Saturday, November 27, 2021

How I developed a reading habit: tracking with a simple bookmark and setting low daily targets (Make it easy)

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  Alhamdulillah, just finished reading the book "This is Love" by Dr. Ali Albarghouthi 😍📖👍🏼.  One of the key strategies in bui...
Tuesday, November 23, 2021

Little Man's Homecoming

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  Alhamdulillah, after over one year away, Miri-born Muawiyah has finally returned home.  It would be his first flight as a 3-year old, and ...
Saturday, November 13, 2021

First week in office: 8-12th November 2021

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  This week was the first time ever setting foot in the office after over a year working from home. Admittedly, it felt incredibly awkward, ...
Saturday, October 30, 2021

Collaboration for the sake of Allah

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  Let us join & support our friends over at @QalbyApp for their live event today! Alhamdulillah on behalf of the @thebarakaheffect team,...
Sunday, October 24, 2021

Our true, Authentic selves 🤔🔍

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  While we were recording the latest podcast episode of #theBarakahEffect podcast, I noticed the stark contrast of the camera view versus ...
Saturday, October 23, 2021

How do we teach Tawhid to our Toddlers and young children?

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As Muslims, the most important lesson that we need to be educating our children is the concept of tawhid (Oneness of Allah). But I often won...
Wednesday, October 20, 2021

"It's just a sunnah"

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Dr. Bilal Philips was once questioned,  "Our Muslim brothers and sisters are suffering in Palestine, and here you are talking about eat...
Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Missing the Prophet ﷺ? Seven Habits that can Unite us with Prophet Muhammad ﷺ in Jannatul Firdaus #LoveRasulullah #CintaRasul

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Food for thought: How much do WE yearn to be with the Prophet ﷺ? How much do we miss him? I am reminded of this very touching hadith about ...
Saturday, October 16, 2021

"Muawiyah nak wash hand sendiri" - handling accidents after the fall

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Since he was 3, Muawiyah always insisted to independently wash his hands by himself. He would casually walk up to the sink, adjust the plast...
Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Tarbiyah: Conditioning our Habit Triggers

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  As Muawiyah and I were playing by the beach, a sound of a motorbike could be heard coming from a distance, and then the ringing of a bell ...

Courage through Companionship

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Our recent vacation was the first trip to the beach in over 6 months. When we first arrived, Muawiyah was hesitant to touch the water and wa...
Saturday, October 09, 2021

Teach your children to Memorize the Opening of Surah Al-Kahf: while grocery shopping too

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  Always a great time going grocery shopping with Little Man 🛒😍 Long queues today! Let's do some Hifz together, Muawiyah 📖 Rasululla...
Monday, October 04, 2021

The Impact of Subconscious Habits in Parenting

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  I've always thought that the primary guideline of parenting is to "Lead by Example". But I also learnt that there is more nu...
Sunday, October 03, 2021

First Clubhouse Conversation: “How to be Productive in society?”

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  Alhamdulillah today I had my very first Clubhouse conversation with brothers Faraz, Amir and Harun.  Here are some key takeaways: 1. Being...
Wednesday, September 29, 2021

Nurturing Grit and Resilience in our children

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  This video was taken while Little Man was sliding down a very steep hill at our local park yesterday (without the mother, of course. Save ...