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Throughout the history of Islam, women have

played a major role in spreading the sacred
message of Allah .

Examples of these great women have been

mentioned by the Prophet Muhammad who
has praised and exhorted the superiority of
the Maryam, Asiya the wife of Pharoah,
Khadijah Mother of the Believers, and
Fatimah , daughter of Muhammad .

These amazing women are prime examples of

productivity for modern Muslim women who
want to achieve the right balance between their
family life, work and most importantly their deen.
Lets have a look at these four women and see
what we can learn from them to achieve the
right balance!

Khadijah
Khadijah was an unrivaled embodiment of faith,
productivity and unconditional support. After her
fathers death, Khadijah inherited his vast wealth
and business talents and successfully managed
her fathers business interests and preserved
the familys fortune.

However, she did not waste this wealth on

materialistic things. She used to feed and clothe
the poor, assist her relatives financially, and
provide for the marriage of those of her kin who
had no means to marry. Not only was she a
charitable and wealthy businesswoman, but a
caring wife who was the first to believe in and
support the Prophet Muhammad .

Of Khadijah , the Prophet said:

The best of the worlds women is Mary (in her

lifetime), and the best of the worlds women is
Khadijah (in her lifetime). [Bukhari]
Furthermore, Aisha narrated:

I did not feel jealous of any of the wives of the

Prophet as much as I did of Khadijah
(although) she died before he married me, for I
often heard him mentioning her, and Allah had
told him to give her the good tidings that she
would have a palace of Qasab (i.e. pipes of
precious stones and pearls in Paradise), and
whenever he slaughtered a sheep, he would
send her women-friends a good share of it.
[Bukhari]

Fatimah
Fatimah is also a legendary beacon of
productivity and balance: a fervent worshipper
of Allah who was deeply committed to her
family. She was a loyal wife, an
excellent daughter as well as a keen helper of
the poor and needy. She would often give all the
food she had to those in need even if she
herself remained hungry. Her life with Ali
was simple and frugal, yet she remained content
with this and was still able to help the poor.

Additionally, Fatimah would often bring her two

sons to see their grandfather who was
exceedingly fond of them. Despite the
hardwork and time she had to put into her
daily chores, she never forgot the importance
of family bonding and prioritized it in her life.

Fatimahs closeness to Rasul Allah and

the greatness of his love for her shines clearly in
his statement:

Fatimah is a part of me, and he who makes

her angry, makes me angry. [Bukhari]

Maryam
The Quran witnesses and declares Maryam
to be the best woman that will ever exist: a role
model for all Muslim women of all ages for her
impeccable character. Her genuine devotion to
and trust in Allah reflected her perfect worship
and behavior.

She became pregnant by Allahs decree and

was to deliver her child all alone.
People accused her of the vilest sins, yet she
resisted pessimism and displayed immense
willpower, determination and faith in Allah
. She surrendered to Allah and placed her
fullest trust in His plan and was therefore
unaected by their accusations. In this day and
age, it can be easy to lose trust in Allah and
surrender to sadness, but Maryams life is a
reminder to us that His help will always come
if we persevere in trusting Him, and through it
the highest levels of productivity can be
achieved.

Allah exalts Maryams mention in the Quran

and declares her as being devoutly obedient to
Allah in the following verse:

And [the example of] Mary, the daughter of

Imran, who guarded her chastity, so We blew
into [her garment] through Our angel, and she
believed in the words of her Lord and His
scriptures and was of the devoutly
obedient. [Quran: Chapter 66, Verse 12]

Asiya
Asiyas greatness lies in the fact that although
she was the wife of one of the most powerful,
arrogant and tyrannical rulers of Egypt, she had
a discerning heart that was able to see and
accept the truth in the message of Prophet
Musa [as]. For her, wealth, beauty or status was
not the main criterion of human excellence: she
realised that without faith in Allah , a human
being has nothing. She voluntarily gave up all
the luxuries of Pharoahs comfortable palaces
for what is more lasting and
beautiful: becoming closer to Allah.

