Pearls of Jannah

To all followers and visitors to Pearls of Jannah:

As-Salamu’alaikum Wa RahmatULLAHI Wa Barakatuh.

I first off wish to say JazakALLAH Khair to everyone who comes to this site, and also to apologize for the inconsistent posts over the past many months. My wife (Umm Maryam) unfortunately has had to take a medical leave to look after some serious health concerns that have arisen. While these issues are serious, AlhamduLILLAH, she does not require any surgery, and the treatment that she has received has improved her condition. Because of the strain that this has taken on her, as well as continuing to homeschool and carrying out her family responsibilities to the best of her abilities, she is no longer able to regularly contribute to her blog. However, as my wife’s biggest fan and supporter, I felt that it was important to continue her blog to not let her fans, supporters, and visitors down. For this reason, we have mutually agreed to allow me to be the interim administrator of this site until she is able to take over at her earliest convenience. The focus of the site will still remain the same: The education and tarbiyyah of raising children upon the sunnah while living here in the west, as well as any interesting experiences and tidbits that might be beneficial or fun for others. It is our hope and du’a that a male perspective will also provide some much needed insight into our family dynamics, as well as to stress that the raising of a Muslim family in any society requires both parents who recognize their roles, and support their spouses in theirs. It is my intention that I hope to contribute a new post approximately once a week, InshaALLAH.

I also wish to share that I had the immense blessing from ALLAH to attend the Al-Maghrib course, “Protect This House” by Sheikh Abu ‘Eesa Niamatullah (May ALLAH increase his honour), and will share whatever points of benefit I derived from the course here on this site. This course is all about how Islamically to maintain relations with your parents (even if they are non-Muslim, abusive, unjust, non-practicing, etc.), relatives (immediate as well as distant), and especially on how to raise your children as good Muslims (with detailed discussions on education, tarbiyyah, ways of disciplining them), as well as ample opportunity to ask questions about specific scenarios, issues, and concerns. If you are living in a city where this course will be offered in the future, I strongly urge you to please take it!

On that note, I want to share the following video from Sheikh Abu ‘Eesa entitled, “The Absent Father”

JazakALLAH Khair once again to everyone for all of your patience. Please make du’a for my wife’s health and well-being, and we strongly encourage you to post your comments and thoughts on this blog. My wife enjoys receiving feedback from you, so please don’t hesitate!

May ALLAH protect you and your families, strengthen the bonds of your kinship, and keep your children and progeny on true guidance that is upon the authentic, and correct understanding of the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad SAW, Ameen.

Was-Salamu’alaikum.

Abu Maryam