Eid Mubarak from AlJumuah Magazine!
Taqabal Allahu minna wa minkum – may Allah (swt) accept from us and from you! Happy Eid! AlJumuah will resume publication next week, insha’Allah =D Originally posted 2016-07-06 20:59:45.
Category: Family
The Rights of Children Over Parents | Part 2
When does Tarbiyah begin? What is the role of the mother vs the father? Do fathers even have a role, or should they just relax and leave everything to the mother?
The Rights of Children Over Parents | Part 1
Yet too few of us, I think, ponder the rights of children in Islam—more specifically, the rights children hold over parents. The fruit of our marriages, the joy of our eyes, so integral a part of the pleasure of our lives, clearly…
Chocolate Chip Cookies and Surat al-Kahf
WHILE WE WERE baking our signature chocolate chip cookies one morning, my daughter asked me a simple question: “Mommy? Why do you have to read “Sûrat A l-Kahf” every Friday? “I don’t have to, honey. I choose to, for many reasons. One of…
Confessions of a Reluctant Mother
I REMEMBER THE day my son was born with more happiness and joy than any other time in my life. Afterward? That’s another story. I look back upon that time of my first child’s birth with sorrow and a touch of shame.…
Islamic Birthing (3): The Midwife and Other Supporting Roles | Janet Kozak
Midwives – Trained Labor Professionals (continued) International Definition of the Midwife (Updated and endorsed by the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM), June 2011) A midwife is a person who has successfully completed a midwifery education program that is duly recognized in the…
Islamic Birthing (2): Assisted Birth vs. Unassisted Birth | Janet Kozak
Maryam’s Birth Story WHEN WE LOOK to the story of Maryam (Mary, mother of ʿÎsa/Jesus) we find that she was first and foremost a women of piety and respect. We learn that her life was dedicated to the service of Allah by…
Islamic Birthing (1): Understanding Intervention | Janet Kozak
ISLAMIC BIRTH, A form of “natural birth,” is a way of approaching the experience of conception, pregnancy, labor and delivery as an Islamic ʿibada (worship) and personal responsibility. It entails making the most of the whole experience—using it to boost spirituality and…
The Mother-Martyr and Spiritual Burnout | Olivia Kompier
THE STATUS OF the mother is greatly extolled in our religion. The Prophet ﷺ is reported to have said, Jannah lies beneath the feet of your mother, a metaphorical call to treat our mothers with excellence, as our attainment of Jannah…
A Bittersweet Homecoming | Sumayyah Meehan
“THERE’S NO PLACE like home. There’s no place like home.” Those are the magical words uttered by Dorothy in the iconic movie The Wizard of Oz as she found her way back to Kansas, with just a couple of clicks of her…