Hajj is not an event that takes place in isolation from the rest of your life. If you are sincerely open to it, hajj is also an opportunity to learn, to grow and to change your life. Yet as more and … more →
Footsteps to HajjUmm Umar wrote 10 months ago: Hajj is not an event that takes place in isolation from the rest of your life. If you are sincerely … more →
Umm Umar wrote 11 months ago: This is a post from Muslimwritings on a lesson learned from hajj. Another woman told me this: I did … more →
Umm Umar wrote 1 year ago: Convert and immigrant Muslim parents both struggle with raising their children in America. These ch … more →
Umm Umar wrote 1 year ago: If you are interested learning the history of making hajj through the centuries, you might want to b … more →
Umm Umar wrote 1 year ago: One of the most difficult tasks of preparing for hajj is the settling of the emotional accounts. Bu … more →
Umm Umar wrote 1 year ago: These thoughts on hajj come from Owais Bayunus, a Muslim from Minnesota. Many of us bemoan the fact … more →
Umm Umar wrote 1 year ago: A Small Collection of Stones Release in a Muslim’s moment The joy and anger Of glorious retaliatio … more →
Umm Umar wrote 1 year ago: A unique, almost impressionistic response to seeing the Kaaba was written by Islam from inside. My f … more →
Umm Umar wrote 1 year ago: Part of the preparation for hajj is to think of it as the last thing one may ever do in this life. T … more →
Umm Umar wrote 1 year ago: Married couples will find themselves separated for much, if not all of the trip to make hajj. Unless … more →
Umm Umar wrote 1 year ago: This post is from a Muslim who found the spirtual meanings of sacrifice, purification, patience an … more →