By Karimah Bint Dawoud, Muslim Chaplain & Well Being Writer A REMINDER TO MYSELF FIRST. We are fast approaching the month of Sha’ban, a month of preparation before the month of Ramadhan. A time to let go of things, just let it go, it’s time to weed out all those all unnecessary things, get…
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RASTA MOUSE @FARM THE CITY LONDON
By Karimah Bint Dawoud, Muslim Chaplain And & Well Being Writer. Its irie man! Karimah’s Cuisina folk were ask to take part in Farm The City London event on the strength of our partnership with Meanwhile Gardens and the contents of our blog, alhamduliah.The event was the encourage the local community to grow in urban spaces, create a wormery…
Herman – The Friendship Cake
By Karimah Bint Dawoud Muslim Chaplain And Well Being Writer. After giving me bundles of natural moisturizer and body scrub, fragranced with mimosa and vanilla oils, “Do you want a surprise?” my crazy sistar friend said. She is a co-founder of Karimah’s Cuisina, a bit alternative like me, mashallah. ” As long as its…
GET OUT AND MEET THE NATIVES AT THE FARMER’S MARKET
by Karimah bint Dawoud, Muslim chaplain and well being writer. Pining for the country side, Urbanites don wellies and boots, trolleys and hessian sacks in tow and head off to the farmer markets. There to be had, are fresh British produce; seasonal fruits and veg, currently apples, asparagus, carrots, rhubarb and radish, beetroots and potatoes…
MEDICINE OF THE PROPHET – BOOST YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM
by Karimah bint Dawoud, Muslim chaplain & well being writer. There are many things that make our immune systems weak ; stress, pregnancy and menstruation, illness, working or being with children who pick up allsorts of viruses but they have stronger immune systems than us, long distance travelling in buses are airplanes, being in hospital,…
ISLAMIC MEDICINE – THE QUICK FIX
By Karimah bint Dawoud, Muslim chaplain& well being writer. “quick time, quick time, give me pill or powder”, they burn the USA flag but don’t want habba sawda!” This is line from an old poem of mine called Holy of Holies…it reflects the pathetic state of too many Muslims these days. Habba sawda is the Arabic word…
JUBILEE WHEAT FREE EGG MAYONAISE SUMMER SNACKS
By Karimah Bint Dawoud, Muslim chaplain & well being writer. There is something nostalgic and distinctively British about egg mayonnaise and cucumber sandwiches. We could smoother them in curry powder or paprika and bring them into the elective 21st century but these are a tribute the Queen of England’s Diamond Jubilee and all the wonderful…
ISLAMIC MEDICINE – FRUITS.
By Karimah bint Dawoud, muslim chaplain & well being writer. Ar-Rad (The Thunder) Chapter 13 Verse 4. “And within the land are neighboring plots and gardens of grapevines and crops and palm trees, [growing] several from a root or otherwise, watered with one water; but We make some of them exceed others in [quality of] fruit. Indeed in that are signs for…
A IS FOR ALLERGIES
By Karimah bint Dawoud, muslim chaplain & well being writer. In nature God has provided for us a cure for all illnesses except death, a cure for all illnesses including allergies. Hadith – Sahih Bukhari, Book 25, Number 5466, Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah. Allah’s Messenger said: There is a remedy for every malady, and when the remedy is…
ISLAMIC MEDICINE- THE ADAB OF ISLAMIC MEDICINE
By Karimah bint Dawoud,muslim chaplain & well being writer. ISLAMIC MEDCINE- THE ADAB OF ISLAMIC MEDICINE There is an adab, an etiquette, a manners in Islamic medicine. It is narrated from Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri and Abu Hurairah [RA]: The Messenger of Allah (صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ) said, “No fatigue, nor disease, nor sorrow, nor sadness,…
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