Monthly Archives: September 2009
Being a sensible parent, The Khalifah Way
All praise is due to Allah subhana wa ta’ala, Lord of the worlds. Assalamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, my dear brothers and sisters. Adam and I were having a chat about the lack of consistency and discipline I’ve been seeing … Continue reading
Self Control Game
All praise is due to Allah subhana wa ta’ala, Lord of the worlds. Assalamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, my dear brothers and sisters. In my previous post, ‘Parenting and Prayers’, I mentioned that I had asked Adam and Daniel to … Continue reading
Safety FIRST
All praise is due to Allah subhana wa ta’ala, Lord of the worlds. Assalamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, my dear brothers and sisters. My 10-year old khalifah student sent me an email recently about how a child kidnap attempt was … Continue reading
Parenting and Prayers
All praise is due to Allah subhana wa ta’ala, Lord of the worlds. Assalamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, my dear brothers and sisters. It was time for me to do my Zuhr prayers and I didn’t want to waste electricity … Continue reading
The Secret Pleasure of Night
All praise is due to Allah Almighty, Lord of the worlds. Assalamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, my dear brothers and sisters. It was near to 2 a.m. when I awoke and I knew I was wide awake at this early … Continue reading
The Power of a Du’a
All praise is due to Allah subhana wa ta’ala, Lord of the worlds. Assalamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, my dear brothers and sisters. A friend of mine had a morning discussion with Allahyarham Dr. Muhammad al’Mahdi in December 2005. She … Continue reading
Allah is so… Great!
All praise is due to Allah subhana wa ta’ala, Lord of the Worlds. Assalamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, my dear brothers and sisters. Tonight’s iftar was planned as a treat for Adam and Daniel. I’m so proud of them (and … Continue reading
Allah knows best
All praise is due to Allah subhana wa ta’ala, Lord of the Worlds. Assalamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, my dear brothers and sisters. My mother and I were talking about the possiblility of me returning to the workforce. Alhamdulillah, our … Continue reading
I love Allah!
All praise is due to Allah subhana wa ta’ala, Lord of the Worlds. Assalamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, my dear brothers and sisters. I woke up this morning with a gasp and the words ‘ I love Allah! ‘ on … Continue reading
A Change of Intention
All praise is due to Allah Almighty, Lord of the Worlds. Assalamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, my dear brothers and sisters. I am strong in my belief that to successfully achieve a goal, one must first begin with an intention. … Continue reading