Throughout our journey with Surat Al-A’raf, we have been looking for productivity lessons that relate to our spiritual growth. Our journey from Part 1 to Part 6 has been a very rich one. We have received an “imaan rush”, got acquainted with our main enemy shaytan, and developed a strong defense plan against his attacks. We
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[The Productive Mommy Series] 9 Tips For A More Organised Home
Kids are crying, you can’t find your keys, your oldest child can’t find her jacket, your toddler just lost his sock, you have fifteen minutes to get to a destination that is twenty-five minutes away and you haven’t even left the house yet…sounds familiar, mama? This could be a typical scenario for any parent as you are
Read article[Reader Discussion] Struggling with Your Parents? How to Deal with it Productively
“But my Mom is the person who gets on my nerves the most”, says a sister in a religious gathering. The statement was made after she was reminded of the virtues of treating parents kindly. It seems that sometimes when people become ‘religious’, ‘practicing’ or acquire more knowledge of the deen, they start
Read articleWhy We Don’t Take Advice Productively and How to Solve That
The issue of giving/taking advice can get a bit tricky sometimes. Consider the following real-life scenarios: 1. “This is difficult . I don’t know how I will do it any more”, I said to my husband after my 3rd cycle of chemotherapy. He replied,“You should thank Allah that this time chemo is not as bad
Read article[Surat Al-A’raf Series- Part 5]: Be A Productive Forerunner!
In Part 1 and 2, we began our journey into Surat Al A’raf to look for productivity lessons. In Part 3 and 4, we began the story of Adam and Iblis. Now, in Part 5, we go further into the incident to pick up more productivity lessons . Allah said, “Descend from Paradise, for it is not
Read article[Interview with Dr. Mohamed Abutaleb] How to Productively Excel in Deen & Dunya
Many times, when we hear success stories of inspiring individuals, we cannot help but compare ourselves to them. How did they have the time to do that? What is their secret? How did they stay motivated? Wondering about that could be a good thing. If your intention while doing that is to evaluate yourself and
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