Category: As a Wife
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Formality between men and women
The proper etiquette of interaction between men and women in Islam is spelled out clearly and is based on the best interest of the individual and the family and on their peace of heart, mind and soul. One reading Quran is sobered by the seriousness with which this subject is treated. One studying hadeeth receives…
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Our Homes in Ramadan: abodes of peace
Laylatul Qadr. This night hidden in Ramadan, or in the last ten days of Ramadan is a night that tantalizes the heart of every Muslim. Its obscurity reminds us of the “hidden” hour of answered prayer on Friday and the hidden Great Name of Allah amongst His names. It is as though Allah wants us…
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Concept of Sadaqa
Prophetic Principles of Islamic Interaction Lesson Two: The Concept of Sadaqa The process of Islamicizing our perceptions is vital for us to act properly and in accordance with our deen. It is known that the Islamic view of giving is wide and all inclusive. [blockquote author=”Surah Yasin:47″] Give of that which Allah has granted…
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Real life is raw, sans glamor… but naturally sweet
Umrah’s Life Lessons #6: Real life is raw, sans glamor… but naturally sweet Five years ago I went on a luxury haj. We could pray in the hotel, see the Kaba and have it count as jama’a with the Haram. We could make wudu after the athan and still make it to a decent place…
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Loyalty and Commitment in the Life of Sayyidah Khadeejah:
on raising sons and daughters for marriages of peace [line] [one_half] “O you who have believed, fulfill [all] contracts.” [/one_half] [one_half_last] يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَوْفُوا بِالْعُقُودِ [/one_half_last] [one_half] “… and they have taken from you a solemn covenant” [/one_half] [one_half_last] وَأَخَذْنَ مِنكُم مِّيثَاقًا غَلِيظًا [/one_half_last] Sometimes when we complain of the way men view…
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On patience and peace in the life of Sayyidah Khadeejah
“Peace be upon you for what you patiently endured. And excellent is the final home.” Much happens in life that is sad and unfair. Both personal and public tragedies are an integral part of life. Nevertheless, we know that all that happens in a lifetime is but an episode of a to-be-continued story. That how…
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Asma’ Bint Abu Bakr: A Woman of Peace
Assalamu alaykum and Happy New Year! Today is the first day of Muharam – a month of peace. How significant that the year would start and end with months of peace. Peace is not the absence of war or fighting, it is not a vacuum; rather it is an active choice one makes in the…
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Hajar: A Woman at Peace
Assalamu alaykum and Eid Mubarak! May Allah accept your good deeds and bring the hujaj back home safely with their sins forgiven and their haj accepted. Ameen. W ith peacespective.org being about women and about peace, and it being the season of haj, I thought it would be appropriate to begin with highlighting two incidents…