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  • Contemplation and Consideration – Qualities of the Virtuous - I

    Deliberation most certainly leads to knowledge, which, in turn, results in action. Hence, if people ponder the magnificence of Allah The Almighty, they will surely refrain from His disobedience. Moreover, contemplation is a mirror that reflects one’s good and evil deeds. It is one of the best acts of worship, for not only does it bring about wisdom,.. More

  • Walking with Bashfulness

    Bashfulness is one of the sublime characteristics with which women in general, and Muslim women in particular are adorned. How beautiful it is when noble morals are adorned with bashfulness! How beautiful it is when bashfulness dominates all the actions of a chaste girl and noble woman! When one contemplates the state of women today, he wonders at.. More

  • A Message to the Woman Who Does not Adhere to the Hijab

    Tabarruj means impermissible exposure of women's adornment and beauty before non-Mahram (marriageable) men. This applies to exposure of jewels, arms, legs, chest, neck, face, and so on. Shaykh Abu Al-A‘la Al-Mawdoodi, may Allah have mercy upon him, said: Tabarruj for women means: Exposure of the beauty of the face and body before non-Mahram.. More

  • Preservation of Lineage and Progeny

    A woman said, "A few months after my marriage, I got pregnant by the Bounty of Allah. Now, I am waiting for my first baby, fully looking forward to seeing and embracing it and to the new life with my children." Another woman said, "Thirteen years after marriage – and they were very difficult – Allah granted me two children... More

  • Our Highly Economical Home - II

    Methods to Economize on Electrical Appliances: Allah The Exalted has bestowed knowledge upon humans and as a result of this knowledge there are modern inventions that have made chores easier, resulting in greatly reducing human exertion, thereby freeing up time for other things. Therefore, electrical appliances should be maintained and well taken.. More

  • Our Highly Economical Home - I

    The economics of a Muslim home are based upon a group of values and foundations that distinguish it from any other home; and these are: * Faith that its wealth belongs to Allah The Almighty, and the members of the family are merely temporary trustees for it, Allah The Exalted Says (what means): {Believe in Allah and His Messenger and spend out of that.. More

  • 'And Abide in Your Homes...'

    The view that women are not permitted to leave their homes at all due to the general indication of the verse in which Allah The Exalted Says (what means): {And abide in your houses.} [Quran 33: 33], is not adducible because this part of the verse is followed by another part which reads: {And do not display yourselves as [was] the display of the former.. More

  • Excellent Ideas on How to Make Use of Long Vacations

    "Those who appreciate the value of time are the ones who make great achievements in their personal and professional life. Such people realize that time is too short to achieve everything that they want. On the other hand, the people who do not pay much attention to achievements consider that time is of low value.” [Time Management by Ahmad.. More

  • A Moment of Truth

    This is an excerpt from a conversation with one particular Muslim sister, but it could be a conversation with any of the numerous Muslim sisters who think along similar lines. We need a moment of truthfulness, not with ourselves, but with Allah The Almighty, Who is the Provider, Creator, The One Who created us and perfected our form, Who knows all.. More

  • Helping yourself help others

    SALMA SANWARI Most Muslim women understand the meaning of the Hollywood-popularized saying, “Pay it forward,” doing kindness to others in need because someone did good to you when you were in straits. Long before Benjamin Franklin explained the concept to Benjamin Webb in an April 1784 letter, apparently having given him a no-pay loan,.. More

  • It’s about time

    BY NASIHA AHMED Since the beginning of time, someone else has been controlling your time, or rather your timeliness. When we were younger, our parents determined when we got to school and how early or late we were.They helped us to dress and get ready and we were under their control. Then, as we got older, we gained some of our own independence, but.. More

  • A ‘New Look’ for the Spirit

    ‘New look’ is a widespread term today. It is mainly concerned with the outward appearance and how to change it. However, it seldom refers to deeds and actions which enable both the woman and the man to create a new look for their lives by viewing life from a new perspective. Renewing the appearance is desirable and important; however,.. More

  • The Muslim Woman and the Responsibility of Da‘wah - II

    Abiding by Sharee‘ah in Da‘wah without Deviation Abiding by the teachings of Islam without deviation or substitution is one of the fundamentals that a female caller must consider when making Da‘wah because all the goodness lies in the Sharee‘ah of Allah The Almighty and His way. Shaykh Muhammad ibn ‘Abdullaah Ad-Duwaysh.. More

  • The Muslim Woman and the Responsibility of Da‘wah - I

    There is no doubt that the woman plays an important role in reforming and directing the society. Hence, Islam stresses the importance of reforming the woman and qualifying her for that great role. It then stirs in her this high spirit that drives her to work as is seen in several texts like the Hadeeth where the Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam,.. More

  • Muslim women in the field of medicine - II

    · The second regulation: Abiding by the Hijab (Islamic covering) approved by the Sharee‘ah (Islamic legislation): Allah The Almighty Says (what means): · {O Prophet, tell your wives, your daughters, and the women of the believers to bring down over themselves [part] of their outer garments. That is more suitable that they will.. More