Dear diary, assalamolaikom wr wb. Just got done with the online classes, and had a mini takrar session (Revision session) with classmates. Now, I think I have an hour for myself and thought I should write to you. Well, you know the hajj is about to come very soon, and I am going to feel very nostalgic again as days are going to come nearer. Last year, Alhamdolilah summa alhamdolilah, Allah gave us the opportunity to be in the blessed [...]
Assalamolaikom wr wb Ramadan Mubarak dear diary, although I am 18 days late already. Its 10:54 am of the August 6th today. Reminds me, I will be one year old in Swindon only in about two days. SubhanAllah, time flies super fast. Today, I want to talk to you about random things. You, know heart to heart with a friend? Ofcourse you are my friend, I never denied it, but I want to talk to you about things that are [...]
Dear diary, I write to you lovingly today as I wait to attend the online class by Ustad ji, and meanwhile also eat home-made hummus with a sprinkle of black seeds and few olives. Ah, long time my dearest. So much, so much has happened, i dont know where to begin from. Last time, I spoke to you was in October and it is already April now. As much as clichéd it may sound to you, things kept me busy as life [...]
Dear diary, assalamoalaikom. I hope you are in a state of increasing iman and good health. I am doing great by the mercy of Allah subhanahu watala. So what is new on your side? Everything is much the same here since I last left you except that I have been very actively trying to do dawah on my facebook profile although I am unsure whether I should keep my account on facebook in the first place. That will be a [...]
Dear diary, I hope to find you again in a very happy and an enjoying mood since I am in one, alhamdolilah. Today, I feel like reflecting upon the things I have felt and experienced in my life more than I want to talk about Swindon. And I would really like you to be with me in spirit right now How is the weather on your side? Over here in England, it has reached a maximum of nearly 30 degrees and [...]
Dear diary, I hope you are doing fine and fresh as ever. Today I have something more to share with you again. I had been planning to write to you since last Saturday but it is only now that I find time to speak to you. I hope you will enjoy it inshaAllah. Oh yes, and before telling you what was special about the London trip, I want to talk about Monopoly game. Yes, you read it right When I [...]
Dear diary, It has been a while since I last spoke to you. And I don’t even remember very accurately where I last left you. Now that I have gotten some time, I reassure you that I will try my level best to be in touch with you regurlarly and share my thoughts and experiences with you. Oh and by the way, I will be writing to you mostly from Swindon now although currently I am in London. Well, yes [...]
Last year, some sessions were arranged by Iqra Society on for Purification of the hearts series. Two of its talks were on “Curing arrogance” and “Curing hatred” For this purpose, I had the task of inviting the girls to the event. One thing which I particularly noticed was that how people were simply not interested in attending curing arrogance lecture and somehow extremely interested in curing hatred. When I started analyzing why it was so, I came to the conclusion [...]
On 13th April 2011, Mr Shujauddin Sheikh of Quran Academy delivered a lecture at IBA. The experience and knowledge given by him was unimaginable and a vast topic such as the “WHAT, WHY AND HOW OF KHILAFAT” cannot be covered in a mere 2 hour lecture. From a feminine perspective, it made me question the extent to which I can contribute to Khilafat! Notes by: Kiran Khan & Yumna Halim Before proceeding further, I would like to extend my utmost [...]