Allah had chosen Asiya to nurture and protect

Musa when he was an infant. When her
maids brought the cradle of Musa from the
river, she insisted to Pharaoh that she wanted to
adopt the infant as a child. Her selflessness
proved her to be a loving mother to him.

In Surah At Tahrim, Allah makes Asiya an

example of excellence for all the believers when
He says:

And Allah has set forth an example for those

who believe, the wife of Pharaoh, when she
said: My Lord! Build for me a home with You
in Paradise, and save me from Pharaoh and his
work, and save me from the people who are
Zalimun (polytheists, wrong-doers and
disbelievers in Allah). [Quran: Chapter 66,
Verse 11]
This is the level of commitment to our deen and
our families we should and can achieve! Here
are a few tips on how we can practically do so.

Involve Islam in Your

Work Life
Being busy at work all day sipping coees and
typing away on the computer doesnt mean we
should forget our Great Lord, Allah . There
are many ways we can remember Allah
while at work:

a) Be Sure To Read Salah at Work: Prayer is

the perfect break for your mind and soul,
allowing you to praise Allah while relaxing
yourself as well. Faith takes priority over work:
dont let work ever become an excuse to miss
Salah!

b) Read Islamic Books While Commuting

Or During Lunch: This helps you gain Islamic
knowledge instead of being involved with work
24/7. If you are not a big fan of reading, pick up
a nasheed CD and pop it in your stereo in the
car or listen on your iPod.
c) Involve Yourself In Charitable
Activities: This doesnt necessarily have to be
financial, even helping someone will count. Not
only will you be helping out people in greater
need than yourself, but you will also be pleasing
Allah .

Involve Islam in Your

Family Life
We all have an endless list of things to do after
we return home from work, including cooking,
cleaning and looking after the children.
However, it is possible to incorporate deen
building into all these activities:

a) Read Quran Together: Take time out every

now and then to reflect on the Glorious Quran
with your family. Even if its only 20 minutes a
day, it is definitely worth doing this together!

b) Watch Islamic Lectures

Together: YouTube is such a big phenomenon
these days and its great for us Muslims too.
The number of interesting Islamic lectures
available are endless, so get on the Internet and
have a look. You can even keep on in the
background while doing the cooking.

c) Prepare Meals Together: Why should you

have to cook alone? Try and get your children
and husband involved! Not only will the meals
be prepared quicker, but you can also discuss
your day with each other. Especially in Ramadan,
preparing Iftar together can allow you to reflect
on the fast that you are undertaking collectively.

With the help of Allah and the examples of

the greatest women of Islam before you, it is
possible to balance your family life, work and
deen even if you are a woman in this busy
modern age. Dont give up and become
overwhelmed by just one aspect in your
life. Prioritize your roles and keep giving your
best knowing that Allah will always be there
for you!

About the Author:

Ayesha Salahuddin is currently reading law.

She lives in England but is originally from
Pakistan. She has a passion for writing
about Islam and aspires to write more
articles.
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umrah
May 1, 2013 at 7:43 pm

ma shaa Allah. good start and i like

your name.
Reply

Ayesha Salahuddin
May 3, 2013 at 12:39 pm

Salaam Umrah,

Thank you for your kind comment.

Reply
 Muslimah
May 1, 2013 at 8:54 pm

Why is it that Muslims still seem to

use the Urdu literal translations of
reading to replace the correct
English world for performing
prayer or studying a subject (in
this case law)? Its quite
embarrassing and the incorrect
use of the English language.
English isnt better than any other
language but if you are going to
use it, please use it correctly or in
cases like these, it really makes
Muslims look bad. May Allah (swt)
guide us ameen.
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Emaan
May 2, 2013 at 4:47 pm

Salaam Muslimah,

I was sad to see that your

comment made no mention of the
wonderful article above. I wanted
to inform you that the definition of
the verb to read includes reading
a subject. This is not an incorrect
use of the word. Please feel free to
look this up in any dictionary.

What makes Muslims look bad is

that we always think we are right
and everyone else is wrong and
we forget to do our research.

I hope your comment does not

spark a debate over the phrase
reading law, instead of sparking
intellectual discussion about the
article itself.
Reply

sameer shaikh
February 17, 2014 at 9:03 am

well said brother.

