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Routines for Cleanliness

Today was one of those days when I even washed my dish drying rack. Such days are rare (at least

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May 23, 2024 Musings_Admn_2

Mothers’ Spiritual Journey

As a mother of two young children, I am often thinking about their tarbiyah (spiritual nurturing). I am also surrounded

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April 21, 2024 Musings_Admn

Alternate Path

I often find myself taking the alternate path. It is not on purpose. I would love to have a tribe

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May 16, 2023 Musings_Admn

Leaving home, once again

Alhumdulillah for the concept of hijrah (migration) in our deen (religion). How validating it is to know that the Lord

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December 4, 2021 Musings_Admn

When Breath Becomes Air

When my father-in-law was diagnosed with terminal cancer, and I was very early post-partum, with a 1-month-old colic baby, it

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June 21, 2021 Musings_Admn

Reality of Dunya

“Jagah jee laganay ki dunya nahin hai. Yeh ibrat ki jaa hai, tamasha nahin hai” I have heard this sentence

General Motherhood Spirituality

May 26, 2021 Musings_Admn

Compassion for Baby Steps

I asked my daughter to pick up her two packets of wipes and put them back in the store room.

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May 26, 2021 Musings_Admn

Life is Play

My daughter was building towers with blocks. Suddenly she decided to bring plastic forks from the kitchen and break the

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May 26, 2021 Musings_Admn

Ease with Difficulty

We want the hard times to end. We want to be set in routine, have a clean house, a cooperative

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May 24, 2021 Musings_Admn

The Long-lasting Debate regarding Women’s Rights

Yes, Islam gives rights to women. It also does define boundaries for each gender. It even alludes to some gender

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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.