The story of Moses (peace be upon him) is mentioned in more than 70 places in the Holy Qur’an as it is full of instructive details and important events. The important thing that I would like to focus on is that this story is full of moral lessons of which I shall try to highlight [...]

Assalaamu’alekum Dear Brothers/Sisters - Here are some great 22 tips that every Muslim parents should read and keep it handy in their mind, Take parenting more seriously than you would a full-time job Reduce or change work hours and exchange them for time with the family Read the Qur’an, understanding its meaning, for five minutes every day Attend a [...]

Narrated Abu Huraira [R.A.]: Allah’s Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "No child is born except on Al-Fitra (Islam) and then his parents make him Jewish, Christian or Magian, as an animal produces a perfect young animal: do you see any part of its body amputated?" (part of a Hadith in Bukhari). How did [...]

Assalaamu’alekum Dear Brothers/Sisters - Once again, Sr. Samana Siddiqui at SoundVision has 8 great tips for parents who has kids going into prom. Here are the tips at a high level, Start early. Provide a Muslim environment. Practice what you preach. Provide Halal alternatives. Make your kids “school smart”. Familiarize yourself with the prom. Appeal to their conscience. Make Dua’h. To read more on [...]

Assalaamu’alekum Dear Brothers/Sisters - Sr. Samana Siddiqui at SoundVision has 5 great tips for teens going to prom. We all know that going to prom is haraam as many bad things happen that day/event. People plan to do bad things (read: haraam things) on that day/event. So, as a Muslim teen, what would be in [...]

Not everything that comes through TV is bad. However, because the average child between two and 11 years old watches over 27 hours of poorly supervised television per week; because the only thing that kids do more than watch television is sleep, and because most parents are unaware of the indecent liberties that television takes [...]

"…. And make not your own hands contribute to (your) destruction." (Qur’an, 2:195) SMOKE is pollution and smoking as part of your lifestyle amounts to causing environmental pollution. We all know that pollution kills - so what makes people smoke themselves to death or disability? Every year on a routine basis - the world celebrates an [...]

The different forms of lying — by Asma bint Shameem "So you see," said Hamza’s father as he finished reading the storybook, "A Muslim never lies and always tells the truth. That’s what Islam teaches us." Just then, the telephone bell rang sharply in the house. As little Hamza ran to answer it, his father called [...]

The sight is always amazing. Pilgrims standing shoulder to shoulder, of all shades and races, dressed in simple white, stripped of all kinds of worldly barriers, be they of wealth, profession, geography, class, education or other. This enduring image of Hajj has become a hallmark of this Ummah’s unity in its diversity. But as we head [...]

By Nour Habib Difficult as it is to believe, we actually give advice like this to our 5- and 6- year-old children as we send them off to school. It obviously speaks to the concern parents harbor that their children get the best out of life and don’t get taken advantage of. But something rings wrong [...]