion dressing has become an essential part of the conscious Muslim and Muslimah. There also exists some Muslims who long to join the stylish modest dressing train but are frightened on how to go about it. So here goes […]
Fashion weeks are typically exclusive and cater to the elite echelons of society, especially fashion enthusiasts and trendsetters but awareness and acceptance of modest fashion has skyrocketed in the mainstream, with major international brands investing heavily in it. The Dubai Modest Fashion Week was a wonderful showcase of luxury designs and clothing that’s at […]
People often times hold the notion that perfume oils are used just as sprays to make them “smell nice”. But hey! Oils unlike processed Perfumes and Sprays are multipurpose. You get the opportunity to not only use for your body so for many other things. Below is a list of other things you can use […]
The contribution of women to the World’s growth and Development cannot the overemphasized. Over the years, a lot of Muslim women have been prevented from exploring and attaining certain feats because of their Hijabs. Here is an non exhaustive list of Muslim Women who have made their marks. They have gone over and above stereotypes […]