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FEATURED General Spirituality

October 30, 2021 Musings_Admn

Emotional Pain and Dua

Emotional pain takes different forms. It sometimes feels like a crushing boulder on our chests. Sometimes it feels like carrying

Community General Spirituality

October 18, 2021 Musings_Admn

Being Handed a Mask

Some time back, I listened to a revert sister sharing her experience of accepting Islam twenty years ago. One thing

September 29, 2021 Musings_Admn

Loss of Fruit

Some of life’s tests are invisible. They cannot be seen by the outside world and the reason of our pain

General Health Spirituality

September 28, 2021 Musings_Admn

Food

Food can be a source of nourishment or a distraction. It can contribute to physical and spiritual well-being or adversely

August 23, 2021 Musings_Admn

Trusting in the Plans of Allah SWT

Five years ago, when I was struggling to conceive, I got an ayah (verse) of Quran framed and put it

General Spirituality

August 2, 2021 Musings_Admn

Absolute Loneliness

We came into this world alone and we will leave this world alone. However, we do need supportive and sincere

July 23, 2021 Musings_Admn

Does He not Know who Created?

We often seek validation for our problems from people and get hurt when we get dismissed instead. While empathy is

Motherhood Spirituality

July 15, 2021 Musings_Admn

Moving a Heavy Chair

I was spying on my daughter from the parking area before pick-up time, as she played in her outdoor summer

FEATURED Motherhood Spirituality

July 10, 2021 Musings_Admn

Motherhood and Identity

It is hard not to take motherhood as one’s “identity”. In the beginning few years of motherhood, it takes most

FEATURED Spirituality

July 2, 2021 Musings_Admn

A Jar of Mixed Nuts

My daughter was eating cashews from a jar of mixed nuts. She loves cashews. All other nuts become invisible to

Amidst the one-thousandth time answering, “Ammi (mom), what is this called?”, going through the motions of everyday chores, trying to find exactly two minutes and twenty-nine seconds of uninterrupted downtime, finding that last bit of draining energy to stay calm, there are fleeting moments with a sudden realization that there is meaning to this madness. It is almost as if that time slows down, birds stop chirping, the dryer stops making that tumbling sound and one can see a flash of His Divine Plan unveiled from behind the chaos that often surrounds oneself like scattered dust. Marium’s Musings is an attempt to capture and preserve some of those often random and unexpected flashes of hope and meaning not only for myself and my daughter, but also for anyone who might find some unexpected joy and pause for meaning during their two minutes and twenty-nine seconds of uninterrupted downtime.

Marium lives in London with her husband and two daughters. Alongside trying to run a house and raise a toddler, she is trained in Chemistry and the traditional Islamic sciences, and is now an aspiring writer. She is also an optimist who believes that one day this will all make sense.