Nabeelah had come to visit me after two years that my family and I moved to our new house at Lerin. That day, I had decided to stay back home and have some rest. As soon as I climbed...
The amīrah (Muslim prefect), her deputy (who doubled as the assistant headgirl of the school) and a concerned Muslim colleague of theirs paid the principal a rare visit to request the use of hijāb on their uniform. Rather than...
Like the man is naturally polygynous, the woman is naturally monogamous. She is apparently jealous and meticulously protective of her marriage from being enjoyed by another woman. She loves her husband so much that she doesn’t want anyone come...
Since the height of the feminist movement in the late 70's there has been a magnifying glass placed over the status of Muslim women. Unfortunately, the magnifying glass that has been used is an unusual one. Unusual in the sense...
CHAPTER TWO "Hassniy, come and have a look at this riddle. I'm sure you'll get it like always." "Hassanah please, you're the boss when it comes to these things. Come and help me out." Hassan still didn't hear anything from his...

BEING A MUSLIMAH – CHAPTER ONE

  “All I ever want is to get this burden off my heart and focus on something productive”, she lamented. “Who’s stopping you? Has anyone wrapped up your heart? I mean, shroud actually…” Fatimah was always the first to talk and...

CO-WIVES & TAQWĀ By Sanni Kay Yusuf

A man ran to the imām very shortly after Salātul Jumu'ah. He requested his arbitration into the skirmish between his two wives whom he had tactically brought to the masjid. The said man just got a thāniyah and his...
"I have told my wife I want to go into polygny and she has made hell on earth for me"  "I have told my wife I want another wife and my life started turning upside down" "I have told my wife...
I have written to the sentiment of men. I have lost count the number of articles I have rolled out in our favour. Turning the page overleaf to the plights of our counterparts should be no cause for alarm....
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم All Praises are due to Allah. we give thanks to him, seek His assistance and forgiveness. we seek His refuge from the evils of ours souls and actions. whoever Allah guides, none can misguide him and whoever...
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