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 Ahmad
May 2, 2013 at 4:51 pm

Great article mA. Muslimah, the

term reading to imply studying a
subject is a term used by the most
prestigious Universities in England
and is perfectly acceptable. You
should enjoy the article or if you do
not like it then do not say anything.
It is a shame if there is need to tell
someone who takes the time and
eort to put an inspring article
together that they are an
embarrassment or make Muslims
look bad. For me this makes Islam
even more beautiful and I can only
hope others feels this way too.

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 HumbleM
May 15, 2013 at 1:47 am

Ameen. Reading for a degree or

reading law is correct usage. As
for prayer, some would argue that
you dont perform prayer; you
just pray. Others would say you
make a prayer. Lets accept the
diversity :)
Reply

nora
May 2, 2013 at 8:32 am

May Allah reward you sister for

sharing that advice. Alhamdulillah i
found it useful and remembering
these inspirational women made
me teary. May Allah help us to
balance faith, family and work in an
excellent, productive and positive
way, which pleases Him.
Reply

Ayesha Salahuddin
May 4, 2013 at 8:54 am

Salaam Nora,

Ameen! Thank you for your

comments. Im so glad you found
the advice useful.
Reply

HIJABI10
May 6, 2013 at 6:15 pm

Very true
May Allah give us the strength to
follow these great people In Sha
Allah
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 ON
May 2, 2013 at 4:21 pm

Excellent article, jazakAllah khair

:)
Reply

Ayesha Salahuddin
May 4, 2013 at 8:56 am

Salaam ON,

Thank you for your kind comment.

Reply

Emaan
May 2, 2013 at 4:49 pm

Salaam Ayesha,

Congratulations on your article. I

thoroughly enjoyed reading it and
hope to see more posts from you
in the future! Thanks for the great
advice!
Reply

Ayesha Salahuddin
May 4, 2013 at 8:56 am

Salaam Emaan,
Im glad you enjoyed reading my
article. I look forward to writing
more too :)
Reply

Yasmin
May 2, 2013 at 8:31 pm

Jazakallah khair for this very

beneficial post! Inshallah we can
emulate the examples of these
pious women in our lives!
Reply
 Ayesha Salahuddin
May 4, 2013 at 8:58 am

Salaam Yasmin,

InshAllah! They are all the best of

role models and we can benefit so
much from learning about them.
Reply

Ghousia
May 4, 2013 at 3:08 am

JazakAllaho khair Ayesha, may

Allah swt be pleased with you n
help you to be a source of
guidance to others , language is a
medium to transmit , someone lost
the essence of the talk .
Reply

Ayesha Salahuddin
May 5, 2013 at 9:26 am

Salaam Ghousia,
Ameen. Thank you for your kind
words!
Reply

vildana
May 4, 2013 at 2:30 pm

Such a great article, I agree with

everything you wrote. Its also
good to see someone writing
about this, because in my opinion
there should be a lot more articles
and books on this theme. Thank
you!!!
Reply

Ayesha Salahuddin
May 5, 2013 at 9:27 am

Salaam Vildana,
Thank you so much! I agree- these
women are extremely inspirational
and everyone should look to them
as role models!
 Reply

syamsiah
May 4, 2013 at 2:45 pm

Masha Allah..Very useful article

Ayesha! JazakAllahu khoiran
kathiro
Reply

Ayesha Salahuddin
May 5, 2013 at 9:28 am

Salaam Syamsiah,

Im glad you enjoyed the article; be

sure to read my upcoming ones
too iA :)
Reply

Ameerah W.
May 4, 2013 at 4:30 pm
JazaakALLAH khair for this
wonderful article.
Im studying to finish my MD
abroad and this article is a
wonderful inspiration.Never give
up and ask ALLAH to give oneself
strength.
Reply

Ayesha Salahuddin
May 5, 2013 at 9:29 am

Salaam Ameerah,

Wow!! Im so glad this was an

inspiration to you. Good luck with
your MD iA!
Reply

mehroon
May 4, 2013 at 5:24 pm

Enjoyed reading. ..great

information of pious women..hoe
to see some more post in future.
Jazkullah !,
Reply

