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The world was so excited and anticipating the arrival of 2020. But as the pandemic kept spreading we hardly noticed the whole year just flew by, and here we are already standing at the edge of it still finding it difficult to believe 2020 is ending. Indeed it is very sad we lost so many of our friends and relatives in a year and it is only by Allah’s mercy that we are still breathing. Alhamdulillah!! Let’s try and reflect on the year 2020 😧We are completely helpless. The situation around the world proved to us once again that man is helpless without his Lord. We realized once more Allah controls us, the world and everything else. 🧼Importance of Hygiene Washing hand with soap and using sanitizers have become the new norm. At all time whether we are in a pandemic era or not, clean habits always helps. 🤷‍♂Human beings are social animals Yes we learned this in our school days, but we actually felt it today when we were not allowed to mingle with others and had to stay isolated. 👩‍💻Tec

Presenting our new song as a team. Alhamdullilah!!

TITLE : DAWOOD LOVES HIS BOOKS AUTHOR : Umm Marwan Ibrahim ILLUSTRATOR : Nolitri Devi PUBLISHER: Djarabi Kitabs Publishing @djarabikpub GENRE: Story book for young Muslims Received a soft copy from the publisher for a genuine review The story revolves around a curious little mind in love with books. Dawood was too small to read but that didn't stop him from flipping through the pages. He was always keen to know what each book had to say. The best part of the book is when the tiny boy discovers the most powerful book. His lovely mother introduces to him the "Words of Allah" in a beautiful manner. The whole book is followed with cute and colorful illustrations which keeps the reader hooked to the volume. The author has done a wonderful job by inculcating love, interest and curiosity in the minds of young readers. The book concludes with fun quiz and activities to engage the tiny tots. I really enjoyed reading the book with my kids and I would highly recommend it to other pa

It was an unexpected knock on our doors when everything was going fine.We heard about covid virus and how it’s spreading like fire. Soon the fear started growing in our hearts. I was no exception. In the initial stages it took time for all of us to realise what was happening, we never experienced something like this before in our lives. To be honest, I had a feeling everything will be normal within weeks, but then I learned this is not something that simple, starting with the schools one by one everything started closing down eventually the masjids. It was all happening so quickly while we were still trying to figure out the scenario. Our norms were not the usual norms anymore. The schools became online, offices work at home, malls, parks and beaches locked down. We all were saddened that the masjids closed when Ramadan was nearing. A ramadan with no taraweeh, no iftar gatherings, no social life at all. Insights *There was so much chaos happening in the world, when I read a particular

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We are all well adapted to home environment by now. Our children have learned to accept their new schools as zoom, Cisco, hang out and the list goes on. How are we embracing the new changes in our life? Being a mother of two, and communicating with like-minded moms, I got to learn a lot during these two months. Initially we were perplexed when we heard schools are coming to our living rooms. As parents, we were so curious to know how all this is actually going to happen. We had our doubts, and confusions. But to our surprise the schools came forward fully equipped and prepared to fight the battle. Salute to the government and all the schools as a team for it. We parents always want the best for our child, which is quite natural, may be that is why we tend to criticize. We are overwhelmed with the pouring worksheets, incessant home works, solid projects and submissions together with home making. I have wrapped up some notions in this article that might help reduce our anxiety.   🧗‍ If

As the world is passing through a difficult phase and the people perplexed, the most awaited Ramadan is arriving. Yes it is not going to be as usual but that doesn't reduce its mercy or reward a bit. Let us all pray we reach Ramadan in perfect health. Baligna Ramadan!! We are still trying to accept the fact that this Ramadan is indeed distinct. A Ramadan without masjids, iftar gatherings or socializing is definitely new to us. But as a believer we dig the treasure out of this scenario. Sharing few thoughts that might help brighten up your inner self. 💭 Decree Accept the fact that everything happens according to Allah's will and there is wisdom behind it. 🤲 Prayer Dua is our superpower. Keep making dua not just for yourself but all humanity suffering around the world. 🏠 Closed Masjid If closed masjids are making you feel depressed, remind yourself you can do all that you did in masjid at home. It will not just ease your mind but make you immensely happy as the barakah embrace

Schools closing, long vacation and the little minds wandering at home. Worried about how and what to do these days you are secluded in homes?? Options are many, let's try to keep it productive.   As a first step 🤫 whisper : “patience” to yourself. Read on 📝 Make a plan. Include that which your kids love (every child is unique). For example : Read a story, learn an ayah, go for a walk etc. The simpler the better. 🎨 Buy some art kits, clay dough, color pencils, coloring books, word search books, puzzles, story books whatever suits your kids age and likes. These can engage them every day for a long time. 👩‍💻 Search online for easy craft ideas and explore with children. 🖌 Collect glass bottles to paint on, reuse cereal boxes, tissue boxes and so on to make new stuff. Kids love creativity. 🧸 Take out all those toys hiding inside the toy box for ages and see the happiness when the child discovers these are still alive. 🧹 Engage them in household chores like cl