Shakirah Hunter Walking through Bin Dawood with my baby strapped to me and my son in his pram. I saw another...
Religious (opinion) Articles
A different kind of Umrah
Shakirah Hunter Umrah season opened with a bang this year. Post covid our nerves were high and Umrah groups were...
Intention: An Action of the Heart – Mufti Yusuf Moosagie
An intention is an action of the heart and Almighty Allah looks at the heart. An intention can make a small action...
The Dua Portal: Duas to bid farewell to the Hujaaj
Shakirah Hunter The Hujaaj have been leaving. The farewells are so overwhelming. As we stand at the airport, we find ourselves crying for people that we don’t even know. The lists have been so long, preparation from snacks to the best of luggage. Ihram checks, the...
The work of the Shayateen amongst men – The controversial film “THE LADY OF HEAVEN”
Shakirah Hunter Uproar has met the release of the controversial film “Lady in Heaven” as it hits mainstream media outlets. As soon as it was released a petition was signed and just in the first day it received over a hundred thousand signatures. This film sparked fury...
The impact of tone in your conversations
Shakirah Hunter I was walking through the shopping centre close to my home , rushing through my day when I heard an elderly man say something that made me stop. A well dressed old man ,his hands shaking tells the lady he is talking to "forgive me I can't think...
The Duaa Portal – A home of spaciousness
Shakirah Hunter Your home is often your solace. It is the place that you find the most calm and peace. Recently I have finally settled down into my own space after leaving South America for almost ten years. We came back to South Africa and found ourselves rebuilding...
Shakirah Hunter Your home is often your solace. It is the place that you find the most calm and peace. Recently I have finally settled down into my own space after leaving South America for almost ten years. We came back to South Africa and found ourselves rebuilding...
A nightly-routine to rival all nightly routines
Shakirah Hunter Morning routines and bed-time routines have become somewhat of an addiction and a joy to watch. We are all looking for the optimum routine for our skins and that one magic cream that fixes it all. And so, because we are addicted to finding that...
Creating balance in our lives – using your hobbies to create a life of productivity whilst relaxing
Shakirah Hunter Often when we focus on the understanding of being good Muslims who are focused on the akhirah – we tend to think that all enjoyment of this world must be divorced from our lives. When we do find ourselves relaxing, we often have feelings of guilt that...
Choosing to feel empathy as we are caught in the cycle of “zombie scrolling”
Shakirah Hunter Durban Kwa Zulu Natal has been ravaged by different difficulties over the last year. The looting last year brought immense national reaction as well as international reaction. Then came the floods and we all were moved once again. This weekend we saw...
The Duaa Portal: A Dua to create a life of satisfaction
Shakirah Hunter We all are incredibly aware of the great power of Duaa and we have no doubt that much of what we achieve – nay all of what we achieve in our lives are a direct result of the duas that we have made. But what tends to happen at times is that the...