By | Amina Khan Every Ramadan, along with the serenity of the last 10 nights, there’s always a few “Itikaaf horror stories” that inevitably get passed around our local Masjid. One year, a brother fainted in his salah, presumably due to intense dehydration. Another year, an uncle collapsed to the floor, feeling nauseous after a heavy [...]
By | Shireen Hakim, RDN Top 10 Tips to Win The Ramadan Health Race Food is an immense blessing from Allah (SWT), yet too many of use turn food into a shackle that controls our life - ESPECIALLY in Ramadan! Realize that the purpose of eating is to NOURISH yourself and provide just enough fuel for your [...]
By | Rabia Khan When it came to my weight, I always seemed to fall into a predictable yo-yo pattern. Right from my elementary years, I would gain weight in summer, then would lose it all during the school year. This cycle continued throughout high school, and during my university years. I am 29 years old, and I have [...]
By | Siraaj Muhammad People say everything is relative. As a college freshman, I always imagined myself physically balanced, meaning, “normal-sized”. I wasn’t a buff football player or a cut basketball player, but I wasn’t heavy or out of shape either. I was 6’0 and 161 pounds at 18 years old, and that seemed just fine. [...]
By | Amina Khan As a fitness instructor and personal trainer, I have had the opportunity to work with a wide variety of clients, friends and family members who have health-related goals or hope to get back into shape. Of course, each person is unique in their level of seriousness in striving towards these goals, as well [...]
By | Shaykh Moutasem Al-Hameedy To some, it may seem audacious to claim that taking care of your body contributes to having a sound heart. However, my personal experiences and the experiences of many others serve as a living testimony to this assertion. On a personal note, once I embarked upon the path of taking care of my [...]