Ayesha Salahuddin
May 5, 2013 at 9:30 am

Salaam Mehroon,

I am glad you enjoyed reading the

article- inshAllah I will be writing an
article for Ramadan so be sure to
check it out :)
Reply

Nasreen Ebrahim
(@EbrahimNasreen)
May 5, 2013 at 1:31 am

I just loved your article Ayesha. Its

very motivational for women who
are brought up to believe that they
have to be subservient all the time.
Women are leaders and foam the
core of family life.
 Reply

Ayesha Salahuddin
May 6, 2013 at 12:54 pm

Salaam Nasreen,
Im really glad you enjoyed the
article. What you say about women
is absolutely correct and we
shouldnt forget it!
Reply

S
May 5, 2013 at 1:33 am

Where is name of Aisha Siddiqa,

on which Allah revealed several
verses, she was the most beloved
to prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa
sallam, as per Hadith of Amr Bin
Aas and was termed the Siddiqa,
daughter of the Siddiq????
Reply
 Ayesha Salahuddin
May 6, 2013 at 12:58 pm

Salaam S,
Aisha (ra) is also a wonderful role
model mashAllah. However, I
based my article around the hadith
of the Prophet (saws) that mentions
these 4 women to be the best of
mankind (mentioned at the
beginning of the article). I hope to
mention Aisha (ra) in upcoming
articles inshAllah as I am very fond
of her!
Reply

Tehrim
May 5, 2013 at 6:44 am

Assalam o alaikum.
MASHAALLAH, a beaautiful article,
it will definitely be helpful getting
closer to ALLAH. May ALLAH grant
us the best understanding. ameen
 Reply

Ayesha Salahuddin
May 6, 2013 at 12:58 pm

Walaykumassalaam Tehrim,
InshAllah Ameen. I am glad you
enjoyed the article!
Reply

Amina Yussuf
May 5, 2013 at 12:35 pm

JAZAKALLAH sister, excellent

piece.
Reply

Ayesha Salahuddin
May 6, 2013 at 12:59 pm

Salaam Amina,
Thank you for your kind comment!
Reply
 Queen Sheba Cisse
May 7, 2013 at 12:48 pm

Al Hamdulilah , What a generous

blessing to educate and remind us
of The Jewels of ALLAH Ta Ala,
Our Women of faith are and
forever will be a resourceful
example for us and striving Muslim
women and women everywhere.
Shukran jaziylan for a beautiful
article, Amin.
Queen Sheba Cisse
Reply

Ayesha Salahuddin
May 8, 2013 at 5:51 pm

Salaam,
JazakhAllah for the nice message!
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 Sabriyya
May 8, 2013 at 9:55 am

As-Salaamu Alaykum, Ayesha: I

appreciated your article. May Allah
bless and reward you. It would be
a good idea for us to take each of
these woman, one at a time, and
use them as our role models and
try to put all of their wonderful
traits you mention into
concentrated action in our day to
day lives. Start with one and then
move on to the next. jazakallahu
Khair.
Reply

Ayesha Salahuddin
May 8, 2013 at 5:53 pm

Walayakumassalaam Sabriyya,

inshAllah that sounds like a great

plan. JazakhAllah for the very kind
comment! :)
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 Thurein Win
May 9, 2013 at 1:46 pm

WOW, thank you Ayesha

Salahuddin. What an inspiring and
much needed article, mashaAllah.
And you have an awesome name,
too.

I just want to share that

* the first Muslim was a woman
(Khadijah RA),
* the first Martyr was a woman
(Sumayyah RA) who was tortured
to death for her faith
* the first Muslim entrepreneur was
a woman (Khadijah RA) who hired
the Muhammed PBUH, before he
was a prophet, to manage her
business

Allahuakbar. So my sisters, never

let anyone tell you you cant do
something.

Heres one of my favourite quotes

by Theodore Roosevelt.
It is not the critic who counts; not
the man who points out how the
strong man stumbles, or where the
doer of deeds could have done
them better.

