The Real You

As-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah And so it was. To pass the mark, you were brought to the line. To bear the pain, you were burnt with the flame. To open your eyes, fireworks were set alight. To awaken your mind, your body was shaken. To drive away fear, beasts were...

Nominated for the Brass Crescent Awards

As-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah So… I recently found out that a sister was kind enough to nominate the blog for the Brass Crescent Awards, and surprisingly they’ve selected it for ‘Best Writer’. I don’t really do awards or competitions(!), but since it’s been...

Sisters’ Hifdh Classes in West London

As-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah So I’m finally starting to get this off the ground: Qur’anic hifdh circle for sisters in West London An opportunity for sisters to memorise the Qur’an under female supervision This course will include class completion of hifdh...

~ Fajr Reflections ~

As-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullahSome personal reflections that I posted on FB, sharing them on here in clusters insha’Allah:-Allah `azza wa jall will sometimes redirect the routes we take in life, so that He grants us blessings in *His* own way and not necessarily in...

You never forget a good teacher.

As-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah These past 2 days I’ve been on a ‘Teachers Course’, and one of the questions that the Shaykh who was delivering the course asked us was, “Is there a teacher you loved from school who you can still remember today?” Everyone in the room...