Kuala Lumpur Guide by A Local: Best Places to Stay, Eat, Visit & Shop!

By Farah Zamri

Growing up in Kuala Lumpur, I have a deep affection for this vibrant metropolis that I’m proud to call home. It wasn’t until I moved…

Amaliah Agony Aunt: My husband is a spender, I’m a saver – how can we make it work?

By Maya Areem

We know that Amaliah is like a Big Sis and sometimes our DMs have been filled with requests for advice on a range of life…

Connecting With Nature As A Gateway To Intimacy With Our Creator

By Hiba Noor Khan

As a children’s author, I am blessed to regularly meet and chat with children about all sorts of weird, wonderful, and important things, ranging from…

Eid 101: Everything you need to know about Eid – the number of takbeers, how many rakahs, and the sunnahs to follow

By Amira Ahmed

Every year, Eid comes around, we stand behind the Imam to pray and find ourselves in Ruku’u when everyone else around us is still standing.…

Finding Peace in Pausing: Muslim Women Share Their Best Practices

By Safia Lamrani

Personally, I have struggled with implementing everyday ways to pause. With a finite source of willpower, finding stillness often gets left to the bottom of…

Ramadan Reflections: I See You My Father, My Beloved Father Messenger of Allah ﷺ

By Aaisha Mukhtar

A poem from the perspective of Fatima al-Zahra Fatima al-Zahra (RA) is known as one of the four women who had perfected her faith.  She…

Amaliah Agony Aunt: My Relationship With My Sister Is Difficult

By Maya Areem

We know that Amaliah is like a Big Sis and sometimes our DMs have been filled with requests for advice on a range of life…

In Conversation with Sustainable Jewellery Brand NURNEI: “Environmental impacts of overproduction are changing the way we think and produce”

By Jenan Ashi

NURNEI is a jewellery brand based in Kavala, Greece. Founded in 2019 by Noor. Her namesake brand embraces natural materials, inspirations from the sea, her…

Amaliah Agony Aunt: Should I end it if he was disrespectful?

By Maya Areem

We know that Amaliah is like a Big Sis and sometimes our DMs have been filled with requests for advice on a range of life…

Fully Experiencing Ramadan While Struggling With PMDD

By Suad Kamardeen

Ramadan is here. Your period tracking app notifies you that your period should begin in approximately two weeks, and your fluttering excitement for the holy…

Ramadan Reflections: 3 Lessons from the life of Aisha (RA)

By Amira Ahmed

Ramadan is a time of building good habits and getting rid of old ones, and what better example to follow for good practices than Aisha…

Amaliah Agony Aunt: My Parents Are Bad People

By Maya Areem

We know that Amaliah is like a Big Sis and sometimes our DMs have been filled with requests for advice on a range of life…

Sunnah Foods to Try and Recipe for Tharid – the Beloved Meal of Prophet (ﷺ)

By Ammarah Ahmed

Ramadan is the best time for us to study the Sunnah on food and eating etiquettes. The simplicity of Sunnah eating is an easy-to-follow lifestyle,…

What does it take to respond to a humanitarian crisis? Lessons from the front lines

By Amaliah Team

“Everything was shaking, bricks were falling out. It felt like Judgment Day, and everything would be completely destroyed. My wife was screaming, I went to…

Finding Ease in Hardship: An Autistic Muslim’s Guide to a Meaningful Ramadan

By Amaliah Anonymous

Amaliah is mindful that autism does not manifest in the same way for everyone. The symptoms mentioned in this article are not a universal representation…

6 things to consider when donating to Muslim charities this Ramadan

By Amaliah Team

We’ve all been in this situation: a major crisis or world event takes place, and suddenly, we are bombarded with donation links on social media,…

Women in Islam: Lessons from the Lives of Five More Sahabiyat

By Maryam Tope Abdulwahab

Our beloved Prophet ﷺ was surrounded by sahabas who exemplified exceptional traits, possessed noble personalities, and strove on the path of Islam. Among the companions…

Ramadan Reflections: Khadija Bint Khuwaylid (RA)

By Fatima Mahmoud

Khadija bint Khuwaylid was as our Prophet ﷺ described, “The best of women.” Amongst the beautiful souls that are the sahabiyat of his time, the…

Amaliah Agony Aunt: How do I strengthen my heart and imaan after years of abuse and manipulation?

