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December 22, 2025

Ramadan Challenge: Your Smart Dua List!

I started making dua lists some 13 years ago when I was struggling with my life and an Accountancy degree, my future was hazy, I didn’t know why I was doing what I was doing – I apparently had no life goal except for qualifying as an Accountant – which I thought I was probably incapable of anyway. And other than that, I had the plethora of other teenager issues. Since writing has always been my sanctuary, one day I just pulled out a journal and started writing my duas. The entries were like a letter to Allah SWT, The duas were bullet points loosely based on the theory of SMART – (specific, measurable, Action-oriented, Results-oriented and Tangible). For example, instead of asking a generic “guide me”, I would write, “O Allah help me study harder so that I could pass my tax exam this summer”. 13 years later almost all of my duas have been answered or are in the process of being answered. Literally! Big duas, tiny duas, stupid duas, funny duas – All. Of. Them. Answered. Alhamdulillah! It seems surreal but I am telling a fact of my life. And ever since I encourage myself and my friends to write their duas. Importance of Writing Down Your Duas Now you may ask why is writing important. Following are the reasons why I endorse writing: 1. Gives You FOCUS & Allows You to Ask Questions Most of us living in today’s world are mindlessly sleepwalking through life.
Yasha Fatima
December 22, 2025

Ramadan Challenge: It’s All Good!

By Fiza Khan Today was one of those days when I really….I mean reallyyyy….felt drained out by fasting. As I walked back home from the bus stop, in the peak heat of noon, all I could think of was, ‘Water. Water. Water.’ As I came closer to home, I heard myself saying ‘Alhamdulillah’ out loud. ‘For the heat?’ I asked myself. ‘No, no, for the means that await so close by! For being blessed to have the blessing, even if it was delayed for a time, and for being reminded of all His favours which I was failing to recognize!’ Today was one of those days when, as your throat stings with dryness, you plead to Allah for a drink at Hawd-e-Kauthar*, after which there will be no more thirst, ever. Ah, I thought, I love making this dua with sincerity each Ramadan, the kind of sincerity that doesn’t come otherwise. As I cooled off, hours before iftaar, I wondered would I have ever thanked Him for this simple yet immense blessing had it not been for the little difficulty I felt today? Would I have realized how needy I am for the deeds that will help me make my way to the Hawd-e-Kauthar on a day that will be immeasurably more hotter than today? Would I have thought twice about my responsibility towards those who don’t get access to water at a distance of a few miles from me, and then turned off the tap upon realization before I
Yasha Fatima
December 22, 2025

Ramadan Challenge: Good Deeds Post-Ramadan!

By Umm Ibrahim We can never thank Allah enough for the blessed month of Ramadan, and the increase in worship it brings for us all. Almost all of us go one notch up than our pre-Ramadan selves in terms of worship. Maybe we read the Quran after months. Maybe we prayed Fajr on time after weeks. Maybe we made heartfelt dua after ages. However, the real deal is not just to gel the Ramadan Iman Rush, but to try to maintain a certain level of iman (faith) and good deeds post-Ramadan. We should strive to exit Ramadan better than we entered it. Ramadan is like a training camp for us. The goal is: to instil taqwa (God-consciousness) in us! . This Ramadan, I decided to select just three things that I would start in Ramadan and continue doing afterwards too. 1  The first is post-Fajr Quran recitation. I might be reading an entire Juz everyday in Ramadan, but only a page a day afterwards. But that’s okay. The goal is to maintain the post-Fajr recitation, even if it be a few verses. Post-Ramadan, I should not revert to Post-Fajr slumber, or worse, slumbering through Fajr! 2 The second goal is to start and then continue to pray the 2 rak’at of the amazing Duha* prayer daily after Ramadan . It just takes 5-10 minutes, and has amazing virtues and benefits. 3 And the third goal is to make a habit of doing my muhasibah (self-accountability) before bed every night. I’m
Yasha Fatima
December 22, 2025

Ramadan Challenge: Steps to Quit Music Forever!

