Cultivating Muslim Women

"And among His Signs is that He created for you mates from among yourselves that you may dwell in tranquility with them and He has put love and mercy between you. Surely in that are Signs for those who reflect” (TMQ 30:21).

With the recent flurry of flowers, cards and/or candies to commemorate 'Mother’s Day' in May and 'Father’s Day' in June, western societies attempt to recognize the important roles of parents in families. Unfortunately, these secular celebrations actually insult the sacred contributions of both mothers and fathers to the foundations of families in particular and society as a whole. Rather than being a source of annual commerce and a “one day” commemoration, a sincere, spiritual, and caring mother and father are a daily treasure that should be treated as such. The focus of this article is on our mothers and daughters, and a follow-up article on fathers will be included in a future issue, inshallah. Read more>>>