Reflection on Falah

This summer, I finished a class on Falah (success in Arabic) with Rabata, a women’s seminary that teaches women islamic scholarship. I joined 100 women 3 times a week with a shared goal to be better than we were before. The class is described as an all-new approach to successful and happy living, specifically as…

The Covid Circle or the One about Friends

You are the source of peace. Our friends are but a reminder.  During Covid-19, like most people, we have experienced moments of isolation. There are moments of seclusion. There is a feasting and fasting from company. So much of why husband-wife divorce is so high is that women often try to get their husbands to…

2021 – A New Guest

The Opening With the beginning of a new year, I start with the chapter on the Opening. As Muslims, we start each prayer, each day, each good thing, each ending with the same supplication, Sura Fatiha, the translation of which is as follows. English Translation: (1) In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.*…