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Hijab: Renewing Faith

Posted by Saba Habib on Monday, October 25, 2010 In : Reflections

For many of us who have worn the hijab (Muslim headscarf) for a while, it is sometimes easy just to put it on automatically without thinking of the intention behind it. Doing an act of faith routinely can cause one to lose touch with the sincere feelings of devotion. When this happens, the perfection of the act and the things that the act is supposed to encompass become faulty. So for example, if the intention to wear the hijab becomes rusty then keeping modest behavior with the oppos...

The Strongest Relationship

Posted by Saba Habib on Tuesday, September 14, 2010 In : Marriage

In a jummah khutbah (friday sermon) my husband related to me, the Imam talked about what the strongest relationship in our lives should be. He said that we often think that the bond of a mother and child is so strong and cannot be broken, and while that bond is strong, he said that the stronger bond should be that of the husband and wife.

He talked about the creation of Adam Alayhi As-Salaam (peace be upon him) and how in creating him there are lessons that we can take on how to treat our f...

Happy Birthday to Me!

Posted by Saba Habib on Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Today happens to be my birthday and while I have many things to celebrate, I do not celebrate birthdays. Besides people wishing me Happy Birthday, which I do not mind, I do not do anything else. And I hope to continue that tradition on with my own son.

My reasons are numerous for not doing this so let me just state a few of the important ones. Firstly in the years I spent as a child in Pakistan, we never celebrated birthdays, so when I came here I saw the celebration of birthdays as mai...

Eid Mubarak!

Posted by Saba Habib on Tuesday, September 14, 2010

I hope all of you had an awesome Eid and I hope everyone's Ramadan was filled with improving ourselves and getting closer to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala (exalted is He). This was my first eid as a mommy and I have to say I had a blast masha'Allah (Allah has willed it). I have been absent from writing because Ramadan was a time that I wanted to devote to personal worship and family only. One of the things I learned this Eid was the power of understanding what the Imam is reciting in the kh...
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WATER |Calamity in the Month of Mercy

Posted by Saba Habib on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 In : Pakistan

To All My Readers,

As we all know the Pakistani floods have left thousands dead and millions affected. Please watch this video and tune in for an ilminar with Al-Maghrib and Islamic Relief to raise money for the victims.

"ENGLAND HAS DROWNED! ENGLAND HAS DROWNED!"
Should the headlines read such formidable news, the global community would no doubt be in a state of utter shock.

THE MATTER OF FACT IS: Land greater than the SIZE of England has indeed drowned. The damage in Pakistan is unfa...