Articles filed under Personal Development
Against the Current
By: Fatima A. Not too far away in Alaska, a scaled red salmon slithered and writhed upstream. The fish danced its way across rocks and its gleaming body charged up and up and up. What a strange sight it seemed. The salmon that tried and succeeded to swim against the currents. The Alaskan salmon is a fascinating creature that can offer us points of wisdom through its life. The salmon hatches into fresh water at the spawning... Read More →
Defending your Birth Story
As beautiful as the delivery of a child can be for some women, it ends up being the complete opposite for others. As the saying goes, “we plan and Allah plans”… in this case, the Hospital plans as well. Due to a lack of real education and preparation for birth, many mothers either go into a birth with no plan at all, or they find that there are many surprises during the labor and that their plan of ‘I’m going... Read More →
Amongst a Sea of People
This past Ramadan, by the grace of Allah, I had the amazing opportunity to spend the last ten nights of the month in Madinah and Makkah as well as perform Umrah. This, being my first time in the holy land, is an experience that will remain etched in my heart and memory forever. The following piece is the first of a three-part series of short reflections. In a culture that is so immersed in the idea of individualism and... Read More →
Chapter 19: The Mountain of Uhud (Hajj series)
Visit MuslimahSource.org every Monday and Thursday for a new chapter to this Hajj adventure. More than a decade ago I remember standing at a wired fence in some desert in Saudi Arabia as a little kid. My parents must have made Umrah (the Lesser Pilgrimage) and this was one of the tour spots we stopped at but I was very confused. I was surrounded by weeping adults holding their hands up in prayer. I was standing... Read More →
Chapter 18: The City of the Prophet (sal Allahu ‘alayhi wasallam) (Hajj series)
Visit MuslimahSource.org every Monday and Thursday for a new chapter to this Hajj adventure. In the cold, I barely wanted to move, but someone was tapping me and gently tugging the covers off of me. In a calm voice someone helped lift me up and slowly walk me to another bed, then tuck me into it. I was coughing, my nose was stuffy, my eyelids were heavy. Why was it so cold? What was happening? Was it fajr... Read More →
Simply Beautiful in Hijab
This article was written after reading “Tips on Overcoming ‘Modern Hijab Syndrome’”. It talks about the all too common faux paus of wearing hijab we see everywhere. Bangs coming out, the slippery hijab, the arm sausages (body suits)…we’ve either seen someone doing it, or we’ve become a victim to this ourselves. SO once we’ve realized our mistakes, tuck our big dangly earrings... Read More →
Chapter 17: Bus Ride #9235 (Hajj series)
Visit MuslimahSource.org every Monday and Thursday for a new chapter to this Hajj adventure. Since completing Hajj – packing a few bags, a couple of days, and one more trip to Bin Dawood later – we were boarding a nice big air conditioned bus to take us to Madinah – the second part of our Hajj package. We had spent two weeks in Makkah and now we were going to spend about two and a half days in Madinah. Surprisingly,... Read More →
Learning Lessons in Faith from a 9/11 Tragedy-Stricken Muslim Family
This article has been based off of a piece on CNN.com entitled “For Muslim family, faith complicates grief for loved one lost on 9/11″ Where were you on 9/11? Fahina was in her kindergarten class just like any other weekday. Her mom had just dropped her off there and was walking back to her home. Her brother was still in the womb, to be due any day. And her father? He was atop the North Tower. At such... Read More →
Chapter 16: Salaam to the Kabah (Hajj series)
Visit MuslimahSource.org every Monday and Thursday for a new chapter to this Hajj adventure. A day or so after Hajj, it was time for us to leave Makkah. It had only been two weeks since we had been here but it still felt like I was leaving a place I had lived in for months. When one leaves Makkah, there’s a rite they have to perform called Tawaaf al-Widaa. I call it the ‘Good-bye Tawaaf.’ For this you... Read More →
Fasting and Working out Are More Alike than you think:
The Unforseen parallels between staying fit year round and staying devoted during Ramadan Sarah Hassaine, NASM Certified Trainer, Nadoona Exercise Consultant I think we all experience that moment of hesitation the day after Eid. Your eyes are still shut as you stir in bed and suddenly you remember that Ramadan is indeed over. “I am not fasting today!” Your mind excitedly communicates. “Wait really? Am I really... Read More →
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