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Here, you would find my thoughts, ramblings, opinions, lessons, experiences and reflections. I would be interested to know your thoughts so leave a comment or send an email. Also, feel free to share.
It is your grief
Grief… [trigger] It doesn't mean only one thing. It can be a lot of things. The loss of a loved one. The loss of a life that we planned in our head. The end of a marriage. The end of a friendship. The end of a relationship. Moving on from one season to the next. The...
The power of one – Women of tadabbur
It has been exactly 12 months since I announced my idea for women of tadabbur to the world. I don't even know where the idea came from, oh actually I do know. Alhamdulillah. I also remember thinking it was a bad time to start cos I was also starting Arabic full time...
DISC what?
I remember a few years ago, Abu Agents was attending a training in Lagos (this was pre-agents) when he called me with a huge warm apology and I was surprised because there was no current issue but he promised to explain later. It turns out they took a personality...
Find the pause
So last week, I had just served my toddlers some pap. Where my daughter sat with hers (which is strange), her twin was uninterested. She finished her meal and came to hand me the cup but she kicked his cup which was on the floor as she brought hers. I saw when it fell...
Qur’an Reflection: And then what?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم (فَإِذَا مَسَّ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنَ ضُرࣱّ دَعَانَا ثُمَّ إِذَا خَوَّلۡنَـٰهُ نِعۡمَةࣰ مِّنَّا قَالَ إِنَّمَاۤ أُوتِیتُهُۥ عَلَىٰ عِلۡمِۭۚ بَلۡ هِیَ فِتۡنَةࣱ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكۡثَرَهُمۡ لَا یَعۡلَمُونَ)[Surah Az-Zumar 49] When man is visited by a trouble,...
A different morning
I woke up this morning and my day felt slightly different. For the past 10 weeks, three times a week, I got to stay up after Fajr to reflect on the Qur'an with a blessed community of sisters. And it is true! The promise of a blessing in the morning. Sakhr ibn...
Peace and Security – What does it even mean?
I struggled finding sleep last night. I decided it was because I was wearing only a night shirt and so finally got up at 1am to wear trousers. This happens regularly to me but mostly on Fridays. I didn't understand why I struggled on this Saturday night. Abu Agents...
5 Ways to Find Time to Read – The Reluctant Reader Series
Success! Growth! Transformation! These are words we hear a lot these days and there are a lot of things you can do to achieve them. Whether it is in your life, career, spirituality, business, relationships, there is so much you can do like get a coach, or take a...
13 Time Maximizing Tips for First Time Parents
You know your life will change when you become a parent for the first time. Along with the love and joy comes a lot of new responsibilities and demands. To take care of your growing family, it is important to manage your time effectively. It’s easy to wind up feeling...
It has been a while
I have not put up a post here in a very long time and a lot has happened. Hopefully, I will help you catch up with the recent happenings. One of which is that I am now a mama. Alhamdulillah! Allah blessed me with two beautiful babies in September 2019. I do have a lot...