AlFatiha is the door to Quran. Quran starts with it. But it also has the power to open your eyes, open your heart and open your mind. It can give you a different sight for this world. AlFatiha is a summary of the Quran. Everything you will read in Quran first occurs in alFatiha, in… Continue reading Open your eyes to alFatiha
Author: The Niqabi Coder Mum
Resources for Young Unschoolers and Their Parents
UPDATE (August 2021): I now share these kinds of resources regularly on a Telegram channel. When it comes to helping your child to learn, there are a lot of resources available on the web in varying degrees of quality. So, living in this age and time we can’t complain about not having enough resources to… Continue reading Resources for Young Unschoolers and Their Parents
Learning Co-ordinates Geometry
A.K.A. Umar’s recipe on how to be a treasure seeking sailor: Step 1. Make a rectangle with masking tape on floor. Step 2. Make marks along the tape at every 10 cm. Step 3. Join the marks with more tape, eventually making a grid. Step 4. Number your grid. Step 5: Search on the web… Continue reading Learning Co-ordinates Geometry
An unschooler’s guide to reading and writing
So how do children learn to read and write without being taught? The answer is …….. by example!! Create an environment in your home where reading and writing is a big part of every day. Read and write a lot with your kids. Have books and other reading and writing material in ready reach of… Continue reading An unschooler’s guide to reading and writing
Taqwah – The Root of Success
Surah alMaidah and surah anNisaa are complementary surahs. Where Surah alMaidah is the surah of society as a whole, Surah anNisaa on the other hand is the surah of individuals. Allah discusses personal reform in Surah anNisaa and then He discusses social reform in alMaidah.
Documenting Unschooling
I previously wrote about the two kinds of reactions I get when people learn that our kids don’t go to school or do any school like work at home. Turns out there is a third kind of people too. People who are genuinely interested in learning how unschooling works. And how does an unschooling day… Continue reading Documenting Unschooling
What Counts As A Mercy Of Allah?
So the youngsters take refuge in the cave and ask Allah to have mercy on them, and straighten their affair for them (they were on the run from the polytheist king). إِذْ أَوَى الْفِتْيَةُ إِلَى الْكَهْفِ فَقَالُوا رَبَّنَا آتِنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةً وَهَيِّئْ لَنَا مِنْ أَمْرِنَا رَشَدًا [Mention] when the youths retreated to the cave… Continue reading What Counts As A Mercy Of Allah?
Is unschooling the lazy parents’ way out?
Whenever I tell people that we unschool, I get two kinds of reactions. On one side there are people who believe that I must be lying when I say that we do not use text books and worksheets or do any formal learning. They believe kids cannot learn without formal instructions, period. On the flip… Continue reading Is unschooling the lazy parents’ way out?
Different ways of homeschooling
An intro to different homeschooling styles and when to choose one.
The story of easy versus right
These are the surahs of opposites. Of light versus darkness, of high versus low, of right versus wrong, of temptation versus righteousness. In short, these surahs are about human struggle in the way of Allah.