Category Archives: Women and Islam

‘Aisha: Revisted

Posted on September 19, 2011 by ummibraheem

Bismillah. When doing my An-Nawawi series, I had done a short post on ‘Aisha in the section about the narrators. I wasn’t satisfied with it then, and I’m still not.  A few months back, I attended a halaqah by a shaykh … Continue reading →

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Trust in Allah

Posted on September 3, 2011 by ummibraheem

I really like this story. The video is really awesome too, mashaAllah, but the background music/noise is just too much. Worth your time to listen to, though 🙂

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Muhajjabah Mistake #3: Heels

Posted on August 29, 2011 by ummibraheem

If anyone reads my blog, they know I’m very old school Muslimah 🙂 I proudly say that my husband is the head of house and I try to obey him because I love him and because I love Allah. I … Continue reading →

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The Narrator: ‘Aisha

Posted on May 14, 2011 by ummibraheem

I can’t get over how little the author wrote about ‘Aisha radiyallahu ‘anha (may Allah be pleased with her). I mean…this is ‘AISHA! She is probably the greatest female scholar of Islam, and all I get from An-Nawawi’s commentary is … Continue reading →

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Creation in the Mother’s Womb: Conclusion

Posted on May 5, 2011 by ummibraheem

We pretty much finished discussing the fourth hadith of An-Nawawi which concerned creation in the mother’s womb. However, since this hadith discusses the breathing in of the soul, we’ll touch (slightly) on the fiqh aspect of the abortion issue before … Continue reading →

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The Angel is Sent

Posted on May 1, 2011 by ummibraheem

Bismillah. 4 am and I can’t sleep. I figured I should do something worthwhile 🙂 This is a continuation of our hadith about the Creation in the Womb of the mother. This section is regarding the remainder of the hadith in … Continue reading →

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The Stages of Human Development

Posted on April 13, 2011 by ummibraheem

Bismillah. We will now begin the explanation of the hadith we already mentioned which discusses the stages of human development. I am quoting heavily from the book here because a lot of this hadith is very technical subhaanAllah and there are … Continue reading →

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Role Models for Muslimahs

Posted on April 2, 2010 by ummibraheem

I hope, inshaAllah, to instill a love in my children for the Companions of Muhammad sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam. They should be the youth’s role models. My husband found this thread, where a sister has posted a lot of beautiful … Continue reading →

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I’m a Girl

Posted on March 27, 2010 by ummibraheem

I can look. or can I? I recently did a little rant on men not lowering their gaze. So, to be fair, I thought I would give a friendly reminder to sisters as well 🙂  Funnily enough, I think some women … Continue reading →

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Niqab: Love it or Hate it?

Posted on February 2, 2010 by ummibraheem

To all of my Muslim brothers and sisters – It doesn’t matter if we like it or hate it. It matters if Allah does. Niqaab has been a part of Islamic tradition from the beginning of Islam. Whether it is … Continue reading →

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