  By Abdul Rehman Raza In this age of troubles, when Islam has become difficult to follow, music is one of the most common problems for the youth. Music is now a multi-billion-dollar industry and has taken the form of an addiction for many. If you are reading this because you are looking for a way out, CONGRATULATIONS!! You have taken the first step and are going the right way. I was a big fan of music myself, but struggled and finally found a way out. I’ll share some practical tips that I used, hoping they will help you as well InshaAllah. 1. Know It Is Wrong The very first thing is telling yourself and believing that music is wrong. You’ll find many people saying “Oh it’s okay”, “Oh it’s not that bad”, “It’s not clearly mentioned as haram” etc. Your friends may even quote “some religious scholar” to prove that music is OK; sometimes you’ll even try to convince yourself. On the inside, however, you always have a faint feeling that it is wrong. The following hadith should clear it once and for all: Narrated Abu Malik Al Ashari that he heard the Prophet ﷺ saying, “From among my followers there will be some people who will consider illegal sexual intercourse, the wearing of silk, the drinking of alcoholic drinks and the use of musical instruments, as lawful.” [Sahih Al-Bukhari Vol.7 Hadith No.5590] 2. Replace When we are deeply addicted to music, it’s not easy to quit. One
Yasha Fatima
December 22, 2025

Ramadan Challenge: It’s Time To Talk!

By Abdul Rehman Raza In the life of a Muslim, the importance of dawah (calling people towards Allah) cannot be ignored. How can we not call towards the One we believe in and place our trust in? How can we not want others to have the same happiness in their lives? Yet we often avoid doing dawah because it seems tough; telling someone to do good and avoid evil?! Umm…how do I even?! Well, here’s something to help you! Keep your hesitations and fears aside and go through the following, you’ll be wanting to stop people and talk to them this very minute! Play the Role of Prophets We are here in this world for a specific purpose. Many of us go astray. In the past, Allah sent Prophets to remind people again and again, now when there are no more Prophets to come, the duty falls on us. When you give dawah, you are literally playing the role of Prophets. You are among the very few whom Allah has chosen to convey His message. Consider this an honour for yourself. Feel confident, honoured and humbled at the same time. Talk Something Positive Mostly when we sit with friends or family, we waste our time talking about useless things. We would discuss movies, sports or at times resort to really bad things like backbiting, insulting. We need to change our habits. We need to use this great opportunity of sitting in a gathering to talk about something positive. A few
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Ramadan Challenge: The Art of Eating!

By Aleena Masood As we all know, Ramadan is a month of blessings and is a good time to get rid of bad habits like lying, backbiting etc. However, most of us don’t realise that it is also the perfect opportunity to fix our eating habits and dietary patterns. Eating a diet containing nutrient rich food rather than energy dense food is absolutely necessary. “A diet that has less than the normal amount of food but is sufficiently balanced will keep you healthy and active for the duration of Ramadan,” a wise person once said. Let’s go through some of the key elements of a balanced diet: Dairy Products Milk in itself is a complete diet with all the essential nutrients your body may be deficient in. Other products like lassi and yogurt are good alternatives which should be a part of our suhoor and iftaar meals. Fruits and Vegetables These are rich in minerals, vitamins, fibre and all the natural sugars which our bodies need. Eating a good portion of fruits and vegetables will ensure that you are not missing on any important element required by the body. Plus they are not heavy, and will keep your body feeling active throughout the day. Water Drink a minimum of 8-9 glasses in suhoor and iftaar to maintain your hydration status in the summer heat. However, do not gulp down all the water at once, you are not a camel! Drink sip by sip and divide the total intake throughout the night, like
Yasha Fatima
December 22, 2025

Ramadan Challenge: Time Wasters – A Quick Fix!

By Fiza Khan Bismillah. Are you excited to make the most of this blessed month?! Have you listed your duas and charted out the goals? Have you planned to pray at the earliest times and offer maximum nawafil (non-obligatory prayers)? With such enthusiasm and excitement, what could possibly go wrong, right?! P.R.O.C.R.A.S.T.I.N.A.T.I.O.N! Yes, that’s one big bad word we lay our arms to. With or without shaitan in town, our desires get the better of us, to the extent that we stop considering certain activities for what they really are (Hint: TIME WASTERS). We adopt them as part of our ‘daily routine’- from minutes of aimless scrolling on the phone screen with half open eyes every morning,  to evenings lost in casual ‘chill-out’ sessions, we slowly get over the initial guilt of losing our precious time to them, not realizing how these activities slowly creep up and throw our goals in the backseat, if not entirely out of the picture. Every moment of life is a moment worth saving, to be cashed for a better result in the hereafter. Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said, “Every soul will blame itself on The Day of Judgement. The doer of good will regret that he did not increase in good deeds And the sinner will regret that he did not repent from his sins.” (Ighathatul laghfaan p.105) Every moment not spent in attaining goodness will be a source of regret. If this is the case of every-day life then
Yasha Fatima
December 22, 2025

Ramadan Challenge: It’s All About Intentions!

