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Just some struggles in life…

Assalamu Alaikum, I am 12 and i am a female. I started wearing the hijab in the 2nd week of march this year, since i have started, my moms side of the family and my cousins and my aunts who wear the hijab from my dads side are very supportive. But some of my aunts ... Read More

Relationships

Hi there, I’m 19 years old and I just wanna vent about something real quick, I apologize for some of the swearing in what I’ve written, it’s just something I wrote in my notes to get it out there so I wrote in a non formal way: I’m quite clueless when it comes to romantic ... Read More

Concerned Parent

I am a parent posting this on behalf of my 12 year old daughter. I saw some alarming stuff on my child”s phone today. About two months ago I discovered that my daughter was having sexual conversations with a boy, needless to say I was upset we addressed the issue and it appeared to stop. ... Read More

is it really that serious tho

salaam, im 13 and just gonna do a vent post but honestly and idek where to start. but I’m pretty sure it did when my parents got a divorce and then just went downhill from there. it was like febuary 28th/march 1st 2017 and I was only 8 and I just tie that day to ... Read More

Transgender daughter

Asalamualkum I have a daughter who says she is transgender I firmly believe she has rapid onset gender dysporia due to peer influence bc I swear as a child and early teen I saw nothing she loved dolls and her pink dresses and dressing up for eid but then I sent her to a feminist ... Read More

I doubt myself

I am a 11yo boy. I go to an early college school. I am in a very advanced math class and feel like i must be the best at everything. When i play soccer if i do a single thing wrong i won’t hear the end of it from myself. I usually forget to pray ... Read More

endless worries and doubts make praying miserable for me

dear fatima, i’m a 19 yo female who used to never pray often, but in the last few months due to sudden guilt and anxiety i began praying five times a day. ideally this wouldn’t be too difficult for me, after all it should only take up 20-30 minutes of my day total, but ever ... Read More

Marital Rights

Dear Fatima, I have a concern regarding the boundaries between parents, in-laws, and spouse as they relate to rights of marriage. I know that one of the number one reasons for divorce is the interference of in-laws, aside from financial and emotional/physical concerns of the couple. When basic rights are not being met in the ... Read More

Daughter Seeing Sikh Boy

This is regarding my 24 year daughter we r from Pakistan she is born here in Canada she has been a stubborn child and doesn’t talk much she was close to islam before but since she entered university she has become distant from everything stopped praying no fasting she was seeing a Muslim boy who ... Read More

I’m a Bad Muslim Looking for Guidance

Today is the day of Arafah for me and I met up with a boy and we kissed a lot and did things of that sort. I did not fast today, and I sinned very badly knowing today was the day of Arafah where your sins are erased for the past year and the next ... Read More

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