Hanging Coffee

There was a little coffee shop, where two people arrived and approached the counter. “Five coffees please. Two for us and three hanging.” They paid, they took their two coffees and left. I asked the waiter. “What’s this about hanging coffees?” “Wait and you’ll see.” Some more people came in. Two girls asked for a … Continue reading →

The Monkey Who Threw Half of His Master’s Earnings Into the Sea

Summary This is a story of a monkey that followed a merchant who cheated people by mixing wine with water. One day, the monkey snatched the trader’s money that he received from selling wine and went up to the ship’s mast and divided the money justly, throwing one Dinar (a unit of money) into the … Continue reading →

Don’t buy from my shop

Kaiesha was at the outdoor Queen Victoria Market one day shopping for her favourite persimmons. She also loved looking at the clothing and souvenir section of the market, so that was where she went after she bought her persimmons. As she approached one shop, the shopkeeper eyed her from head to toe and threw a … Continue reading →

The Microbus Riders

A few Ramadans ago, my husband, brother and I got into a microbus heading back from Palestine to Cairo and rode almost silently with the five other male passengers, passing through the desert and listening to the van radio’s Qur’an only hours before it would be time to break our fast, in the last 10 … Continue reading →

That One Friend

Right before one Ramadan, I went to the dentist and my prayer app suddenly went off! Adhan filled the air! The dentist smiled and told me about how she had a friend who’s Muslim. And this Muslim friend is the only Muslim friend in the entire friendship group! This Muslim friend would ALWAYS take the … Continue reading →

Sudden Kindness and Generosity

We are all so blessed to be brothers and sisters of one another. While having coffee in the lobby of the hotel that I was staying in, I smiled at an elderly man waiting for his coffee. He suddenly came over and greeted me. He shook my hand and we exchanged a few kind words. … Continue reading →

Abu Hurairah and the milk

https://youtu.be/rx29Ud69ii0 Abu Hurairah (radiallahu anhu) is amazed. Find out why by watching the video above, in shaa Allah! Image Credits: Free Photo Library by WordPress. Continue reading →

Lolly Tree

“Hey, what are you girls doing?” Dahlia said as she came into the back yard. “Mummy. We’re going to plant a lolly tree,” 3-year old Jannah said as she poured out some water using the watering can. “Oh really? Tell me what’s a lolly tree, honey?” Dahlia urged. “We’ve just planted a jelly bean in … Continue reading →

Guess what animal am I?

I am an animal mentioned in the Noble Quran. One of us brought a message that changed a whole kingdom. Many of us pelted stones that destroyed an entire army. A few of us were brought back to life to reassure the heart of a great Prophet. Can you guess? What animal am I? Well…. … Continue reading →

Dad’s Railings

I went for Jumuah prayer with my father today. As we walked up the stairs I realized, those railings were made by him. And then I thought of how so many Masaajid in this city have some part of it made by our family. My mother, brothers, uncles, cousin and myself have all helped my … Continue reading →