Nuha Bailey

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Three Reminders From Bilal | Bilal al-Habashi, An Exemplar of Patience and Devotion

To read about the life of of Bilal al-Habashi, one of the first converts to Islam and the first caller to prayer was very emotional. This book by Hilal Kara and Abdullah Kara tells of his early life in enslavement, him meeting the Prophet salallahu alayhi wa salam and accepting Islam, his resilience and taqwah through the torture …

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Learning To Love Other Women and Build Sisterhood

As a woman, my relationships with women outside of my family haven’t always been positive. Ironically, I was raised only by women and surrounded by positive life examples in the women around me, Alhamdulillah (all praise and thanks is due to Allah). This isn’t to say I had a hectic life full of fights and …

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13 Lessons For New Bloggers From My First Month Blogging

I launched this blog 7th March, three weeks before writing this post. There’s some things I could’ve done before I went live to be better prepared and lots I’ve learned since, so I’m writing this as a new blogger reflection and review for myself for how my first month went. If you’re thinking about starting a …

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13 Islamic Words, Phrases and Du’a

New Muslims, and even those who are not so new often come across terms that we aren’t familiar with or only have a basic understanding of. Increasing our Islamic vocabulary directly influences our Islamic knowledge and understanding, and therefore our iman, in sha Allah. Here’s a few beneficial definitions, phrases and du’a with explanations and some personal considerations and comments. Itjihad …

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Salah and Making Up Missed Prayers (Qada)

Performing salah on time, every time, is incumbent upon every Muslim, except for those who are exempt like children who haven’t reached puberty and women on their periods. If we find ourselves ever being lazy with our salah, Astagfirullah, we should endeavour to return to consistency immediately and make up any we may have missed as soon …

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Islamic and Community Resources

We’re entering month three of A Modest Argument and I’ve honestly loved sharing with you all and connecting with some of you personally. I really, really appreciate all the support from you with your kind comments, sharing posts and giving feedback to help grow the blog, JazakAllahu khayran. What’s new? Several new pages have been introduced recently including the …

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A Collection of Comforting Quran Verses and Hadith

Ramadhan and Eid can be both the most special and most trying times particularly for new Muslims and even more so if they don’t have an established support network, whether that be a supporting family or brothers and sisters in Islam who are local to them. I’ve put together some ayat and ahadith to act as reminders …

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