You might have heard of the African proverb; “It takes a village to raise a child.” When I first came across it, I couldn’t help but agree whole-heartedly! (smiles)
Having been in the US for the last 4 years and having recently moved to a small town with hardly any visible Islamic presence, I am reminded of the pressing need to be part of a Muslim village, where it is not strange to see young girls wearing hijab, where you can find kids who are praying the 5 daily prayers or at least making a conscious effort to do so when they reach the age of 7 etc.
But for now I guess I will have to settle for my little online village. (smiles) Alhamdulillah, through these challenging years I have stumbled upon a number of very beneficial blogs by my fellow sisters, mothers and homeschoolers. Though known or unknown to them, these sisters have been part of my online village; providing much needed support and encouragement, generously offering gentle reminders and naseeha, and filling me with inspiration and hope while I go about my daily tasks as a wife, mother and educator.
So after years of reading their blogs and feeling some sort of connection with these special group of sisters with them hardly knowing me at all, this blog is an attempt to lend others a peek into my thoughts and aspirations, to share, support and inspire one another in raising our precious little Muslims bi ithnillah (by the permission of Allah).
For practical reasons, I have decided that in this virtual village, we, as a family will take on virtual names, so here’s a quick introduction to our family:
Alhamdulillah we have been blessed with 2 daughters; Asmaa (abt to turn 7) and A’ishah (who just turned 4) and a very active and playful son Hassan, who is 2 years old. Hence I will address myself as Umm Hassan.
And with that, I extend a warm welcome to all my guests. Ahlan wa shahlan, please come in, feel free to browse and make yourselves at home! (smiles)
Contact Info: raisingmuslims@gmail.com
Assalamu’alaikum Umm Hassan;)(wink)
Mabruk on your blog. Looking forward to reading more updates insya Allah.
Wa’alaikum salam wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh Umm Mahdi,
Jazakillahu khayr for visiting my blog. 🙂 Looking forward to your visits, insha-Allah!
Assalamualaikum Umm hassan!!!
WELCOME to the blogosphere! Glad to be reading your writing!! looking forward to more!!
hugs to the kiddos for me !!
and to you too 😀
Nadia
Wa’alaikum salam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh Nadia,
Jazakillahu khayr for visiting and supporting a new blogger like me! 🙂
Assalamu Alaikum Sis,
Welcome to blogging. I too, have two blogs and I love blogging. Look forward to reading your posts inshaAllah.
Take care,
Wsm,
Umm Raiyaan
Wa’alaikum salam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh Umm Raiyaan,
Nice to “meet” you. 🙂 Masha-Allah 2 blogs! I’d love to read what you have on yr blogs!
Salam Ummu Hassan,
I must thank ummu mahdi 4 introducing me to this enlightening blog. i’ve a 2 year old girl n insha Allah i hope 2 learn from my seniors 2 raise her well.
Wa’alaikum salam sis Awalliah,
Thanks for visiting, insha-Allah I hope you will find something of benefit. You know the wonderful thing abt motherhood is that we are still learning no matter how old our children are. So insha-Allah I’m sure I can learn something from yr experiences as well!
May Allah make rasing our children in the right way easy for all of us.ameen.
Assalaam-u-Alaikum,
I am a newbie at blogging. I’m just surfing different blogs to get a feel of the kind of info I can put on mine. Masha’Allah, your blog looks great, it was a joy to surf through. I have a 7 month old son with whom I’ve started some Montessori activities. I plan on homeschooling him Insha’Allah and I look forward to new ideas and pointers.
Jazak Allahu Khairun and May Allah reward you, Ameen.
Umm Ibraheem (Rabiah)
assalamu’alaikum….
i like this nice blog. it’s inspiring me to raise my son. may allah bless you.
umm fatih
Assalamu alaiki wa rahmatulahi wa barakatu ughty,
I live in Holland and I am the guardian over my 4 daughters and 1 son. About two years ago Allah guided me to the dawatus-salafiyya, al hamdulilah. I want to teach my children the right knowlegde, wich is very scarce in Dutch for adults, let alone for children. They do not speak English.
I want to ask you to give me permission to:
1. Translate the worksheets and other info on your blog for my children into Dutch.
2. To share this translated material with other Dutch sisters on a Dutch yahoogroup for homeschooling upon salafiyya and a Dutch website upon this manhadj.
BarakAllahu feeki.
Umm Donya.
Assalamu alaiki wa rahmatulahi wa barakatu.
Wa’alaikum salam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh Umm Donya,
Sorry for the late reply but yes sure please feel free to translate the worksheets and use them in whatever way you like. Jazakum Allahu khayr 🙂