By Maya Areem

We know that Amaliah is like a Big Sis and sometimes our DMs have been filled with requests for advice on a range of life…

Quality over Quantity: Re-learning the meaning of my Ramadan

By Marium Abid

I was twelve years old when I apparently committed a sin during Ramadan; I prayed eight raakats of Taraweeh instead of twenty. Young and eager…

Who are the 9 People that Allah Loves?

By Amaliah Team

Both the Qur’an and Sunnah guide us to seek the love of Allah ﷻ through the actions He loves as well as striving to be…

Why Community Work Is Needed For Our Sisters

By Sara Chaudhry

Moving to a new place away from home comforts and those familiar faces around you can be a daunting time. Since getting married and moving…

Ramadan Reflections: Sawda Bint Zama’a

By Maymunah Khan

I first started reading about Sawda Bint Zama’a after visiting Al-Aqsa in the month of Rajab this year. As I immersed myself in the location…

6 Ways To Manage Perimenopause During Ramadan

By Yasmin Latif

Note: The nutritional information and advice mentioned here does not constitute  a replacement for medical advice. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, prevent or…

A 10-point guide to paying your Zakat this Ramadan

By Amaliah Team

With Ramadan right around the corner, many of us will be making preparations and plans for fasting. But one crucial obligation we should not forget…

7 Ways To Increase Barakah In Your Life

By Aya El-Dassouki

Do you ever plan your day ahead in the hopes of getting as many tasks done as possible, yet time slips away and the tasks…

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Ramadan as an avenue of healing for my eating disorder

By Jeanine Hourani

Disclaimer and Trigger Warning: This article, or pages it links to, contains information about eating disorders that may be triggering. Every Ramadan, my social media…

Resource List: Here are 35 Things to Read and Bookmark for Ramadan

By Amaliah Team

Ramadan comes around every year, yet as the date nears, we find ourselves in the same scramble: what can I eat for Iftar? Can I…

Back to Basics: Do You Actually Believe in Allah?

By Amaliah Anonymous

In an episode of the “Quran 30 for 30” series hosted by the Yaqeen Institute, Sheikh Abdullah Oduro posed the question “Do you believe in…

My parents’ marriage made me never want to marry. I’m glad I changed my mind.

By Nour Naas

I cannot locate the origins of my indifference toward marriage. If anything, the joys of my early childhood perhaps should have been a source of…

The Importance of Continuing to Learn as an Adult

By Huddlecraft

Learning is a lifelong journey that allows us to gain new perspectives, skills, and knowledge that can enrich our lives in many ways. As adults,…

The Five Love Languages: An Islamic Perspective

By Nosheen Nasir

Love is a complex construct that is central to human relationships and widely used in every aspect of life. It is challenging to understand love…

The Museum of My Grandmother: Le Musée De La Mamie

By Lillie Aissa Jeanrenaud

Le Musée De La Mamie: The Museum of My Grandmother is an exploration of French-Tunisian culture through the remembrance of the author’s grandmother and her…

The Lost Art of Listening: Life Lessons from The Prophet Muhammed ﷺ

By Aaisha Mukhtar

As I close my eyes and listen with my heart to the sounds around me my soul also listens.  It listens to sounds near and…

How You Can Use Islamic Practices For Emotional Regulation

By Alaa Badr

Have you ever been absolutely enraged with someone, and they volunteer a homicide-inducing suggestion such as ‘would you just calm down?’ I can only imagine…

Amaliah Agony Aunt: Am I intimdating?

By Maya Areem

We know that Amaliah is like a Big Sis and sometimes our DMs have been filled with requests for advice on a range of life…