The credit belongs to the man who

is actually in the arena, whose face
is marred by dust and sweat and
blood; who strives valiantly; who
errs, who comes short again and
again, because there is no eort
without error and shortcoming; but
who does actually strive to do the
deeds; who knows great
enthusiasms, the great devotions;
who spends himself in a worthy
cause; who at the best knows in
the end the triumph of high
achievement, and who at the
worst, if he fails, at least fails while
daring greatly, so that his place
shall never be with those cold and
timid souls who neither know
victory nor defeat.

I believe that youre either part of

the problem or youre part of the
solution. Thank you sisters for
being part of the solution and
doing something.
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Ayesha Salahuddin
May 9, 2013 at 3:44 pm

Salaam Thurein,
wow!!! thanks for your comment!
Im glad you enjoyed the article!
great facts too about Muslim
women thanks for sharing-
although Khadijah (RA) was the first
Muslim after the Prophet saws- Im
sure that is what you meant :)
fantastic quote- real inspiration.

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Thurein Win
May 13, 2013 at 3:09 am

Youre welcome, sister. Yes, thats

what I meant. LOL. Thanks for your
clarification. :)
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nadia
January 8, 2014 at 5:29 pm

well some people would say that

Khadijah ra was first because nabi
(s.a.w) was shaken by the visitation
of jibril and thought he was mad,
but she realised before the him
s.a.w that it was truth and
supported that immediately,
subhanAllah.
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 Alaa Safieh
May 9, 2013 at 9:09 pm

Mashallah .. very useful article. I

wish you the best moving forward.
Reply

Ayesha Salahuddin
May 10, 2013 at 4:42 pm

Salaam Alaa,
InshAllah. Thank you for your kind
comment!
Reply

Afeefa
May 10, 2013 at 2:02 am

Salaam
Good Article. We all need
reminding every now and then. I
am a working mother of three
kids(7, 5 and 2 yrs). I managed to
keep my career going through all
the pregnancies and care taking of
infants. Recently, I opted for a work
from home project, so I can be with
my kids during summer vacation.
Though I am happy it happened, I
am extremely unhappy because
the work extends late into the
night and I am unable to wake up
for Fajr most of the times. I used to
pray Tahajjud for consistently some
time before getting into this
project. But now, find it dicult
even waking for Fajr. I believe this
is not the way to live life. Is my
thought of quitting job correct? Any
suggestions are welcome.

Reply

Ayesha Salahuddin
May 10, 2013 at 5:50 pm

Walaykumassalaam Afeefa,
Thank you for your comment. Its
nice to hear that you can spend
time with your kids after working
so hard when you were pregnant
and they were young. That is
extremely impressive mashAllah!
This is a dicult situation. I
suppose it depends on how much
you need to do the job? And is
there anyway you can do some
work in the day as opposed to at
night so you can sleep earlier at
night? Also how long will the
project last for?

I found a great article on

Productive Muslim that you can
refer to for tips on waking up for
Fajr:
http://productivemuslim.com/how-
to-wake-up-for-fajr-part-1/

Personally, I always drink water

before bed hoping I will wake up
needing the toilet! Also I keep 2
alarms on. One by my bed and one
further away so I have to get up to
turn it o. Then when I am up I
have the strength to read my Fajr.
It is all about fighting your nafs
(desires) and knowing that you are
taking this great opportunity to talk
to Allah when he is closest to us.

I hope that is helpful and other

people give suggestions as well
inshAllah. All the best!

Reply

Thurein Win
May 13, 2013 at 3:52 am

Great suggestion from Sr Ayesha.

When I work late into the night for
a few times in row, I personally use
the two strategies that you
mentioned drinking water and 2
alarms ;)

Sr Afeefa, first of all I think its

amazing what youve
accomplished so far. Working full-
time while taking care of a young
family is not an easy task. Kudos to
you. In terms of you quitting your
job, if the only thing making you
doubt your decision is the fact that
your work now is interfering with
your spiritual/family/personal life, I
dont think you should second
guess yourself. IMHO, I think its a
matter of setting up some clear
boundaries and sticking to a
number of key decisions as to
whats acceptable to you and
whats not.

