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Feeding infants with breast milk has been shown to improve baby health and even IQ, but the benefits of breastfeeding also appear to stay with mothers for years to come, lowering risks of cardiovascular disease and cancer By Katherine Harmon The benefits of breast milk for babies are numerous. Lower […]
Many mothers continue to have depressive symptoms well into their child’s youth, which can have lasting impacts on their children’s development, but new research shows short therapy sessions can improve outlook By Katherine Harmon Picture: Maternal depression can have long-lasting effects on the mother-child bond and on child development in […]
Touch and emotional engagement boost early childhood development, but can children recover from neglectful environments? By Katherine Harmon Picture: Many babies do not get as much physical contact or emotional engagement with care givers as they crave. An expert in the field explains how these behaviors can influence child […]
I have been talking to other mum’s recently and it has been slowly helping me to work myself into a frenzy of anxiety regarding the kids. In comparison to some of the mum’s I have been speaking to, I don’t seem to do as much with them and we seem […]
Islamic procedure for washing parts of the body using water, typically in preparation for formal prayers (salat), but also before handling and reading the Qur’an. Wuḍūʾ is often translated as “partial ablution”, as opposed to ghusl, or “full ablution”. Muslims who are unable to perform the prevailing form of ablution […]
Young. British. Female. Muslim.Thousands of young British women living in the UK decide to convert to Islam – here are some of their stories From left: Sukina Douglas, Catherine Heseltine, Aqeela Lindsay Wheeler, Catherine Huntley and Joanne Bailey It’s a controversial time for British women to be wearing the hijab, […]
Allah (S.W.T.) has entrusted parents with their children. Parents bear the responsibility to raise-up their children in the Islamic way. If they do that they will be blessed in this life and in the hereafter, and if they don’t, they will get bad result during their life and in the […]
The first contact with a woman is with one’s mother, who suffers in the pregnancy, delivery, nursing and rearing of her child. History does not recall a religion or a system which honors the woman as a mother and which raises her, as Islam does. Islam repeatedly commends the woman, […]
We have in the life of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) many good examples to study and follow in many aspects of our lives. The longer we study the various aspects of his life, the more we will reap the benefits.
After obedience to Allah (s) and His Messenger, it is most important to be obedient to one’s parents. Being polite and helpful to one’s parents is the duty of every Muslim. Children sometimes do not realize how much their parents have done for them. Every mother bears the pains […]