Posted in Ramadan, faith, fasting, islam, life, muslim, observations, religion, thoughts, women, tagged accomplishments, diary, faith, fasting, food, goals, islam, last ten days of ramadan, motivation, muslim, opportunity, Prophet, Ramadan, women on September 30, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Subhan’Allah, I can’t believe Ramadan is nearly over. We are now approaching the last ten days of Ramadan. I have to look back and think, “What have I accomplished? Was it enough?” I don’t think we can ever do enough. We often go into Ramadan with many goals and end up exhausted halfway through and fail [...]
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Posted in da'wah, faith, history, inspirational, islam, motivational, muslim women, religion, sisterhood, women, women in islam, world, tagged Companions of the Prophet, endurance, history, inspiring, islam, motivational, muslim, muslim women, patience, persecution, perserverance, Ramlah Bint Abu Sufyan, Sahaba, Stories, strength on September 30, 2007 | 2 Comments »
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Ramlah Bint Abu Sufyan
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Abu Sufyan ibn Harb could not conceive of anyone among the Quraysh who would dare challenge his authority or go against his orders. He was after all, the sayyid or chieftain of Makkah who had to be obeyed and followed.
His daughter, Ramlah, known as Umm Habibah, however dared to
challenge his [...]
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Posted in abuse, appearance, behavior, clothing, faith, hijab issues, humanity, islam, life, muslim, muslim women, people, prejudice, racism, religion, stereotypes, thoughts, tolerance, video, women, world, tagged abuse, hijab\, islam, Islamophobia, Muslims, racism, video, violence, women, world on September 28, 2007 | 8 Comments »
Posted in Ramadan, diet, faith, fasting, islam, life, muslim, religion, thoughts, weight loss, women, world, tagged , body, diet, exercise, food, health, holidays, Iftar, islam, muslim, muslim women, Quran, Ramadan, weight on September 26, 2007 | 6 Comments »
I’ve been cooking and cleaning and cooking and cleaning and….well, you get the point. It is high season for iftar gatherings right now. Plus, I have been cooking for some sisters in the community. So, I’ve been pretty flat out.
For those unfamiliar with Iftar gatherings. It’s basically a large dinner (Americans think of Thanksgiving Dinner). Depending [...]
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Posted in faith, family, islam, muslim, opinion, religion, stereotypes, thoughts, world, tagged converts, culture, family, islam, life, misconceptions, Muslims, opinions, politics, race, stereotypes, thoughts on September 25, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Well, I don’t know exactly when it happend but it appears that my non-Muslim friends and family have declared me their ”Official Expert and Consultant on everything Muslim, Islam, or anything remotley related to the two.” This became all too apparent yesterday when my phone began ringing off the hook. What did everyone want to discuss? The President of Iran’s visit to NYC.
This [...]
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Posted in articles, business, commerce, culture, economy, islam, life, muslim, news, religion, retail, world, tagged advertising, Arab, business, Cable, commerce, culture, economy, IKEA, islam, Mcdonalds, Michigan, money, muslim, retailers, society on September 24, 2007 | 4 Comments »
US Companies Aim Advertising at Muslim Americans
By Mohamed Elshinnawi
Washington
19 September 2007
Watch Advertising for Muslims / Windows Broadband
Watch Advertising for Muslims / Windows Dialup
A recent study by the nation’s largest advertising firm shows that the Muslim American community has an estimated purchasing power of about $170 billion. JWT Advertising conducted the study, and it [...]
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Posted in God, Interfaith dialogue, christianity, faith, inspirational, islam, muslim, religion, spirituality, tolerance, video, world, tagged bible, contentment, convert, decisions, islam, muslim, peace, questions, trinity on September 23, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Posted in Ramadan, faith, fasting, islam, muslim, religion, thoughts, women, world, tagged blessings, diary, food, friendship, reflection, rewards, sisterhood, worship on September 22, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Alhamdullilah everything has been going really well with me the past few days. My body seems to have completely adjusted to the new routine. I’ve been able to “pretty much” keep my tongue in check. My kids aren’t testing me quite so much. I’ve been waking for suhoor on time and haven’t even had to [...]
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Posted in Ramadan, faith, family, inspirational, islam, kids, life, motherhood, motivational, muslim, muslim women, parenting, religion, spirituality, tips, women, world, tagged activities, education, holidays, islam, muslim, Ramadan, strategies, teaching on September 21, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Muslim children growing up in non muslim societies often have a hard time during the prevalent holiday seasons (Christmas, Easter, etc). That’s why, I try to make my kids Ramadan really special. I don’t want them to feel left out or to feel like Islam is so stringent that fun isn’t allowed. In my opinion [...]
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Posted in Quran, Ramadan, books, faith, fasting, inspirational, islam, lecture, life, motivational, muslim, religion, thoughts, women, world on September 20, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Alhamdullilah (All praise and thanks is due to Allah) today has been great. I woke up for suhoor and even made it to taraweeh prayer. My masjid has some issues but Mash’Allah there is hardly anything that can compare to congregating in the masjid every once in awhile. It’s so nice to be able to [...]
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