Maahad As’Sayyida Aisha

Maahad Aisha has been such an amazing experience. Words can not even express it. Let me start from the basics and build up to the PEAK! You enter this building, walk down a bit and then go up to the first floor, the ground floor has an Arabic nursery that you can put your little…

Apartment hunting in Istanbul

Istanbul is such a cosmopolitan city. A place of captivating nature, beautiful sunsets, and amazing people. It is the largest city in Europe and yes, trust me, it's huge! If you want to make this place your home sweet home, then the search for your new 'ev' (home) begins! Bismillah. First and foremost, you want…

Learn Turkish in Istanbul

Türkçe konuşabilir misin? OR ‘Can you speak Turkish?’ is a sentence you may hear often, and if you try saying – evet or yok – you most likely will be greeted with happy, interested and inquisitive faces, eager to know about YOU! Simple Turkish words, mixed with either Arabic or English are welcomed so please…

Mosques in Doha

What better place to go to than the house of Allah? As with any country in the Middle East, Qatar has masaajid (Plural of masjid) in every corner. Some are big and some are small. Some have halaqaat in Arabic, some have halaqaat in other languages.  Some are freeeeezing (bring a cardigan) and some are…

Studying the Quraan in Qatar

When one says Arabic is the KEY to ‘ilm, you realize it so much more when you are looking for simple things like maraakiz (centres) to learn Islam/Quraan and you find no results or just not getting anything of substance.  Qatar places quite an emphasis on Quranic studies alhamdulilah. There are many state-sponsored centres or…

Madinah – A City of Serenity…

The masjid is calm, full of peace with abundant time for taddabur; especially on the life of RasulAllah ﷺ. We arrived in Madinah at the Saptco bus staition, you can find random taxi drivers with registered taxis or ‘limousines’ offering to take you to your hotel. It is a short drive away from the Majid…