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    Category: Marriage

    Insights: How this Reluctant Solopreneur Managed to Escape the “Bucket of Crabs”

    ﷽ Languages and colloquialisms evolve with time. There are phrases and words from my childhood that are absolutely alien to most young people today. And then there…… Read more “Insights: How this Reluctant Solopreneur Managed to Escape the “Bucket of Crabs””

    February 11, 2021February 13, 2021 by Sadaf Farooqi

    A Hadith About Divorce You Might Never Hear From the Pulpit

    ﷽ There is a hadith that always brings a smile to my lips. Why this is so, I will attempt to explain below in a moment, inshaÁllah.…… Read more “A Hadith About Divorce You Might Never Hear From the Pulpit”

    June 9, 2019May 17, 2022 by Sadaf Farooqi

    Before You Roll Out the Red Carpet: Be on Red Alert for these “Rishta” Red Herrings & Red Flags

    ‎بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـانِ الرَّحِيمِ Last year, I blogged about being on a bridge between two places: crossing over from one side to the other. Well, I mentioned…… Read more “Before You Roll Out the Red Carpet: Be on Red Alert for these “Rishta” Red Herrings & Red Flags”

    January 30, 2018April 16, 2018 by Sadaf Farooqi

    Standing on a Bridge, Aspiring to New Vistas

    بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ Perhaps you have been wondering where/how I am? And, maybe why/to where I seem to have disappeared? Why you are seeing less of…… Read more “Standing on a Bridge, Aspiring to New Vistas”

    July 9, 2017July 10, 2017 by Sadaf Farooqi

    Announcing My Eleventh Book, “Making it Work”

    بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ Earlier this month, by the grace of Allah, I self-published my fourth book on Muslim marriage, and it is called, Making it Work.…… Read more “Announcing My Eleventh Book, “Making it Work””

    May 25, 2017June 7, 2018 by Sadaf Farooqi

    The “Larger Than Life” Wife

    ‎بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ An edited/abridged version of this post was first published in SISTERS Magazine. Over the hill. Has-been. Past her prime. Off the shelf. Used…… Read more “The “Larger Than Life” Wife”

    May 1, 2014November 9, 2016 by Sadaf Farooqi

    You Were a Spouse Before You Became a Parent

    بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ Escapism is officially defined as: Es·cap·ism (-skpzm) n. The tendency to escape from daily reality or routine by indulging in daydreaming, fantasy, or…… Read more “You Were a Spouse Before You Became a Parent”

    November 28, 2013November 9, 2016 by Sadaf Farooqi

    Women at the Time of the Prophet (ﷺ): Empowered But Humble

    بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ I often come across rather polarized views regarding women and wealth. On one end are the slightly misogynistic myths that purport that if…… Read more “Women at the Time of the Prophet (ﷺ): Empowered But Humble”

    September 30, 2013June 10, 2019 by Sadaf Farooqi

    The Real Housewives of Ancient Arabia

    بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ Continued from: The Real Housewives of Ancient Egypt In the first part of this post, we discussed an incident from Surah Yusuf in the…… Read more “The Real Housewives of Ancient Arabia”

    March 31, 2013March 31, 2013 by Sadaf Farooqi

    The Real Housewives of Ancient Egypt

    بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ Ever attended a ladies’ social get-together or party? Of course you have, if you are female! Ladies of all ages love to dress…… Read more “The Real Housewives of Ancient Egypt”

    March 30, 2013March 30, 2013 by Sadaf Farooqi

    Pamper Your Daughter, Clip Her Wings

    بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Her frilly frock flaps in the wind as she goes running to her parents as soon as she feels the prick of a…… Read more “Pamper Your Daughter, Clip Her Wings”

    September 24, 2011September 27, 2011 by Sadaf Farooqi

    The Joint Family System in Islam: Challenges and Solutions

    بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم All statements and examples quoted in the post below are factual. Nothing is based on fiction. I once read a quote in Reader’s…… Read more “The Joint Family System in Islam: Challenges and Solutions”

    March 4, 2009May 5, 2021 by Sadaf Farooqi

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