Bismillahirahmaniraheem (In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful) Most health experts agree that diet affects your health, both physical and emotional. Studies have shown that eating more raw fruits and vegetables actually improves your mood. Recently I’ve adopted…
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Alhamdulillah, I am back from the Turkish village, and it was truly a gorgeous, clean, serene place. But I am glad to be back on the Internet! During my stay in the village, I had 2 powerful epiphanies. These were…
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I am currently en route to a Turkish village to visit my husband’s relatives. We will be there for about 3 weeks, and I will not have internet access. Although I feel a bit bummed that I will be fasting…
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My 5 year-old daughter Fatima and I were discussing her questions about Islam, and she asked a question that really got my reflection juices flowing. We were talking about Shaytan (Satan) and how he is bad and wants us to…
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Alhamdulillah, in 2012 I published my first book, “The Basic Values of Islam,” in which I compiled Quranic verses and hadiths that correspond with basic values such as honesty, kindness, etc. In this post I would like to comment on…
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A few years ago I had a negative experience in which my great uncle took my son to get a haircut and found chewing gum in my son’s hair. Rather than telling me about it, he called my mother (and…
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Alhamdulillah, my mother is a psychiatrist and, since I am visiting her now, I have access to a plethora of fascinating books. One of those books is “Emotional Intelligence” by Dr. Daniel Goleman. Dr. Goleman contends that emotional intelligence is…
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I am the mom of two children and an auntie of eight, alhamdulillah. I am visiting my family this summer, and it is wonderful to be together. However, it is also very challenging! One thing that happens a lot is…
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Perhaps the most important goal of counseling is to help people to train themselves to feel helpful feelings rather than unhelpful feelings. I cannot emphasize how important a goal this really is. You see, Cognitive Behavioral Theory is one of…
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“And those who have responded to their Lord and established prayer and whose affair is determined by consultation among themselves, and from what We have provided them, they spend.” (Holy Quran 42:38) “Thus it is due to mercy from God…
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