If you had to choose between peace and happiness what would you choose? There is no right or wrong answer to this question; I believe your choice will be largely influenced by the thing you're seeking the most at this current stage in your life, which is okay. For a woman in a loveless marriage, [...]
Assalam alaykum! I woke up just a few minutes ago and felt the powerful need to write this post. I have no idea what time and day you will be reading this, but it's currently 02:29am and Ramadan is just 3 days away. I pray that everyone fated to read this post will remain healthy [...]
Assalam alaykum lovelies! A few weeks ago, a friend messaged and reminded me that it's been a long time since I updated my current favourite list on my blog so I'm here to change that fact. The truth is I have been compiling the list for a while and was only waiting to hit a [...]
When I was in elementary school, I had a teacher who taught my classmates and I a popular hymn called 'circle of friends'. If you are Irish, you would most likely know this hymn because it is included in the primary school religious education curriculum. Every week, my classmates and I would sing this hymn [...]
Assalam alaykum my beloved ummati. I have no idea when this post will be published but today is Jummah and it's roughly 30 minutes after fajr. I pray to Allah during the blessed few hours of this morning, that everyone fated to read this post will receive his forgiveness and be greeted with the great [...]
Today I want to get really deep and personal with you all about an illness I battled during the darkest period of my life. Whether or not you are a stranger to me, I hope my story helps to shed some light about the reality of mental illness and its gravity; how deeply and seriously [...]
Let me tell you a little story about an encounter I had with a niqabi at a popular market in Lagos. It was a hot and dry afternoon in Lagos and my mum managed to lure me out of bed and to convince me to go to the market with her. Upon arriving at the [...]
Assalam alaykum lovelies! I hope you are all feeling great today and on track to smashing the rest of your goals for this month. Can you believe there's just a few more days to wrap up this year? A few more days before the lapse of a decade and the start of a new one? [...]
Assalam alaykum ummati! I genuinely hope you and your loved ones are doing great. For my brothers and sisters that are sick, wounded and troubled, may Allah swt grant you all shifa and sakina and may He mend the hearts of the broken-hearted. So, it dawned on me a couple of days ago that I'm [...]
2018 would go down in history as one of the most challenging years in my life. If my life were a book and you were to flip through the pages and land on chapter 2018, you would be sure to find that all its pages are highlighted or emboldened to emphasis how deeply impacting the [...]
