12 Years of Homeschooling: Lessons I Learned About Education, Parenting, and Tarbiyah Twelve years ago, I began homeschooling my children. At the time, I had no idea whether it would work. I had actually planned to try it for a year or two. I even had a list of schools that I could send my…
Balance is key to success in anything. Life is lived properly by finding balance. Every challenge in life tends to revolve around finding balance between two extremes. In the Qur’an we are reminded, “…He set up the balance. So do not transgress in the balance. But maintain the weights with justice, and do not violate…
It’s been a while since I posted an update for my Hijrah journal. Over the past few months, we travelled through Dubai, Doha, Jakarta, Lombok, and Bangkok before finally arriving in Kuala Lumpur, and getting a home in Shah Alam. The last few weeks were spent settling into our new home and adjusting to a…
Modernity has done a lot of damage to people’s understanding of Islam. The extreme misinterpretations of the religion today are just as much a product of modernity as the liberal misinterpretations. Both are a reaction to modernity. One such disastrous misinterpretation is an overemphasis on Fiqh at the expense of everything else. To begin, let…
Finally, a practical guide to understanding Islam Islam is the greatest gift that God has given humanity. Yet too often, it remains misunderstood and misapplied in modern times. Shaykh Ismail Kamdar calls us to rethink our approach to Islam. To view it as more than just laws and beliefs, but as a comprehensive way of…