“A virtuous intention is the source of all goodness,” my teacher says. More than the act, more than its impact or the results, the intention itself is what must be pure. My intention in our homeschooling journey is to foster love, and nurture and preserve the kids’ fitra. That has been our intention from the…
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Ramadan Day 9: Gratitude for a Fixed Dishwasher
I never planned to write about my dishwasher during Ramadan. It is not a person, or an animate thing. I mean, who thinks to thank the dishwasher? One of my goals is to write everyday, and this practice means that some days I have to think about the obvious. In the span of a day,…
Ramadan Day 7: Gratitude for Ma
This might be my kids first iftaar with my parents. The immense blessing of this is so real. My husband is away. I drive. The two hours to New York City doesn’t seem like it’s far enough to be away from my mother. For most of my adult life, I accepted her warning, “Don’t come…
Sadia Kalam 