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Alhumdulillah, I have raised a son and a daughter, who are Hijabis. “A son?” you ask in shock! Yes, a son… Hijab literally means ‘barrier’, and there is the command for both men and women to be modest and cover; yet, we tend to focus only on our daughters, writes Tasneem Vali.
For giving your marriage a good head start, it is vital to come to the point of wedding day with good understanding of yourself as the gardener, of your marriage garden expectations and of your future partner as the co-gardener, writes Laila Brence
Long after his friends sang songs from the movie: “Tra la la, my heart is longing for …” teenaged Edhi would finish for them “… Pakoras!” Get an insight into the life of Abdul Sattar Edhi.
A lady sent me a long email about how she read that the Quran never talks about covering the head. According to her, she read the Ayah of Surah An-Noor and that it uses the word Khimar which refers to a veil. She looked up the dictionary and it said things like a shawl or cover. It didn’t say anything about covering the head. Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan responds to this common misconception.
Eman Rangoonwala, teen counsellor, gives detailed advice to parents on how to resolve issues with their stressed out teenagers.
Selected excerpts from Hiba Magazine’s exclusive workshop on Teenage Matters, conducted by Mr. Salman Asif Siddiqui of ERDC
Rana Rais Khan explores the miracles in the creation of animals and the lessons we can learn from them.
Dr. Julie Macfarlane from Canada researched the ongoing trends in the Muslim communities of North America. Surprisingly, the results that emerged appeared to be very similar in nature to what Pakistan is currently witnessing. Umm Isam explores some reasons why Muslim marriages are on the rocks.
Umm Zahra outlines in detail the ten essential guidelines that every marriage counsellor must have in his or her plan of action.
Hiba Magazine’s exclusive interview with Wael Ibrahim – Founder, Serving Islam Team, Hong Kong and Connect Institute, Karachi.