Monthly Archive: July 2010

Advice to Homeschooling Mothers – Remember the Importance of Dua

  Asalaam ‘Alaikum: Of all the homeschooling advice I can share – I think the most important one is to always remember the importance of Dua. If we are starting on our homeschooling journey – and we are unsure of ourselves and worried that we can’t do it – MAKE DUA. If we are teaching...

Making the Stories of the Prophets Relevant

  Asalaam ‘Alaikum: Now, I am sure we have probably made our own of lesson plans on the Stories of the Prophets – or perhaps we have just read stories with our children in the hopes of teaching them Islamic studies. However, have we made sure we are achieving the proper goals with our lessons?...

Advice to Homeschooling Mothers: Don’t Make Your Islamic Studies Irrelevant

  Asalaam ‘Alaikum: I have spent quite a bit of time trying to find the perfect curriculum for Islamic Studies – I have spent a lot of time trying to find the perfect Islamic educational books for my children – and yet, still I am pretty much empty handed. There is stuff out there –...

A Few Great Places to Find Arabic Learning Materials

A Few Great Places to Find Arabic Learning Materials

  Asalaam ‘Alaikum: In my travels, I have found other blogs that talk about learning Arabic and some even provide excellent Arabic Learning Materials. I’ve saved up a small list of such blogs and some other resources and thought I’d share. Insha’Allah you will find inspiration from these blogs and your children will benefit from...

Educating the Muslim Child – The Legacy of Prophet Ibrahim

Asalaam ‘Alaikum: I just finished listening to the following video. Some good advice and amazing insight especially into the lessons we should learn from Prophet Ibrahim. May we learn to apply these lessons to our lives, insha’Allah. Insha’Allah you will benefit from this as well. Asalaam ‘Alaikum, Sumayyah Umm SAA

Teach Your Child about Islamic Prayers

Asalaam ‘Alaikum: I just came upon these videos about Islamic Prayer. I’ve never seen them before. So far, what I have seen looks pretty good, masha’Allah. It might be useful for you in teaching your child – or in helping your child (or yourself) perfect your prayer. My Prayer – Part One My Prayer –...