
Khawlah bint Thalabah (ra) [Part 1]
Khawlah bint Thalabah (ra) is one of the companions about whom verses were revealed in Surah Al- Mujadilah

Khawlah bint Thalabah (ra) is one of the companions about whom verses were revealed in Surah Al- Mujadilah

Sheikh Assim Alhakeem shares tips for a happy marriage in a hilarious manner.

Jibreel (as) once came to the Prophet (sa) and said: “O Allah’s Messenger! This is Khadijah (rta), coming to you with a dish having meat soup (or some food or drink). When she reaches you, greet her on behalf of her Lord, and on my behalf, and give her the glad tidings of having a palace made of Qasab in Paradise, wherein there will be neither any noise nor any toil.” (Bukhari)

“And those scars on his face were the scars on the face of humanity.” Ayesha Marfani brings forth a burning issue of maltreatment to the underprivileged in the hands of so-called care takers.

One thing parents really need to be trained for is- to make your child independent; because, face it- you will not always be around to make things better for them. Why not start earlier and make them more responsible? Naba Basar delves deep to present hazards of over parenting and ways to curtail them.

Dear Savvy Parent, I wish to know whether I should prefer to send my child to a special needs classroom with 7 other special needs kids or prefer to send him to the routine school and class with 20 other kids with teaching assistant supporting him. Do kids with special needs feel better around kids who have similar challenges as them?

It is said that Jameelah, Umm Saad (ra), recited the Qur’an beautifully. Knowing how to recite the Qur’an, she was not content with mere recitation. She went a step further, and memorised it.

It was narrated by Abu Hurairah (rta) that Allah’s Messenger (sa) said: “If Allah (swt) wants to do good to somebody, He afflicts him with trials.” (Bukhari)

“Verily! Allah will not change the good condition of a people as long as they do not change their state of goodness themselves (by committing sins and by being ungrateful and disobedient to Allah). But when Allah wills a people’s punishment, there can be no turning back of it, and they will find besides Him no protector.” (Al-Ra’d 13:11)

Umm Saad (ra) was one of the few honoured women like Mariam (as), Asiya (as), Aisha (ra) and Khawlah (ra) about whom verses were revealed.