by Jane Marie Dimacisil-Samur | Jun 8, 2021
“Eh you’re the one who’s making it (the reward) big.” This was my daughter’s reply when I told her that perhaps her rewards in the akhira (the Hereafter) are much more than mine already because she started reading the Qur’an at an early age. It was actually my...
by Jane Marie Dimacisil-Samur | Apr 5, 2021
Ramadan is just around the corner (in shaa Allah!), but it appears like we are most likely to spend this much-awaited month the way we did last year: on community quarantine. Yes, it is normal to feel sad, perhaps even frustrated; after all, we miss the traditional...
by Jane Marie Dimacisil-Samur | Mar 17, 2021
“Faith (eeman) is of two halves; half is patience (sabr), and half is being thankful (shukr).” – Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya Sabr and shukr are important virtues that are stressed in the Qur’an and ahadith. And, when we think about the challenges that came especially...
by Jane Marie Dimacisil-Samur | Nov 2, 2020
November 2020 will mark the 28th observance of the National Children’s Month with the Department of Education joining the Council for the Welfare of Children and other government agencies in this event, in shaa Allah. As the nation observes National Children’s Month,...
by Jane Marie Dimacisil-Samur | Sep 25, 2020
It can be quite overwhelming to homeschool our children. It’s a buffet of emotions, really—only, we don’t get to pick the emotions. It’s more like they just jump right into our plates! Hence, having a Monthly Kumustahan—where we can talk to the school administrators...
by Jane Marie Dimacisil-Samur | Sep 18, 2020
What do you want to be when you grow up? This is a question all of us answered at one or several points during our childhood. But, whenever I hear the above question now, what actually comes to mind first (as it has for over 16 years now) is the reply of our...
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