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Thanksgiving – Essence of Islam

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Thanksgiving - Essence of Islam - www.MiddleWayMom.com

O ye who believe! Eat of the good things that We have provided for you and be grateful to Allah if it is Him ye worship. {Qur’an 2:172} This time of year we are surrounded by the reminder to be grateful. Not just this month, or this year, but as a habit even during the […]

Filed Under: Islam Tagged With: holidays, islam

What My Teen Taught Me About My Faith

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I don’t claim to have it all figured out, but I’d like to think I’m a fairly responsible adult. So often I watch Care Bear walk through life and I want to nudge her in this direction, encourage her in that, and overall just meddle in what she does to get my desired results. She’s […]

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Creating Ramadan Anticipation

By Shannen Espelien 1 Comment

We live in the West, and it takes work to create that special holiday feeling for Ramadan and the Eids. There aren’t any special commercials, new storefront displays, special aisles at the supermarket for decorations, nothing. So many converts to Islam say how they miss the “Christmas feeling.” The anticipation that comes before, how it […]

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Ramadan Countdown 2013/1434

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Can you believe there’s less than 90 days left until Ramadan?! I’m reminding myself first and foremost to not let this blessed month creep up on me without mental preparation. I have to admit the last few years have been very challenging for me to benefit from Ramadan as much as I wanted to because […]

Filed Under: Homeschool, Islam Tagged With: homeschool, islam, muslims, ramadan

Happy Anniversaries!

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It is always fun to look back when there’s an anniversary. Four years ago I got married, and just slightly more than two years before that I said my shahadah (declaration of faith). Six years ago, I was loud spoken, one of the guys, and just living the normal life of someone in their mid-twenties. […]

Filed Under: Mama's Corner Tagged With: anniversary, islam, marriage, shahadah

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