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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…

Mother-Martyr and Spiritual Burnout - Rights of Mother in Islam

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…

The Best Inheritance: A Lesson from Surat Maryam | Ghada Khafagy & Farid Al-Toni

Sûrat Maryam, Verses 2-15: Zechariah and His Son Yahya THE NINETEENTH SÛRAH of the Quran starts with Prophet Zechariah supplicating to the Lord. Zechariah was anxious to have an heir, but the inheritance he wanted his son to receive had nothing to do with…

Your Child’s First Ramadan Fast | Sumayyah Meehan

THE HOLY MONTH of Ramadan is upon us. And for many families, this will be the first month of Fasting for some of its youngest members. Allah says in the Quran: O you who have believed, decreed upon you is fasting as…

Qawama: The Essence of Masculinity | Part 2

WE CONTINUE OUR exploration of the meaning of qawwâm, as found in Sûrat Al-Nisâ’, 4:34: Al-rijâlu qawwâmûna ʿala al-nisâ’i… ‘Men have a degree over women.’ In Part 1 we found—in a nutshell—that the concept of qawwâm focuses on the responsibility and commitment of…

Qawama: The Essence of Masculinity | Part 1

AMONG THE SEVERAL âyât that are considered points of contention amongst Muslims and non-Muslims alike, one stands out in particular: Al-rijâlu qawwâmûna ʿala al-nisâ’i… [Sûrat Al-Nisâ’, 4:34] [1] Commonly translated as ‘men have a degree over them’ or ‘men are in charge over them,’…

A Postpartum Look
at Stewardship of the Earth

“SAY HELLO TO your new master,” my aunt told me. I looked down at him, laying peacefully in my arms, his big brown eyes staring innocently back at me. I could not help but laugh at the irony of it. But she…