Category: Weekly Writes
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For The Blushing Bride: Let’s Talk About Sex.
While it remains the ultimate taboo topic for an engaged Muslimah to talk about, it continues to be an important conversation to have. This author begins this series of writes with an invitation to provide knowledgeable support and reassurances for those who are nervous to begin their married lives.
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Do Not Make Islam Difficult For Others.
Aren’t you afraid of being the person who pushes someone away from practicing Islam because you insist on making what may very well be sunnah or not at all part of being a Muslim something that must be practiced?
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Have You Noticed Others Avoiding You Lately?
When we instigate fights, we are not just severing ties with others. We are poisoning the wells of our own barakah and isolating ourselves when Qiyamah comes. As one’s fiery temper scorches their world, they find themselves wandering life alone, haunted by the silence of desertion.
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The Mini Parental Series: Have We Let Go Too Much?
When is granting autonomy and freedom too much for your child? Is there a moment in our parenting journey where we need to ask ourselves if taking control becomes counterproductive to their iman or critical and neccessary for the sake of it?
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My Neighbour With A Blackened Heart.
There is nothing quite like an ice-cold dose of reality when you discover than even the closest of people to you are simply waiting to celebrate any grief or discord in your home and marriage.
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We Are All Getting Dressed To Go To Jahannam.
Amidst the chaos of dunya, there is a gutwrenching fear that settles in my heart at the sight of our ummah. As I observe our brothers and sisters, I discover the rising inclination to compromise one’s awrah becoming parallel to that of the rising population who have gone to sleep in their adherence to the…
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Welcoming A Beginning: What Will Your 1447H Look Like?
As the Hijri year ends, let us reflect on our personal accomplishments and desires for self-improvement as an ummah. Nothing like refining our focus and recommitment to our deen to rejuvenate our faith once again.
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Woe To She Who Damns Her Husband’s Honor.
The best of wives are those who fight to preserve the reputation of their husbands. In doing so, she honors him and regards him as a man of dignity and impeccable character. What she paints in the sky, reflects his story. Weekly Writes written by Umm Idris. 20.06.25, 12:00pm. In the past, both men and…
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Dear Mother-In-Law.
I have something to say, and you are not going to like it. But this needs to be said, and one will simply have to sit down and listen intently to this rude awakening.
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She Tried To Rub Her Breasts Against My Husband In The Land Of Haram.
Makkah is no longer the safe haven of a Muslim or Muslimah. When pilgrims bring shocking behaviours so nauseating it would humiliate the ummah if the Prophet (salallahu ‘alaihi wassalam) witnessed it, what can we do but hide in isolation? Weekly Writes written by Umm Idris. 11.04.24, 12:00pm. Almost two decades ago, I had the…
The Hayaa Oasis 