planning

Goals can inspire us to aim higher and move further ahead. Here are 7 that can help our kids move further ahead Islamically, as they excel academically this school year.

There are plenty of things to consider in wedding planning and arrangement. These are a few things which are either unknown or forgotten.

The aim of this checklist is to make sure that you've got at least the very basics of planning a wedding covered before you take the leap to marriage. Here is a place to start.

Will you live to see 2008? What about June 2007? None of us knows. That's why planning and implementing our plans help us use our short time on this planet wisely. God wants us to live a thoughtful life of hope, working for the future of this world and the hereafter.

If we don't plan for our time and money, time and money will control us and we will be nothing but slaves running day and night achieving hardly anything for this world or for the Everlasting life. We will be lost in the competitive wilderness of life until we reach our graves.

As Muslims, we should always remember that oft-repeated Dua recited after our daily prayers: “Our Lord give us good in this world and good in the Next world and save us from the punishment of the Hellfire”. This helps us choose priorities in life balanced between our Dunya and Akhirah.

If you are planning to print a card for your marriage or waleema, it is a good idea to print some Quranic text on the front of the card.  Here are some sample ayahs (verses) from the Quran.