Tag: "islam"
Adoption is Permissible in Islam with Acceptable Guidelines
Another yet unncessarily controversial article is written by Rachel Zoll of Associated Press entitled, “Muslim orphans caught between Islam and the West”.Without getting long-winded yet again…all I have to say IS Adoption is acceptable, recommended, honored in Islam, Taking the adopted parents last name, forgetting his/her lineage, is not acceptable in Islam Once the child [...]
Washington Post – Muslim homeschooling population growing
Below is an interesting article that appeared in the Washington Post regarding Muslim homeschooling. As a mom (or dad), you always want what is best for your child, so that as they grow older they can make decisions of whether they wish to attend university or do a course found via eLearners, or neither if [...]
Proper Prostration (Sajdah) for Women in Prayer – No difference from men
Welcome to the first American Muslim Mom Q & A post. As shared in our About Page, I am not an Islamic scholar. However, when I received the below email, I sought some advice, and the consensus was “When I need Islamic advice [woman to woman], I always call you first”. MashAllah, Alhumdulilah. (God has [...]
Parents’ Role to Assure Children Get the Most Out of Ramadan
One of our most favorite Islamic sites offering daily fatwaa, shared a beautiful fatwaa about the parents roles in assuring that children gain the most out of our blessed month of Ramadan. We highly recommend that you subscribe to their RSS feed for you and your children’s spiritual growth and well-being as Shaykh Muhammad addresses [...]
Major Sins versus Minor Sins in Islam
My girls and I have been talking a lot about Major & Minor Sins. More specifically, hubby and I are working hard to strengthen our girls with the Truth about what is really Haram and what is not. I’ve always detested the misuse of two words in Arabic, and both are NOT allowed in our [...]
Islam Q&A
A number of my reverted Muslim and Muslim-born friends and I highly recommend this website to post questions and receive fatwas:Islam Question & Answer! This site aims to provide intelligent, authoritative responses to anyones question about Islam, whether it be from a Muslim or a non-Muslim, and to help solve general and personal social problems. [...]
