0 Ramadan Mubarak 1445

 

As we welcome the most awaited month of the year, the breezes of mercy and forgiveness, the nights of worship, and the days of beautiful patience, we are here to wish you a very blessed Ramadan.

A Ramadan to disconnect from distractions, and reconnect with the Qur’an, the spring of the hearts, and the ultimate solace.

With much love and prayers for all our brothers and sisters in Palestine and all around the world.

Creating some lovely Ramadan vibes

And never miss a cup of tea!

Little Prince is extremely excited for Ramadan, and keeps saying Ramadan (though he has no plans of fasting). I have a feeling that this little guy might ransack the refrigerator while I get some rest during the day. LOL

May Allah answer our prayers, accept our repentance, fulfill our wishes, and make us among the successful ones in both worlds!

0 Little Prince (Arabic Alphabet)

Assalamu Alaikum dear all,

Alhamdulillah, we’re back! A lot has been going on…

We are excited to share something about our Little Prince.

He is a great gift from the Almighty after a painful tragedy. He, the owner of everything, the one who gives and takes.

It’s hard to believe that it’s been two years since his arrival. Ma Shaa Allah he’s picking up words and ideas from all around him, so we decided it’s time we introduce him to the Arabic alphabets.

I had to re-do Little Sister’s Arabic Alphabet book by giving it a little boy twist, as Little Prince is extremely fond of cars.

He’s most familiar with the letters ن  and ي which are among the last letters of the alphabets.

May Allah make our progeny among the righteous. And may He ease the affairs of our brothers and sisters in Palestine and all around the world. Aameen!

0 Seerah Reflection

Alhamdulilllah, glad to be back to blogging after a long time. Wishing all of you a blessed Ramadan. I would like to share this beautiful poem that my daughter wrote for her Seerah class homework. It inspired me a lot, and I hope it inspires you too! 

May Allah make us among the true followers of Muhammad صلی الله عليه وسلم. 

Aameen!

0 Keeping Up With Ramadan - (Ramadan Planner Review)

This delightful Ramadan planner from Paper Trail is a great way for kids to keep up with Ramadan, and my eight-year-old loves it!

Ma Sha Allah, much effort has been put into organizing the activities in a fun and educational way, with lots of information provided in simple terms. 

Kids are introduced to simple acts of worship, and the Ramadan tracker motivates to implement them, such as Sadaqah, Adhkar, and Du’as.

The daily Ramadan tracker is a wonderful idea to complete a productive day, with Salah, Qur’an, Hadith of the day, daily challenge, and gratitude, along with learning the names of Allah, for which they earn points at the end of the day.

A Laylatul Qadr Checklist is included for the last 10 days. As well as a to-do list for Eid Al Fitr.

The Eid Al Fitr activities and crafts helps them keep going till the end, Alhamdulillah.

May Allah reward you sister Hazra Hameed for your great job!

Please check out Paper-Trail.lk for more planners

0 Creative Qur’anic-Du’a Cards

 

 

 Assalamu Alaikum dear all, 

Ramadan is just a few weeks away, and one of the best things we can do in this blessed month is- Du’a! 

Du’a is a powerful tool given to us by Allah through which we call upon Him, with all our worries, our pleas, our needs, our tears. Rest assured that none of our Du’as are wasted- they’re accepted in one way or the other, as He knows what’s best for us.

Du’a shows our weakness and dependence on Allah, and His Majesty and Powerfulness. 

As parents, it’s our duty to teach children, not just how to say Ameen to Du’as, but also how to make their own, with comprehensive, yet deep meaning. 

And especially the Quranic Du’as which were made by the Prophets عليهم السلام, are comprehensive, with deep meaning, virtue, and eloquence, can never match our own Du’as! 

So here we are with Little Sister’s project, she is now ready for Ramadan with her lovely Qur’anic-Du’a cards!

This is a creative and interesting way to teach kids the stories of the Prophets, and the occasions at which they made these Du’as.

May Allah accept our Du’as and make us among the Saaliheen, Indeed He is Samee’un Mujeeb!

This is one of Little Sister’s favorite lectures on Du’a, by Sheikh Muhammad Al Arifi.
الشيخ محمد العريفي - أدع الله

0 A Gift from Blooming Authors

Assalamu Aleikum Everyone, 

Welcome back. It’s been a long time since I posted anything. Qaddarallah, it has been a very different year, trips cancelled, events postponed, a distanced world, one meter apart but still connected by the heart. 

Kids at home, and super busy moms badly wanting some quiet time. But for some (like me :) having kids at home is a norm, Alhamdulillah.

