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In trying to build a safe world for a child, you may gently repair the world that once broke you. It’s amazing how it works. But Allah works in wondrous ways. We were taught that to love is to endure. But what happens when we realize that to love is, in fact, to protect? To…
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How easy it is to appreciate a child’s ideas, make space for them, and acknowledge their feelings. What a privilege it is to be in their pure presence, be a recipient of their love, and be their go-to for assistance. It is easy indeed to love a child. What then makes a little being, eager…
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When battles needed to be fought, and adults needed to be baby-ed, the child missed out heavily. On growing, learning, and understanding life. On knowing who and what was acceptable, and who and what was dangerous. A child abused or neglected missed out. By all means. On parts that were integral for his wholesome growth…
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Evading parental responsibility was technically unheard of in Banu Hashim and Banu Muttalib, still the life of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم carries lessons for single mothers amidst their diverse struggles. It shows how first, by Allah’s Taufeeq (grant of opportunity) to your child and secondly, by surrounding the child with the right mindset…
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Right here, in front of our eyes, in the little hands of our children, dear reader. If we don’t wake up now, then when? قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ (1) مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ (2) وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ (3) وَمِن شَرِّ النَّفَّاثَاتِ فِي الْعُقَدِ (4) وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ (5) 1. Say: “I…
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To have a relationship with someone as pure and sinless as a child is a blessing from Allah. To be there and mean something to them is a privilege. Allah granting us this gift easily does not mean it is any less of a privilege. Perhaps that is why the job of parenting or being…