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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...

I was watching an ad on YouTube with my kids recently and it got my attention. The ad was about a gadget watch that asked a kid to do chores within a set time limit.  The kid’s parent set it in advance, then the kid marked the action before going to the next one.  Meanwhile, the parent tracked the child on his phone. The child brushes his teeth and the mother, while sitting on the couch in the living room, checks to see if the chores are being done. The related videos that came along were similar, like a mini robot that talks and entertains the child all the time and a bottle of water that helps the parent track the amount of water the child drank.   I don’t know why I found it weird.  Modern or strange? It might be a great tool to make children responsible or entertained, but my personal opinion is that we as humans can replace all these gadgets.   I am sure that there will be a lot more gadgets aiming for children that parents will spend a lot o...

Are you feeling a void in your heart that keeps bothering you? Are you scrolling your device to kill time? Are you really seeking an answer to satisfy yourself? Here are some simple measures to boost your inner self. As women it is natural for us to feel the dip once in a while. But what if the problem persist? Then it reflects in our lives and the lives around us. As long as the issue is minor we can try sorting it ourselves. 😴 Proper sleep helps in building a healthy mind and body, if sleep is interrupted or not proper chances are more to be lethargic and sluggish. 🤲Whenever anything is started with genuine prayers the blessings comes with it. Make sure to start the day seeking help from your creator.  🏃‍♀️A good walk will be the best and easy workout. It boosts endorphins and promotes a good mood.  🧹If you are a homemaker and you have those cleaning works pending don’t delay. Grab the vaccum cleaners, mops, brushes and go for it. A clean house is definitely going to mak...

We all are given guidance everyday in different forms whether it be a status on facebook, a video on watsapp, a message on twitter or simply a picture on tumblr. Even if we do not have many friends who are not spiritually rich still we come across these messages may be through a friend’s friend or shared on a family group on watsapp. I guess most of you all are nodding head already. When we come across such good messages suddenly we hear a whisper ‘’Hey scroll down, it’s not for you’’ or may be in a more kind way ‘’No time right now, we will get back later to read these’’ Yes or No?? Our enemy knows how to tackle with each person and how to present things to distract and keep us away from getting close to Allah. Sometimes we tackle and find time to go seek knowledge but still hesitate to bring the slightest of change in our lives. We might have already gone through many parts of Quran, listened to lectures etc. but as if something missing somewhere, it is not benefiting us. Why is it t...

A very easy word to utter is “sorry’’. It has the ability to heal broken hearts, forget the past, remove physical pain, wash away ego, dissolve anger and a whole lot of other advantages. Then why is it so difficult for us to utter it when we know we have done something wrong? A husband finds it very difficult to say sorry to his wife when he knows he hurt her feelings; sons or daughters shrug off when asked to apologize to their mother whom they have disobeyed; a brother does not say sorry to his sister when he has broken her favorite toy, and the list goes on. In most cases, we find a third person forcing one to say sorry to the other. Only in very few cases does a person voluntarily say sorry. Have you ever given a thought why saying sorry is like a tedious job for all of us? The main enemy of “sorry’’ is our own ego.   Ego is when you are wrapped in yourself to the extent that you become unable to see or hear what others around you are feeling. This is when you...

Our world has changed so much and there’s constant pressure on us to run with it. We are working hard to make a living but forget to live. We are so engrossed in this race that even worship turns mechanical sometimes. How then do we break this cycle of worldly engagements, and fix our priorities? Here are a few ways we can try to keep the spiritual side of ours alive and more active.. Being patient This isn’t as easy as it sounds. However, the best way to control our frustration during trials is to feel blessed. If we try to imagine the state of those people who are suffering all over the world, and who are in a worse position than us, we will be more grateful and content. The Prophet    ﷺ   said: “Look to those below you and not to those above, as it is more suitable to remember the blessings of Allah granted to you.” (Bukhari & Muslim) Expressing Gratitude We should never think twice to say thank you to our spouses, parents and immedia...

  A house that never stays clean and children who have a mind of their own. What can you do to stay calm? You have finally finished the dishes and the kitchen looks tidy, but the surprise waiting for you in the living room raises your blood pressure so much that you lose control over yourself The floor you wiped just moments ago is littered with toys, biscuit pieces and juice spilled all over. Being a mother, the biggest challenge I face is being patient at so many such incidents in everyday life and I believe it’s the same with the majority of us. Let me admit: I FAIL in most of the cases! For us, patience is extremely important since Allah has mentioned it several times in the Qur’an and the rewards for it really quite tempting. وَاصْبِرُوا ۚ إِنَّ اللَّـهَ مَعَ الصَّابِرِينَ and be patient. Indeed, Allah is with the patient. (Qur’an 8:46) إِلَّا الَّذِينَ صَبَرُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ أُولَـٰئِكَ لَهُم مَّغْفِرَةٌ وَأَجْرٌ كَبِيرٌ Except for tho...