By Umm Ibrahim Yesterday was not a good day. I had started the day with the intention of spending the whole day in worship – reading the Quran and nawafil (non-obligatory prayers) mostly. Yet, I was interrupted ever so often by a demanding husband, a cranky baby, relatives on the phone, never-ending chores and even the plumber! The day ended with me feeling cranky and upset because of all these distractions which had made me miserably fail in developing that connection with Allah that I had so ardently desired. But today, it hit me that Allah is well-aware of my situation. Doesn’t He just want me to grow where he has planted me? Today, I decided to go with the flow and take the day as it comes but just to remember to do everything I do with the goal of pleasing Him. My goal today was not 20 nawafil or 3 juzz; it was simply to obtain the Pleasure of Allah. So I sat down calmly to read the Quran and ponder over it to please Allah. When my husband called me to iron his shirt, I closed the mushaf (Quran) without a frown, realizing that Allah is pleased with the woman who obeys her husband happily. I ironed his shirt with love and care to please Allah. I resumed my recitation until the baby woke up. I bathed him and changed his diaper and fed him, all the while seeking to please Allah, realizing that this was a
Yasha Fatima
December 22, 2025

The ‘Bad’ Guy

Last year I read a post (https://momsofmuslims.wordpress.com/2016/02/27/one-who-should-not-be-named/) written by a dear friend of mine, Maria. Its message tugged at my heart-strings and I remember exclaiming, ‘That’s  awesome!’ My eldest daughter was 2 years old at that time and I was confused as to how to explain the concept of evil/Shaitan to her. A couple of months later I found a Bismillah song which became an instant hit with my kids. In this video, little parrots remind a girl to recite Bismillah before everything she does. When she forgets, Shaitan takes over and misguides her. Then, an angel inspires her to say Ta’wwuz, which causes the Shaitan to run away. (Ta’wwuz is a prayer taught to us by Allah to seek refuge from Shaitan.) One random day, as my daughter was watching this video,  she looked at me and asked, ‘Mama he isn’t a very good uncle, is he?” (She meant Shaitan) She was hardly 2 and a half years old then, but I realised that she was ready and took the opportunity to tell her about Shaitan in an age-appropriate way. I sat her down and taught her that there is a ‘bad guy’ out there who wants us to displease Allah, who wants us to do all kinds of bad deeds. What we have to do is immediately realise that we are under his influence and recite the Ta’wwuz. She understood some bits, but not much. Over the next few days, however, whenever we watched that song, she
Yasha Fatima
December 22, 2025

Disappointment

By Sana Taha   Some things become such an ingrained part of our lives that they tend to feel like the very air we breath. No one escapes these tangent realities, not even the most wise or the most wealthy. Disappointments are one of those realities, and we never get used to them.  Every single time we are disappointed by someone or something, our first reaction is to turn to someone we love and trust, and to tell them how hurt we are. For a Muslim for the lucky few who truly love and rely on God, their immediate  reaction is to turn to Allah. For the rest of us, we also eventually turn to God once we realize how helpless we are- albeit after we complain and cry to anyone who will hear us out. It’s as if the strong blow that hit the heart caused an unintentional cry out to God, the Almighty. It’s like saying “you handle this situation. I am broken. I am down. Pick me up again. Only You can, and only You will.” Why this sudden return to the Most Merciful when we haven’t consciously remembered Him in days, perhaps months? The adh’an didn’t affect our hearts this strongly, claiming He was the Only God five times a day- the Quran didn’t soften our hearts, with the words “Ar-rahman”, “Ar-raheem” repeating themselves over and over again. Then why did this internal siren start screaming so loud for Him to come to help when we were down and broken? Perhaps it’s because we all know, we all acknowledge, we all understand deep down that He is the Master, the One, the Only with Might and Power and with solutions to our problems. Everyone else will listen, some will agree, some might console, if they can. Most people will not even be interested in our sob stories. But He will listen, and He will respond.  Not once, not twice, but every single time. Allah says in Surah An-Naml, Verse 62: It is truly a beautiful phenomena to have someone respond to our calls, to take away our pain and to restore us fully with peace in our hearts and calm in our souls. What’s lacking then, in this situation, that keeps bothering us when we go back to our old routine? Perhaps accountability and loyalty are lacking. He fixed our broken heart, and we went out and got it broken again, then came back to get it fixed, and then went out to repeat this never-ending pattern. But in the middle-process, many of us forget how He was the one who picked up our pieces and made us whole again… There is a consciousness of self that develops in some people who constantly return to Allah. They are the tawwabeen. The ones loved by Allah. However, there are also those of us who become so immune to this routine, and so used to this pattern, that we stop questioning ourselves.  We no longer wonder if worldly attachments are harming our relationship with Allah, if eventually the returning to the prayer mat only in times of need will harden our heart and stop our tears from flowing- or if the connection that we sometimes claim to be so important to us, and at other times discarded so carelessly, will indeed be broken off the by the One who built it in the first place. It was never us that went willingly to Him, it was Him that had mercy on us and allowed us to call on Him. Then with a hard heart and dry eyes, we wonder where things went wrong. The religion is yet apparent and seeming, the praises for piety are still there, but the heart is dead. The disappointment that was once with another, is now with the self.  Then At last, the time to repent comes again, the problem surfaces once again, and the caller calls upon God with a pure heart and the utmost sincerity, once again. This time, the cry is not against another, but against oneself. The forgiveness is not sought for attaching to another by mistake or forgetfulness, but for forming worldly attachments by will, knowing that they are not important, having the constant reinforcements of the soul die out little by little with each ignored voice of the heart.  Is it possible to live in this world and not be attached to it? Maybe it’s not. Maybe some form of attachment and love for this dunya is inevitable. But is it possible to remember Allah more, and give preference to Him more over everything else? If the tawwabeen can do it, if the muttaqin can do it, and if the muttahireen can do it, then so can we. These are not names of certain people, these are characteristics of human beings like you and me. We can adopt these characteristics and become the best version of our struggling selves, if only we struggle with sincerity.  Abu Hurayrah (ra) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said:  “There is no one among you who does not have two positions, one in Paradise and one in Hell… [Sunan Ibn Majah: 4485] If Allah created a house in jannah for every single human being, then He knew for all of us to have the potential to get to that highest level of jannah.  (insert reference to the particular hadith here). We can break this loop and become sincerely repentant to Him, if we only try, and if we direct our emotions and feelings to Him. Let Allah take care of your heart- turn to Him and save yourself from the disappointments of the dunya…
Yasha Fatima
December 22, 2025

