A Crafty Arab found these round placemats at her local party store and brought them home to remind her daughter to say Bismillah. Here is how she made them. Bismillah is often shortened for the [...]
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Look for (the Night of Qadr).†[Sahih al-Bukhari, Book 32, Hadith 6] The last ten days of Ramadan are here. The blessed month flew by as quickly as it had entered [...]
I love involving my children in preparing meals and cooking whenever I can. There are so many benefits in doing this and needless to say it is a brilliant way to encourage picky eaters to try new [...]
As much as Ramadan is about fasting, it’s also wholly about what you eat. We spend a lot of time planning and cooking lavish Iftar dinners for the family, or visiting friends to gather and [...]
As the month of Ramadan approaches, we plan our days carefully alhamdulilah. With the fasting mode ON, our thoughts go to the lovely special prayers called the Taraweeh. As we are in day 14 [...]
Lanterns, crescent moons,lamps, and some light! Dates, Baklavah, Kataif, Turkish Delight! Seems like we have a pun intended date! And, I am not alone in being festive about Ramadan season. [...]
Let’s be realistic. We all start Ramadan off strong, with excitement over the new décor that we put up, and the prep and smells of all the special Ramadan foods that are made in advance. We [...]
Ramadan is that time of the year that all Muslims look forward to all year round. But as soon as it approaches, we start panicking. We panic about not preparing the food on time. We panic about [...]
My family has spent Ramadan on three different continents: Africa, Europe, and North America. Each time we maintained some of the routines (the sunnat and traditional foods), but we invariably [...]
بÙسْم٠اللَّه٠الرَّØْمَـٰن٠الرَّØÙيم٠Allah has blessed us with our beloved month of Ramadan. This is when all the healthy Muslims are obliged to fast. In [...]