Muslim Family Blog | Ruqaya's Bookshelf

In recent weeks and months, we’ve seen a number of Muslim bloggers and influencers with large platforms remove their hijab. Every time it happens, ...

This morning I opened up my Instagram DMs to find the following message from one of my followers:   This is not how we show up. In no uncertain te...

Things are different this year. Quieter. Simpler. And that’s okay.Growing up, my family did almost “nothing” for Ramadan (by today’s standards). We...

There is a prevalent theory in education that says one of the reasons children become reluctant readers as they grow older is that they might not h...

For many of us, instant gratification is the default. Almost all forms of entertainment are right at our fingertips. A few clicks and we're browsin...

Last year I wrote and published a story called "Who Will Help Me Make Iftar?" The idea for this story occurred to me several years ago when peru...

I bought a Best Mom Ever mug...for myself.We always talk about positive reinforcement with kids. We tell them they’re doing great, and we give the...

Social media is a tool. It isn’t inherently bad, nor is it inherently good. Just like other resources and wealth, social media has the potential fo...

In 2016, I got ripped off in a business transaction because I didn’t have enough foresight or patience to write up a proper contract. I hired a freelancer to do some work for me, we agreed on a fair price and a fair deadline. The deadline came and went and the project was still incomplete.

Prophet Musa (as) carried a staff while shepherding his flock of animals in Madyan. At the time, Pharaoh and the oppressive system of governance he...

When my husband passed away, I donned a pair of grief glasses. It wasn’t by choice – they just appeared on my face, promptly perched themselves o...

"May Allah bless you with a boy next time," a woman said to me, all smiles, after finding out Ruqaya was my only child.  Thankfully, her Arabic dia...