Youth Club’s 2016 – Year in Review

At the close of 2016, Youth Club reminisces its exciting new projects, the fun-filled activities, the laughs, the tears, the events, the tours and all those wonderful moments that it experienced throughout the year. Not being able to share everything in words or pictures, we bring for you a brief review of our year so you can have a share in our memories too.   Youth Club established its HQ office in January! Over 13 sisters of the YC team enrolled in a 3 year Quran course that started in January, Alhamdolillah! More than 100 amulets were opened and destroyed by the CEO, Raja Zia ul Haq. The YC sisters had their long-awaited first swimming event. Youth Club launched its Telegram channel, telegram.me/youthclubpk The team visited an old home to spread love and gifts. Several classes were started under top-notch scholars at the YC office for the team, including Arabic, Usool ul Fiqh, Emaan (faith) etc.  YCL launched its counselling services which were warmly welcomed by the public and catered to more than hundred young people.   Youth Club Karachi had their biggest event, Crossroads, featuring many local and international speakers. The brothers went on an exciting bike-trip to the northern areas. The YCI team braved through the month of Ramadan in absence of the CEO, Raja Zia ul Haq, while successfully conducting 10 Ramadan exclusive courses. YCK conducted 8 Ramadan halaqahs around their city while YCL conducted many in Lahore! Youth Club Lahore launched its video series “Reminder
Yasha Fatima
December 22, 2025

Bari Eid: Bakray, BBQ & Keeping Yourself Healthy! 

by Mahnoor Fatima and Fatima Shakir  There are only a couple of days left for one of the most awaited days of the year. Houses are flooded with new guests who keep everyone entertained and irritated, by turns, with their bleating and mooing. They hang out in the market places and are the new companions for anyone who is going out for a walk, because how dare you leave them all alone? Yes, folks! Eid ul Adha is right around the corner! And we are just as excited as you are. As your faithful correspondents, we would like to take this moment toperformthe humble duty of sharing a few facts, to ensure that your Eid is as wonderful as you plan it to be! Every year as Eid approaches, we almost abandon the chicken ship and climb on to the bakra ship (or the cows, camels, sheep ships because hey, this is not the time for showing bias). This leads to a major change in our usual white meat diets and hence, in our bodies. Red meat, or mutton and beef, is nutritionally different from chicken and fish due to its high fat content and the presence of mineral complexes A and B. All of these are essential for a healthy body, brain, skin and eyes. As a result of its consumption, our blood also undergoes a boost with the iron present in it. To top it all off, eating red meat is also a Sunnah It was narrated
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