Category: Islam
4th Annual Summer Islamic Reading Challenge
For the fourth year, we are proud to announce the 2012 Summer Islamic Reading Challenge! Major highlights include (a) This year we’re accepting international participants, (b) ALL entries must be made electronically, and (c) We will host this program all Summer Long (June – August) alongside the Ramadan Qur’an-a-thon Sadaqah Drive because we found that [...]
Being A Part of Something Greater
Lately, I have been feeling extremely spiritually drained. It seems as though the majority of my time gets wasted, or at least not used to the fullest. In high school, I was really involved with clubs–especially community service. The club did a lot to help the masjid, the school, and local shelters. Ever since I [...]
Another Dream Came True – Part 2
Please make sure to read Part 1 of this post first. Last post, I told you about another dream of mine that came true–taking my girls with me to Umrah, Alhamdulillah. What’s Our Dream Now? So now, what’s my dream? To return to Mecca and Medina over and over again! To go to the ONLY [...]
Another Dream Came True – Part 1
I’ve been so overwhelmed, and there’s so little time. I have so many pictures, audio, and video, but don’t know what to share or send first! We’ve made three umrahs with the girls so far, Alhamdulillah, and my hubby made two additional ones. We visited MANY sacred lands that Muslims only dream about stepping on [...]
Life in Gaza: Sharing a Sunset From Our Orchard
The past two Fridays, the girls have been able to get fresh air by running around our orchard for at least an hour–instead of being in the city. This time I gave them my cell phone so they could take pictures to go along with their many stories they share upon returning home. Here’s my [...]
Video Review: Hifdh Logbook
Asalaamu Alaykum! This week’s video review is for the Hifdh Logbook available at Muslim Toys and Dolls. This book is personable, has tips, and includes pages for Surah Fatiha as well as all of Juz ‘Amma. Watch our video below to see how we’ve kept track of our memorization: How do you keep track of [...]
Life in Gaza: Reading Our Night Surahs By Candlelight
Evey third day we lose electricity after ‘Asr prayer until around midnight–many hours after we’re already sound asleep because Maghrib’s sunset is around 5 P.M. So we typically recite our Night Surahs: Sajdah, Waqi’ah and Mulk right after we pray Salaat al-’Ishaa. There is no better way to spend our time staying up on a [...]
Video Review: Islamic Rewards Stickers by Muslim Stickers
Asalaamu Alaykum! This week’s video review is for Islamic Rewards Stickers by Muslim Stickers. There are themed stickers for boys and girls. The stickers have cute sayings on them that you can give to your children as rewards, like “Love for your sister what you love for yourself” and “SubhanAllah, I always thank Allah.” Check [...]
Audio Post: A Typical Muslim Kid’s Night Routine
What do you do in the evening to follow the sunnah of our beloved Prophet Muhammad (sallahu alayhi wa salam)? When do you start your night routine? Does is begin at Maghrib prayer? If so, how? Is it calm, peaceful, slowed-down and reflexive? Or, is it rushed, annoying, antagonistic and loud? Family routines? Typical night [...]
Video Review: Smart Ark’s Arabic Words Flash Cards
Flash cards are a wonderful way for children to learn. Vocabulary words, multiplication tables, colors–anything. Flash cards not only work for kids, but teens and adults, too! SAT prep courses for high school students use flash cards as well as first graders learning to add. When learning a new language, they can be especially helpful, [...]
Audio Post: Muslim School Kids’ Morning Routine While Fasting
Recorded 12-14-2011. This is a follow-up to a Typical Muslim Kid’s Morning Routine audio recording. We fast any days that are Sunnah to fast, such as Monday and Thursday, Days of Ashura (check out our audio post the day after the Day of Ashura), as many days in the month of Shabaan (the Islamic month [...]
Video Review: Thank You Allah Counting Book by Smart Ark
We love ourselves a colorful book from Smart Ark! In today’s video review, the girls and I read to “Little Ponn.” The book is called Thank You Allah: Counting Book. The bright pictures and cute words help you teach your children to literally count their blessings given to them by Allah (SWT). Check out the [...]
Audio Post: A Typical Muslim School Kid’s Morning Routine
Recorded 12-14-2011 As you know we’re homeschoolers who love traveling the world, and as part of our Arabic studies here in Gaza, we choose to enroll the girls in a private school to see how much Arabic they can learn. So, we needed to establish a new routine to actually get them up and out [...]
The Sadaqah of a Smile with a Salaam Can Go a Long Way
We have learned from our beloved Prophet Muhammad (may the peace and blessings of God be upon him) that giving a smile is sadaqah, charity. Last week, as I was walking to class, I saw this girl I didn’t know. She was wearing hijab and as I walked past her, she gave me the warmest [...]
Video Review: Animals in the Qur’an Snap Cards by Smart Ark
Asalaamu Alaykum! Today we have a video review on Animals in the Qur’an Snap Cards by Smart Ark. It’s a wonderful card game that your kids can play–and you with them, InshaAllah. Each card has on it a picture of the animal from the Qur’an, the name of the animal in English, its name in [...]
