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May 2017

May 24, 2017

Ramadan “Spiritual High” With Children: Is it Possible?

No one said being a mother was a walk in the park. No matter how...

May 08, 2017

A Page From My Diary: My Children Are My Redemption

I’ve made a lot of mistakes in my life. I drove my parents crazy...

March 2017

March 10, 2017

Six Tips for Waking Up for Fajr When You Have Young Children

Sleepless nights. As I look back at the blur that was the first year of...

March 02, 2017

Why I Never Prayed For a Son

Oh women! Allah raised your status from beneath the ground to the heavens. You were...

June 2015

June 19, 2015

Ramadan is in the air!

My kids are still babies, the oldest is 6 (going on 16), but my nieces...

April 2015

April 22, 2015

Rotten Oranges

Pfffft! My eighteen-month-old son, Ibrahim, spit an orange slice out of his mouth. A few...

April 06, 2015

Guilt- A Very Powerful Feeling

I hate feeling guilty. It’s a gut-wrenching feeling of disappointment that I let someone down,...

March 2015

March 10, 2015

Does Mama Know Best?

His eyes bulged, his jaw dropped, and he clapped his hands excitedly as he jumped...

February 2015

February 25, 2015

GrowMama Blast from the Past: Salah Club

Everyone likes to feel like they belong to something special. I noticed the children at...

July 2014

July 21, 2014

God’s Mercy and Times of Hardship

Allah (swt) is more merciful to His believing slaves than a mother is to her...

July 14, 2014

Pick Up Your Broken Heart

Our beloved Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, declared that indeed, “The Muslim Ummah is...

January 2014

January 21, 2014

GrowMama Blast from the Past: Drawing a Hadith

I recently moved a bookshelf into my kitchen, so that the children could have easy...

December 2013

December 09, 2013

My Friend the Alcoholic

The scholars say “You are on the path of your company, so choose them wisely.”...

November 2013

November 04, 2013

Where My Roots Lie

The place where my grandfather lies, alongside his father and mother, their parents, my uncles,...

November 01, 2013

Blast from the Past: Acorns and Autumn

Something trivial and maybe insignificant, but I was on a trip with a friend to...

October 2013

October 01, 2013

My Personal Struggle

Several years ago I became a Muslim and began covering almost immediately. I remember the...

August 2013

August 15, 2013

The Ultimate Gift

Growing up, I was a part of a big North Jersey Muslim community. There were...

August 07, 2013

My Ramadan Guilt

I’ve never been to the masjid during Ramadan. It might sound unbelievable, but it’s true. Mother’s...

August 06, 2013

The Ramadan Sale

I love a good sale. When I had my second daughter I started what has...

August 02, 2013

Celebrate Ramadan in the Prophet’s Way

Everyone knows that Ramadan is full of blessings and benefits for our minds, bodies, and...

July 2013

July 31, 2013

Cave of Solitude

The other day a friend of mine was lamenting the fact that she was unable...

June 2013

June 03, 2013

My Purple Carpet

I was told...

May 2013

May 27, 2013

I Run for Boston

For the last few years, I've run the local Deckers Creek Half Marathon in my...

April 2013

April 04, 2013

Turning Kids Towards Prayer

Salah, or prayer, was the first salient form of worship prescribed by Allah the Almighty...

April 01, 2013

GrowBaba Spotlight: Ticket to Paradise

The day was Sunday April 2, 2006. It was like any other Sunday, except that...

March 2013

March 04, 2013

Grow Baba Spotlight: The Visiting Professor

I often feel guilty when it comes to my kids. I know I don’t spend...

February 2013

February 07, 2013

GrowMama Round Up: Talking to kids about friends with bad influences

A young girl asked her elder female relatives about advice for dealing with friends that...

January 2013

January 17, 2013

A Clean Page

Growing up, I always believed that I would be a writer. I had plenty of...

January 14, 2013

Unsettled

Perhaps it is because of recent events, personal strife or the gloomy winter season- this...

January 03, 2013

Working for the Akhira

Every new year has its share of memories and learning experiences, some happy, some painful....