by Sakeena Ahsan | Nov 22, 2022 | Parenting Babies, Parenting Blog, Parenting School-Age Children, Parenting Toddlers
Part of our “Planting the Seeds” series We all have fond childhood memories that warm our hearts, but “learning how to pray”, for many of us, doesn’t rank among them. Often, those memories are of being spoken to sternly, or even being yelled at. Perhaps,...
by Fatema Panju | Nov 15, 2022 | Community Blog, Parenting Blog
Based on a majlis by Moulana Nabi R. Mir (Abidi) One day ʿAdīyy ibn Ḥātam aṭ-Ṭāʾīyy and Imām Ḥasan (ʿa) were going to the Masjid for prayers. When they arrived at the Masjid, they were confronted by a wealthy Syrian man named ʿAbdullāh who had the backing of the...
by Fatema Panju | Oct 10, 2022 | Community Blog, Life Decisions, Parenting Blog
Now more than ever, members of the Shīʿah community feel the pressing weight of the changing society and its effects on their children and families as a whole. The ills and degrading morals of the society are negatively impacting children who are quickly losing their...
by Laila Khan | Sep 14, 2022 | Community Blog, Matchmaking & Marriage Blog, Parenting Blog
The spiritually uplifting journey of visiting the Maʿṣūmīn and their families is also a very transformative experience. As mentioned in the Illustrated Ziyārah Guide to Iraq, when visiting the Ahl al-Bayt (ʿa) we feel closer to them and have an increased love for them...
by Fatema Panju | Jul 25, 2022 | Parenting Blog
A family meeting? Perhaps you imagine a long, empty table, with oversized, uncomfortable blue armchairs that just don’t ever get close enough together for everyone present to earnestly hear the other. A judge’s gavel may come to mind, or fluorescent lighting...
by Fatema Panju | May 3, 2022 | Parenting Blog
[Pictured: A young girl, Laila, smiling, wearing a navy-blue ḥijāb] Bright eyes and a beaming smile. This is how Laila looked when she donned her navy-blue ḥijāb to school for the very first time on her ninth birthday. Surrounded by an environment that stigmatizes not...
