Hifdh journeys

The hifdh journey I am no expert in hifdh, nor qualified in the Islamic sciences. However I do know that hifdh is something that many parents nowadays speak about and are pursuing. Alhumdulilah. We, very rightly, are in awe of some families who have managed to dedicate their time into creating huffadh of Quran at...

Revisiting a Quranic dua

"Our Lord! Bestow on us from our wives and our offspring who will be the comfort of our eyes, and make us leaders for the Muttaqun (pious).” (Al-Furqan 25:74) I remember feeling heavy, teetering on the brink of induction with my first child, and my husband decided we should go out for an evening walk....

The plea of Prophet Nuh AS

'Nuh called our to his son, who stayed away, 'Come aboard with us my son, do not stay with the disbelievers.' But he replied, 'I will seek refuge on a mountain to save me from the water.' Nuh said, 'Today there is no refuge from what God has commanded, except for those on whom He...

Where does beauty lie?

I was reading the story of the sahabi Suhayb Ar Rumi RA to the boys over lunch. And as I read it, one particular sentence really struck me. It wasn't an integral part of the story and neither was it supposed to be significant. But the author Abdul Basit Ahmad writes when arriving in Makkah,...

The steel strength of motherhood

People talk about being strong in labour. To grit your teeth through contractions, to push hard, to stay strong. After which your need for an unbreakable strength does not diminish. You need to get through the sleepless nights, the endless crying, the unexplained colic and sudden vomiting ruining the bedsheets. It takes resolve to keep...

Chasing medals

After a sweltering day in the sun, this was the harvest of home ed sports day! Medals galore. Are we not all after medals I ask myself? Accolades from so many different spheres of life and outside of this life, that it can feel like they are becoming tangled into a mesh culminating in a...

To have or not have it all, for our children: That is the question!

Today we returned to the Saturday circle we attend, after our Ramadan and Eid break. It is currently on the seerah, so the Ustadh did a swift recap on what had already been covered. We discussed the raising of children as we discussed the childhood of the Prophet Saw, and something really played on my...

Looking back: Reflecting on Muslim parenting

I'm aware that I haven't written a lot about the learning content of the kids for a while. At the moment the usual homeschooling is undergoing a slight hiatus for certain reasons, with a focus on specific academic areas. And that's not fun to write about - but I do hope to come back here...

‘Caring’: On your CV?

Caring. Not quantifiable on the crisp blank sheets of a CV. That’s the thought that crosses many a mothers mind, especially those of us who knew from the pit of our gut that it needed to be done, was the only choice to be made, as Allah blessed us wth the ability and opportunity to...

The things I wish I was reassured about, when I started homeschooling

I know this sounds like one of those posts just trying to catch your attention on your feed. But when I started this blog, I knew that there are certain conclusions I have developed over time, that I would love to share with newbies, or those thinking of starting out. It would have put me...