Laura El Alam

If we look at the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, we see that he was a model of gentle, compassionate parenting. He never hit, shouted at, or harmed anyone, but instead was loving and affectionate to his children, grandchildren, and the young companions.

When I was a brand-new Muslim, my husband and I moved from the East Coast to the West because of his new job. I didn’t know anyone in California and, to complicate the general upheaval in my life, I was also expecting our first child.

Many parents agree that it is important for children to help with household chores. This may sound simple in theory, but as many of us know, getting kids to do chores properly and without argument can be an uphill battle.

Instilling an Islamic worldview can be difficult for parents who are raising children in the West. So many things around us – both online and in real life – contradict Islamic values, and the desire to fit in can be overpowering for Muslim youth.

In the fourth and final part of her ebook, My Beloved: A series of reflections on the Names and Attributes of Allah in everyday life, author Amaney Kazlak shares stories from her own hajj, incorporating and explaining four more of Allah’s names Al-Hadi, Al-Qareeb, Al-Lateef,

Last week I introduced the ebook My Beloved: A series of reflections on the Names and Attributes of Allah in everyday life by Amaney Kazlak et al., as well as a synopsis of Part 1.