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Faith in Everyday LifeEarly Childhood – Teen · 60 min

Our Ways in Raising Children, Part 4

60 min · In the final part of his series “Our Ways,” Sheikh Ali Hammuda walks through the stages of a child’s growth that…

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Faith in Everyday LifeEarly Childhood – Teen

15 Ways to Teach Like the Prophet ﷺ

Michael Abraham walks through fifteen moments from the teaching of the Prophet ﷺ, as reported in hadith, and draws parenting lessons from each. He…

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Faith in Everyday LifeEarly Childhood – Teen

Fatherhood & Islam

In a talk he gave at a convention, Imam Tom Facchine reflects on what it means to be a father in Islam. He describes…

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Faith in Everyday LifeEarly Childhood – Teen

The Role of Fathers in Islam

In this talk, Shaykh Waleed Basyouni speaks to three audiences about the role of fathers: fathers, mothers, and children. He encourages fathers to see…

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Faith in Everyday LifeEarly Childhood – Teen · 48 min

Kids Need Less: Here’s Why

48 min · Do our children really need more, or less? In this conversation with Lauren Booth, educator and children’s author Anisa Rasul shares…

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Faith in Everyday LifeEarly Childhood – Teen · 22 min

Be Gentle: A Talk for Parents and Teachers

22 min · Gentleness beautifies everything it touches. Ustadha Hosai Mojaddidi explains why knowing your own temperament is the first step toward the Prophet’s…

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Faith in Everyday LifePreteen – Teen · 10 min

Social Media Is Changing Your Heart

10 min · Even a feed full of Quran pages and nature photos can leave the heart scattered and restless, because the problem isn’t…

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Faith in Everyday LifeMiddle Childhood – Teen · 46 min

Reflections: 12 Years of Homeschooling

46 min · As his eldest son prepares to graduate, Shaykh Ismail Kamdar looks back on twelve years of homeschooling his children: why he…

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Faith in Everyday LifeMiddle Childhood – Teen · 38 min

Making Homeschooling Work in 2026

38 min · After more than a decade of homeschooling his four children, Shaykh Ismail Kamdar shares eight lessons for making homeschooling work today:…

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Faith in Everyday LifeEarly Childhood – Teen

5 Duaas for our Children from the Quran

A righteous child is one of life’s greatest joys, and a parent’s dua for their child is one of only three supplications the Prophet…

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Faith in Everyday LifeEarly Childhood – Teen

How Do I Raise My Muslim Kids In The West?

When a father at a Q&A asks how to raise Muslim children, especially daughters, in the West, Nouman Ali Khan reframes the whole question:…

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Faith in Everyday LifeEarly Childhood – Teen · 18 min

When You Feel Worthless, Know This: Allah Doesn’t See You That Way

18 min · A reminder that no one, adult or child, was placed on this earth by accident. Sheikh Belal Assaad explains why an…

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Faith in Everyday LifeEarly Childhood – Teen · 24 min

How to Deal With Anxiety & Depression in Islam

24 min · Ustadh Muhammad Tim Humble traces a Quranic framework for anxiety, depression, and grief, starting with a simple but easy-to-miss point: much…

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Faith in Everyday LifeEarly Childhood – Teen · 32 min

The Quranic Way to Escape the Age of Distraction

32 min · Shaykh Hamza Yusuf unpacks Surah al-Asr — just three verses, but so central that Imam Ash-Shafi’i reportedly said it alone would…

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Faith in Everyday LifeEarly Childhood – Teen · 20 min

Overcoming Fear: A Quranic Perspective

20 min · Many people quietly believe that feeling afraid means their faith is weak. Shaykh Dr.

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Faith in Everyday LifeEarly Childhood – Teen · 57 min

Mistakes, Mercy & Motherhood

57 min · With her three sons now grown and leaving home, writer and educator Ustadha Hina Khan-Mukhtar looks back with unusual honesty on…

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Faith in Everyday LifeEarly Childhood – Teen · 12 min

How to Raise Children in Islamic Way? Great Lessons From the Mother of Imam Ash-Shafi’i

12 min · Imam Ash-Shafi’i — founder of one of the four major schools of Islamic law, and the first scholar to systematize the…

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Faith in Everyday LifeEarly Childhood – Teen · 33 min

Advice for Raising Steadfast Children in Times of Fitnah

33 min · Speaking to parents worried about raising children amid today’s competing pressures, Shaykha Umm Jamaal ud-Din — a Sydney-based educator, revert, and…

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