Tag: "islam"
Audio Post: Salam From Jeddah– En Route to Hajj
Asalaamu Alaykum! Today, Alhamdulillah, we have another special audio post to share from Ponn. As mentioned in her first audio post, Ponn has been traveling to Islam’s three most sacred places in Islam–Mecca, Medina, and Palestine. The above audio is her recording from the airport in Jeddah while she is en route to Hajj. This [...]
The Medina Experience
Bismillah. As revealed in our previous audio post, Ponn has been traveling to the most sacred lands in Islam–Mecca, Medina, and Palestine. Outside Masjid al-Nabawi in Medina, there are umbrella-like canopies–nearly 200 of them! This video shows them opening: These next few images were taken after Fajr while awaiting shurook (daybreak). SubhanAllah, what an experience [...]
Audio Post: From Mecca to Medina to Palestine
A Secret Revealed Asalaamu Alaykum! As you may have realized Ponn has been missing from American Muslim Mom for the past couple months. Listening to her debut audio linked above, as well as reading the title of this post, will explain that she has been traveling to the 3 Most Sacred Lands for all Muslims–Mecca, Medina, and [...]
Raising Muslim Boys: Creating a Helping Tradition at Home
Cultural Differences One of the hardest things to overcome when I married my husband was the cultural notions of gender roles. Having been born and raised in the United States by parents who were products of the equality movement of the 1970s, I always assumed that boys and girls everywhere were doing the same things. [...]
Tips For Keeping Ramadan Alive Year Round
This is a time to reflect on the 99+ Tips of Teaching Kids How to Fast During Ramadan at the beginning of the month, and keep these new or old habits year-round. Many are repeated, simply to re-enforce their importance. InshaAllah, stay posted for tomorrow’s post Reflections for Ramadan and Eid 2011 Muslim Blogpost Series [...]
Sunnah of Zakat al-Fitr
Our past blogpost entitled: Major Misconceptions of How, What and When to Pay Zakat al-Fitr. For your convenience with the time of Zakat al-Fitr upon us, we shared most important points. We hope you find this post beneficial, InshaAllah! Understanding our rights and responsibilities for zakat al-fitr is important for all practicing Muslims. However, there [...]
Advice From a Newly-wed to a Newly-wed
So you’re a newlywed? Or you’re getting married soon? Here are some tips on how to make your first year a success as a Muslim woman! 1) Compromise. Sure you were used to cooking your food with oil olive and organic spices. Maybe he’s the kind that enjoys eating fast food once in a while [...]
Muslim Video: Muslim Wanted Dead or Alive, But Why?
I know, it has been awhile since our last Sunday Showtime, but we’re slowly adjusting to our new home and life. We’ve seen many awesome videos lately and slating them in all for future Sunday’s, so subscribe to our RSS feed and never miss another one! Anyways, there’s not much I can say because this [...]
How Do You Handle Elder Care in America as a Muslim?
Just thinking about this title is quickly making my stomach turn in such pain, actually so much so I feel my eyes swelling up that I promised myself I’ll keep this short and sweet and not type over the 20-minutes I have to run to the next family doctor appointment. Here’s why. The Qur’an clearly [...]
The Meaning of Eid
The Meaning of Eid Eid means “Festival” or “Celebration” in Arabic, and Muslims have two Eids every lunar year. Commonly known as a “Feast”, my family and I always share that “Eid is our Feast meaning: Food, Family, Friends and Fun!” Eid al-Fitr (Festival of the Fast) is a three-day event that marks the end [...]
A single white Canadian mom new to Islam shares her view of “Unwelcome”
This post is written from the desk of Hollie Pollard- a solo flying frugal mom with a love for all things Internet related. Another interesting revert to Islam, I’m happy to share Hollie’s view of this documentary, but sad to share it comes from the view of one having “had seen hate first hand”. First, [...]