So today we are here releasing our free eBooks! (download links bottom of the post) Written by my daughters couple of years ago. (Blooming Authors post)

Subhanallah, those nostalgic moments having little ones around, telling them stories after stories, will never fade away.

No other way is better and easier than to nurture the little minds with stories of real super-heroes, to make them ponder, reflect, and be great Muslims.

Listening, the number one step in literacy, is sadly, neglected nowadays. And there’s more focus on forcing the kids to write, which is in fact the 4th and last step. This really needs to be taken into consideration.

Now is the time to occupy the little Muslims’ ears with beautiful and entertaining stories, creating a circle time and making reading enjoyable, and part of their life, taking them back in time, from manuscripts to eBooks which enrich their hearts, and pave the path to a brighter future InshaAllah.

Download links

Moral Stories for Children 

Diary of a Little Muslimah 

0 Eid 1441 (2020)

Alhamdulillah, we’re almost at the end of Ramadan. May the Almighty accept our deeds.

Each year is different, each Eid is different, different experiences, emotions, and memories, by His will.

When the kids were younger, it was all about colorful Eid banners, collage art, and cards.

This year, as we are in COVID-crisis, it’s going to be a unique experience, no family-gatherings, visits, handshakes and hugs… which we took for granted.

So, we prepared some lovely envelopes to be sent out to our little nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends In Shaa Allah.

Pretty girls' envelopes 

Smart boys' envelopes  

Wish you all a Happy Eid!

May Allah grant us safety, and allow this hovering cloud to move over and restore normality and ease, and let us come out of this trial closer to our Creator and more refined humans. Ameen!

0 Quarantine into Qur'antime

Quarantine into Qur'antime

Assalamu Aleikum Lovely Sisters!

Let us make our Quarantine into Qur'an-time. A very good opportunity to prepare ourselves for The Month of The Qur'an, which is ahead of us.

Dear moms, it's a time to invest in an everlasting investment which Allah has gifted us with, out of his mercy, our children.

Spend more time with the Qur'an;

• Pay attention to recitation with proper Tajweed
• Build the connection and love of Qur'an, as love is the basis of every action.

Begin simple and small;

• Begin with Surah al-Fatiha, which we repeat in our Salah, the Surah of guidance, cure and supplication.
• We cannot connect to Him except through what He has revealed.
• Read together the virtues of the blessed Book (explain and discuss with kids)

Every minute spent with the Qur'an is indeed a light for every step of our life.

As the Hadith states that The People of Qur'an, are Ahlullah people of Allah.

Allah Ta'ala says Whoever the Qur'an & my remembrance preoccupies him from beseeching Me, I give him the best of what the beseechers are given._ Abu Sa'eed al-khudri Radi Allahu 'anhu (Sahih Muslim)

The rewards are plenty, spend time, learn, practice, and enjoy the beauty of this Book, the spring of the heart.

May Allah keep us and our progeny connected to the Qur'an forever!

Umm Abdullah.

0 Healthy Eating Workshop

 

And in yourselves. Then will you not see?

O mankind, eat from whatever is on earth [that is] lawful and good and do not follow the footsteps of Satan. Indeed, he is to you a clear enemy. [2:168]

O you who have believed, eat from the good things which We have provided for you and be grateful to Allah if it is [indeed] Him that you worship. [2:172]

[Allah said], "O messengers, eat from the good foods and work righteousness. Indeed, I, of what you do, am Knowing. [23:51]

Alhamdulillah, I'm so glad that we were able to do this workshop. Because when it comes to food many don’t have a basic understanding of the difference between halaal and Thayyib.

This was something we were working on as our science lessons, but Alhamdulillah it was destined to be far more than that.

This was the beginning of our project.

Most of all eating and drinking is not realized to be a command by the Creator. As the religion is considered to be only at times of worship.

Also, they are told to avoid eating refined flour, sugar, junk etc.… but again its not said why and what are the effects they have on our system.

Furthermore, the ingenious system of digestion and how it works is also not thought, so that we can be grateful to Him and preserve the system by sustaining it in the way guided by the Creator and paying attention to the Prophetic ways of eating.

Some pics from the event.

We had a sale afterwards.

Jazakumullahu Khairan to all our participants and all those who worked together to make this happen.

Our special thanks to our dear chief guest Asma Ali Khan, and her mom for taking their time and accepting our invitation.

And congratulations to our quiz winners (senior session- Umm Hathim) and (junior session Ruqaiyah Shakeel.)

Some of the recordings from our workshop below: