Last Ramadan, I looked forward to eating the fruit salad prepared by my husband’s hands for iftar. Even though the fruit pieces were not cut exactly the way I would have cut them myself, they were cut with love – and that’s what made my Ramadan extra special! Sitting together with him, my iftars with
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Recharge Your Iman Before Ramadan: Tips by Our Top Spirituality Writers
We all need an iman boost sometimes, right? With the blessed month of Ramadan approaching, many of us feel the need to rekindle our iman in order to reconnect the best way we can with our Creator . But some things always seem to be standing in our way. In this article, we asked our top
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Productivity in Ramadan…a Myth or Reality?
When we started our Productive Ramadan project four years ago, we started with a hypothesis. The hypothesis said: “It is possible for a Modern Muslim man or woman to be spiritually, physically, and socially productive during Ramadan.” Up until that point, the debate about productivity during Ramadan was centered around two camps: Those who brought
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[Finding Peace and Contentment – Part 3]: How Our Words Affect Our Hearts
You know what’s funny? In our circles, when two people greet each other, the conversation usually goes something like this: “Assalamu ‘Alaikum, Brother/Sister” “Wa ‘Alaikum AsSalam wa Rahmat Allah.” “How are you?” “Alhamdulillah.”
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[When You Work for Allah’s Sake – Part 2] How to Reap Maximum Benefit and Reward When You Volunteer
In the first part of this series (Part 1), we discussed the prerequisites of being a great volunteer: what you should take care of before you enroll as a volunteer. In this part of the series, we’ll get right to work and see how we can reap maximum benefit and reward while working as a volunteer, In
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Jumu’ah Routine for Women: Make the Most Out of Your Friday
One of the many blessings of our faith is that there is always a special day in our week where we can earn divine points and push ourselves to boost our productivity: the day of Jumu’ah (or our mini-Eid!), which bears so many opportunities to reap rewards.
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