Here, if I may share some of my

thoughts and strategies. I hope
they help you in getting back to
your old productive self, iA.

* Preplan your workload and have

a go to sleep alarm that tells you
to go to sleep by such and such
time.
* When you work from home, its
important that you have a clear
boundary between
professional/business and
personal/family life. If one doesnt
have a clear boundary, mediocrity
creeps in because theres no
focused commitment to giving it
their best. Theres always the guilt
of should haves and could
haves and that drains energy and
is not healthy.

* And getting clear on your

priorities what comes first?

* It could be as simple as making a

decision to stop doing something
at a certain time and making Fajr a
must. Most of the time, we are not
clear on whether weve made a
decision or not. So, getting clear
on the consequences of missing
Fajr and getting clear on the
benefits of waking up for Fajr, and
then associate them to your life,
look at it from the perspective of
your future self (or from the grave).

* Ask, if I keep going the way Im

going, where will I end up?, What
kind of example am I setting for my
children?

* If you decide to sleep late and

get some work done, then you
might as well take that opportunity
to pray your Tahajjud before going
to sleep.

* Use the Sleep cycle to preplan

your wake up time so that its the
easiest for you to wake up and get
up.
More resource here regarding
understanding and utilising your
sleep cycle and sleep routines by
Br Abu Productive
http://productivemuslim.com/produ
ctivemuslim-sleep-routine/
http://productivemuslim.com/ramad
an-series-master-your-sleep-this-
ramadan-part-1/
http://productivemuslim.com/ramad
an-series-master-your-sleep-this-
ramadan-part-2/

* Lastly, please be patient with the

process of rebuilding your habit of
Tahajjud and Fajr. It becomes easy
after the first week of sticking to
your commitment with consistent
action, iA.

Apologises for the long comment.

:)
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Afeefa
February 17, 2014 at 2:39 pm

Jazakallahu khair brothers and

sisters for your kind comments. I
wanted to share an update as an
example of Allah (SWT)s infinite
mercy. As you know IT industry can
be very demanding. And the work I
was doing needed me to connect
with people in US on a regular
basis. Due to the time dierence (I
live in India)I had to be awake in
the wee hours of India time so I
can have these meetings with my
counter parts in US. As I was
contemplating to quit my job as in
my comment above. Something
miraculous happened. The client
himself had to let me go due to
some budget constraints. I was
happy. I had some negative feeling
thinking that this might lead to job
loss. I want to work at least till we
can buy our own house without
Riba. I took a one month vacation
deciding not to think about it and
having my faith in Allah (SWT). I
spent some beautiful time with my
family during my vacation time.
Made some new friends from
among our cousins. We traveled to
a beautiful place called Kerala in
South India.
Before even I came out of vacation
I got a phone call, guess what,
asking me to work for the same
client but this time in India hours.
Alhamdulillah.
I say thanks to Allah (SWT)
everyday for the following:
1. For letting me to be patient in a
time of change
2. For helping me to be positive
and happy through out this period
of change which was around 2
months.
3. For allowing me to have some
beautiful days with my family.
Making our bond stronger.
4. For giving me some new friends
with whom I share my new
learnings and positive thoughts.

Though I had to leave my last

project, I learnt a few things from
that project as well
1. I learnt that if I can be awake for
project work, I can wake up for
Qiyam-al-layl.
2. I must accept that I got closer to
Allah(SWT) during this time of trial. I
yearn to improve on my islamic
knowledge and get much closer to
Him.
I call it trial because I had to be
awake in the night for work. And
had to wake up early in the
morning so I can get kids to school
on time. It became more of a trial
because this period followed a
series of health issues I had like a
typhoid fever, an accident which
left knee injury that pained all the
time, a low blood cell count etc.

Alhamdulillah, I am trying to
improve my health while I take
care of my family and work
towards something good. I like
being able to give zakat and
sadaqah from my own earnings. I
also look forward to being a full
time home maker taking care of my
kids, house, family without having
to worry about work and boss :)
InshaAllah. I wanted to share my
story as an inspiration to whoever
might need it. Please keep me and
my family in your Duas.

