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Religious (opinion) Articles
Checking our unconscious bias
Shakirah Hunter Everyday like clockwork I take a walk with my kids. The sun and fresh air does us a lot of good. I am...
The Duaa Portal- The Duaa of Rajab – a supplication for barakah
SHAKIRAH HUNTER The onset of Rajab brings with it the much anticipated count down to Ramadan AL Kareem . We begin the...
The Sahaba Chronicles: Abdullah ibn Umar (ra)
Shakirah Hunter The son of a giant Al- Khattab, Abdullah ibn Umar (ra) accepted Islam as a young boy and migrated to Madinatul Munawwarah with his father even before he came of age. He loved to emulate the Holy Prophet (s) in everything and would follow him everywhere...
The Jamiatul Ulema Hind grants five lakh to brave Hijabi Girl as she stands up to Hindutva extremists
Shakirah Hunter A young girl, wearing a black abaya and hijab looked tiny as she walked through the midst of a crowd. Surrounded by Hindutva men screaming at her and chanting for Muslim women to remove their hijab, suddenly a different scene unfolds. One that leaves...
3 unifying factors in the acceptance of Dua – lessons of Dua from 4 Prophets mentioned in Surah Ambiyaa.
Shakirah Hunter Allah has made His promise so clear – “Call unto me and I will answer you”. We have total faith in these words and find ourselves focusing on this promise through times of difficulty and test. Allah draws our attention to the fact that He is the one...
Can we make our online Madrasah classes spiritual?
Shakirah Hunter Madrassahs have gone online – can we take our spirituality to the online classroom? As you scroll through social media , the adverts hit you , online hifz, online maktab and fascinating online tafseer classes or Qur'aan classes that serve to create a...
How inane statements affect our faith.
Shakirah Hunter Words have impact and affect the way we perceive people. How many times have you been overjoyed at meeting someone simply because you were told that that person was so remarkable? You don’t really know the person – but going on what you were told ,your...
The balancing act of a student’s life- how to balance the tug of war between academics, extracurriculars and Islamic studies.
Shakirah Hunter The life of a young person today is filled with so many different focus points, every parent desires to grant their children the very best education. Your desire is that they are well rounded- you would like them to be excellent students – yet at the...
The greatest commodity to purchase – Qana’ah- life satisfaction
Shakirah Hunter For years I had been sitting online, adding things to my cart, and then lamenting that I wouldn’t be able to get those things shipped to the other side of the world. It would frustrate me, looking at all the things that the rest of the world enjoyed,...
Using your skills in service of humanity
Shakirah Hunter Allah SWT has granted every person a specific ability and allows us to either be naturally talented or He guides us to our calling in life. There are those who have been granted the desire to heal and go into medicine , whilst others may be creative...
HOW YOU END THE YEAR MATTERS- ENDING WITH GRACE AND GRATITUDE
Shakirah Hunter It has been a topsy-turvy twister of a year. A year of high achievements and extreme lows. We have all been on an emotional rollercoaster. Plans have been made and plans have been dashed. We kept ourselves together trying to hold our heads above water....
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