Nana Asmau: A West African woman and scholar

The most Prolific writer and influential woman to have emerged in the Western Africa during the nineteenth century. Parts of West Africa were experiencing major upheavals in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. For about a thousand years, Islam had been slowly spreading in the region. But by and large it was still principally the religion.. More

Egyptian Women's Association Calls for Polygny

At a time when the Egyptian women's associations resisted polygny and called for a personal status law to ban it, despite the wide-scale turmoil that was raised in the wake of a popular Egyptian soap opera that presented a positive image of polygny, a journalist by the name of Hayaam Darbak, surprised Egyptian society by establishing a women's association.. More

Praying Her optional Prayers

The Muslim women does not limit herself to the five daily obligatory prayers; she also prays those Sunnah prayers which the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, used to perform regularly, and also prays as many of the supererogatory prayers as her time and energy allow. These prayers include Adh-Dhuha (midday) prayer, and optional prayers.. More

Prayer

It is no surprise that the true Muslim woman enthusiastically worships her Lord, because she knows that she is obliged to observe all the commandments that Allah has enjoined upon every Muslim, male or female. So she carries out her Islamic duties properly, without making excuses or compromises, or being negligent. Her Five Daily Prayers She offers.. More

Skinny mania

During a casual conversation, a woman said to her neighbor, “You really have gained considerable weight. Watch out for yourself.” On hearing this, this second woman was deeply grieved and as annoyed as if she had heard the news of a relative’s death. She asked her peers worriedly, “Help me, what should I do? I have gained weight,.. More

Beware of postpartum disorders

Although delivery is a physiological process that is experienced by all expecting females, there comes with it a considerable change in the biological, psychological and social balance. Sometimes this change is akin to an earthquake in the life of the woman if it is not preceded, accompanied and followed by enough health care - psychological and social... More

A woman's color and preterm delivery

After British researchers had studied birth records of more than 36,000 babies born in the north of the City of Birmingham for the period of four years, they discovered that dark skinned and colored women were more liable to have preterm delivery and birth of premature babies than white women. Three thousand births, meaning, 8 percent of premature infants,.. More

Benefits of Suhoor (the predawn meal)

The predawn meal (Suhoor) is one of the main meals during the blessed month of Ramadan. Doctors have confirmed that it is more important than the meal with which one breaks his fast (Iftaar), because it helps the person persevere through the difficulties of fasting. This is the reason why our Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, advised us.. More

Breastfeeding is beneficial for mothers too

Researchers at the scientific research center of the Douglas Hospital of Canada, which is linked to McGill University, conducted a study on the responses of 25 breastfeeding mothers and another 25 bottle-feeding mothers, who have one or more children. The mothers were exposed to different stressful situations either emotional, such as watching saddening.. More

Why late pregnancy?

There are some factors that affect the occurrence of pregnancy. They include the timing of sexual intercourse, the number of times it occurs, and the exact timing of ovulation, in addition to other factors that will be mentioned later in this article. Some wives believe that mere abstention from taking contraceptive pills necessarily leads to pregnancy... More

Eating disorders in young women

Mary is a 23 year old woman who is experiencing a serious problem in her life. In the last 6 months, she has lost 40 pounds, going from a healthy 133 pounds to only 93 pounds. Although she appears emaciated, Mary still perceives herself as being overweight and in need of weight loss. She eats very little food, mainly carrot sticks and diet soda, and.. More

Stomach Swelling After Breaking the Fast

Question: Whenever I start eating, my stomach swells, and I get a stomachache when it is empty. What do you advise me to start with when breaking my fast in Ramahdaan? Answer: Assalaamu ‘Alaykum, First of all, we must know the reason behind these symptoms. You may be suffering from an infection in your stomach, or it may irritable bowel.. More

Fasting While Pregnant

Question: After two and a half years of marriage, Allah has blessed me to become pregnant. I am now in my fifth month and have just discovered that I have twins in the same embryo sac and that they share one placenta. They are both healthy now, but the doctor told me that there is a high risk of malformation, damage, or death to both, or at least.. More

Fasting & Health

Islam calls on people to take care of their health and preserve it, because it is one’s capital investment in this life. The Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, told us that a strong believer is better and dearer to Allah than a weak believer. The reason for this is that a strong believer will be able to fulfill his religious and worldly.. More

To where the stretch marks lead

(Some friendly advice for frazzled new mothers) By: Salma Sanwari Allah Almighty Says what means: "And We have enjoined upon man, to his parents, good treatment. His mother carried him with hardship and gave birth to him with hardship…"[46:15] From that first positive pregnancy test to the special moment you finally have your baby.. More