Apologize for a long story.

Reply

Ayesha Salahuddin
February 18, 2014 at 7:26 pm

Salaam Sr Afeefa.

I am so so so happy to hear from

you! No need to apologise at all for
your story- it is so beautiful and
brought tears to my eyes. You have
been given a wonderful gift- and
that is trusting in Allah (swt). May
Allah continue to bring you closer
to Him and give you every success
in this world and the Hereafter!
Ameen

All the best,

Ayesha
Reply

Kishee Dawabi
May 10, 2013 at 3:59 am

Assalamu Alaykum sister Ayesha!

JazakAllah Khair for your inspiring
and useful article. MashaAllah, it
was just what I needed. I had
always been fascinated with the
status of women in Islam and
reading your article gave me a
clear picture of a role model to
look up to. I work part-time as a
research assistant while studying
law ( just like you! ^_^). I had been
workaholic but lately, Ive been
reevaluating my priorities and,
Alhamdulillah, Ive started to focus
on improving my deen and making
it top priority from now on, in shaa
Allah. Thank you so much for
sharing this article. In shaa Allah, Ill
include you in my duaa. Hoping to
read more of your articles. Keep it
up! :)
Reply

Ayesha Salahuddin
May 10, 2013 at 5:58 pm

Walaykumassalaam Sister Kishee,

JazakhAllah Khair for your kind
comment! I completely understand
what it feels like to be sucked into
law school- the reading is endless!
However, as you said it is so
important to balance our deen with
this. Alhumdilillah I am glad to hear
you will be focussing on your deen
(but dont forget about law either
:P)

The women I have written about

are truly the most beautiful women
that have ever lived. They are a
beacon of light to look up to. Never
lose faith in Allah. <3
Reply

naas246
June 3, 2013 at 9:48 am

Jazak Allah Khaire Ayesha

Salahuddin for sharing such an
inspirational and motivating article
about these great women .
Reply

Ayesha Salahuddin
February 18, 2014 at 7:27 pm

Salaam Naas and sorry for the very

very late reply! Im so happy you
enjoyed the article and inshAllah I
hope you benefit from it.
Ayesha
 Reply

lynnie
July 2, 2013 at 5:52 am

sallam to author;
i love your though on muslim
women in their career, family and
work.. (although im a non muslims)
ive in a proposal of doing in deep
study about modern muslim
women & still practicing the values
of religion in the work place &
family. that factors that could
gave view to reader about;-
although women are working, they
still practicing muslim values. a
factor that could open
up/encourage everyone
mind(women especially) to work.

*keep up on posting about Siti

Khadijah RA (love to hear more
about her past especially her
career part at that time. etc.)

love <3
Reply

Ayesha Salahuddin
February 18, 2014 at 7:29 pm

Salaam Lynnie!

First of all, I am very sorry for the

very very late reply! Im so happy
you enjoyed the article and
inshAllah I hope you benefit from
it. I am also happy to know, as a
non-Muslim that you have enjoyed
the article.

Ayesha
Reply

Aisha Mohammed
October 4, 2013 at 8:40 am
Very nice , thought provoking
article. Jazaakallahu Khairan. I
need to read more of this often as I
strive to keep on the right track.
Send in more!
Reply

Ayesha Salahuddin
February 18, 2014 at 7:30 pm

Salaam Aisha- great name ;)

mashAllah!

inshAllah may Allah allow you to

benefit from this article and always
keep you on the Straight Path
Ameen!

Ayesha
Reply

Ayesha Salahuddin
February 18, 2014 at 7:31 pm
Also- I am so sorry for the very late
reply!
Reply

Ayesha
February 25, 2016 at 5:35 am

Masha Allah. !!! may Allah s.w.t help

us to follow whatever we read.
Jazakallahu khairun sis for sharing
such a beautiful article.
Reply

Fariha Jasin Mansur

April 28, 2016 at 12:38 am

Jazak ALLAH khairan for writing

such an informative article.
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