LIFESTYLE OF A MUSLIMAH

MARRIAGE IN ISLAM By: Dr. Muhammad Ali al-Hashimi                          ﷽ Marriage is a blessed contract between a man and a woman, in which each becomes "permitted" to the other, and they begin the long journey of life in a spirit of love, co-operation, harmony and tolerance, where each feels at ease with the other, and finds tranquillity, contentment and comfort in the company of the other. The Quran has described this relationship between men and women, which brings love, harmony, trust and compassion, in the most moving and eloquent terms: “And among His Signs is this, that He created for you mates from among yourselves, that you may dwell in tranquillity with them, and He has put love and mercy between your [hearts] . . .” [Quran 30:21] This is the strongest of bonds, in which Allaah unites the two Muslim partners, who come together on the basis of love, understanding, co-operation and mutual advice, and establish a Muslim family in which children will live

                I AM NOT A LABEL   I am not BLACK  I mean, that's what the world calls me, But it's not me. I didn't come out of my mother's womb saying.... "Hey everyone, I'm BLACK." No! I was taught to be BLACK And you were taught to call me that. Along with whatever you call yourself. It's just a LABEL. See, from birth,the world force feed us these LABELS. And eventually we all swallow them. We digest them and accept the LABEL. Never ever doubting them. But there is a problem, LABELS are not you, and LABELS are not me. LABELS are just LABELS. Who we truly are is not skin deep. See, when I drive my car, No one would ever confuse the car for me. Well, when I drive my body, Why did you confuse me for my body? It's my body. Get it? Not me. Let me break it down. See, our bodies are just cars that we operate and drive around. The dealership we call "SOCIETY" decided to label