This is not a sales pitch or a paid promotion, I just want to share with you how I learnt to read Arabic in a matter of weeks with tajweed (proper pronunciation) with little help from a physical teacher. Grab your free Arabic writing sheet to practice letter formation and help you recognise letters and sounds …
“I just wanted to be clear that there aren’t any religious connotations in the songs that they’ll be singing” I was told on the phone after requesting to withdraw my daughter from the school’s Christmas concert. But there was. It speaks to a major level of faith illiteracy when a school in a location that is around …
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It’s just a day. Even if you stretch the Christmas period to a week, or two- it’s still a short amount of time. Honestly, it wont last long. And in my experience, it’ll get easier year after year. This year is the second Christmas since my mum passed away in 2017. My family wasn’t Christian, …
Do you want to live a better a life in 2019? This 8 part series will share tips explaining how to live a better life this year, categorised by our spiritual, physical, psychological and material needs. These tips have been broken down into 8 articles which give motivation to make the year ahead better the last and challenge …
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Welcome to part 3 in the Living a better life series. This week we’re looking at the value of dhikr, reading the Qur’an and maintaining kinship in Islam. We’ll explore the methods of remembering Allah found in the Qur’an and in hadith, how to learn Arabic quickly at home and why we should keep in …
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Spiritual Well-Being Welcome to the final part in the Spiritual Well-Being section of the series where we’re looking at how to stop backbiting, renewing intentions and seeking knowledge. Next week we’ll recap the tips and challenges we’ve discussed, including my personal experiences of doing the challenges in the hopes that it motivates you to take part too. If …
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Ramadan is a time of worship, of gratitude, of seeking guidance and forgiveness, fasting and reading Qur’an. It’s a blessed month in our religion and making time to learn more about the religion in this month should also be a on our schedule. Remember that seeking knowledge is an integral part of our religion, with some knowledge …
Over the past four weeks we’ve been discussing practical ways to increase our spiritual well-being. The articles included tips with discussions and explanations, and challenges to implement the learning. This article recaps what we’ve gone over with a few updates on how I’ve been doing the challenges myself. Let us know how you’re getting on in …
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Psychological Well-being Continuing on from part 5 of our Living a better life series, this week we’re exploring psychological well-being. How can we build psychological resilience? These tips are a little more complex than what we’ve discussed earlier, and I’ve used some previously published content to help explain some of the points. We’re going to …
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The response to Christchurch where at least 50 Muslims were killed in their mosque by a white supremacist terrorist may be perceived to be overwhelmingly positive if we are to look at the haka’s, the wearing of hijab in solidarity, the gestures of inclusiveness such as broadcasting the adhan nationwide in New Zealand, and the egg-cracking over …
I probably don’t want your solidarity, and this is why Read More »