Big Little Steps: A Woman's Guide to Embracing Islam

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Readers are kept engaged with quirky watercolour illustrations, such as of constellations when describing the history of the Quran, and of a woman praying. Personal notes to the reader are also scribbled in the margins, giving it the appearance of a well-kept journal or diary, as opposed to a heavy book on religion. The author shows the reader the beauty of Islam, its origin, its practicality in our lives, and its impact in a Muslim’s life. The author has included motivating, inspiring, and encouraging quotes from people, mostly women, from all walks of life. This book consists of five chapters which cover author's reflection on main pillar of Islam. How to boost up your energitic postive vibes in life with spiritual practice. My most favourite chapters are womenkind and togetherness.🥰🥰 I had concerns with certain concepts and issues related to the religious aspect in the book, which I have written about in my blog https://ummafrazblog.wordpress.com

Weekly, ‘Stay and Play’, sessions at the Family Centres which will support baby’s development, build parents confidence and understanding of their baby’s needs. I am not an Islamic scholar – I am a woman of faith with more than fifteen years of experience in the Muslim community. I have simply made the effort to dig deep into research to be sure I’ve made the right choice for myself. Now I want to pass on this knowledge, since Islam encourages us all to help each other. There are a few things I do slightly disagree with (I am not the biggest fan of PETA but see why she used them as a source). But other than that, her view and information was so refreshing to hear. To hear her personal experience really made me feel less alone in my journey and that I am not the only one who is facing hardships. Author is a french woman at her 30s. She converted to Islam in 2002. She took almost nine years to finish this book. In the introduction part she beautifully shared her early life before Islam, when and how she converted to Islam and why she has written this book. In this portion author mentioned reason of writing this book is to communicate with like minded women. And which is absolutely true! While reading this book I feel a connection with her words.

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Togetherness is connecting with the ummah, where the author portrays the fact that we are all connected with each other, and thus must be there for one another, be it in times of festivities, or in times of death. Overall, I would recommend this book to those who are interested about Islam or want to practice Islam. This would, insha Allah, bring up their spirituality, and with Allah’s Guidance they would be guided aright. As a Muslim, I am very aware of how our religion is sometimes negatively perceived, which is inflamed by those who choose to willingly, or ignorantly, distort Islamic teachings, and commit terrible acts of violence and oppression against women, non-Muslims or those deemed “not Muslim enough”. However, I don’t discuss this any further in the book as this is not what this book is about. Support for parents in building confidence in working with involved agencies such as social care, peri-natal teams and substance misuse agencies. A ‘self-help’ book for Muslims, which seeks both to inspire Muslim women, but also to educate those outside the faith. Since her conversion to Islam in 2002, Mathilde Loujayne has crossed paths with women from all walks of life on a common spiritual journey to discover Islam from a feminine perspective. Fuelled by a desire to find the right words to explain to her mother her choice to embrace Islam, this guide was born.

So in a nutshell, this amazing, customized😋,faminine, self help book is for women and full of references from Quran and hadith with speculative practical advice. This book, I would say 'a must read for all women in faith'. Also this is not a one time reading book rather you should keep it in your bookshelf type of book. 🤗 It’s the first ever book of which my family read the synopsis of and said it was actually good, and that I should read it. Even though I was already reading it, I feel really proud to own this informative and educational book. We believe that breastfeeding is the ideal nutritional start for babies and we fully support the World Health Organization’s recommendation of exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life followed by the introduction of adequate nutritious complementary foods along with continued breastfeeding up to two years of age. This book is not about me: I’ve written it for you and to form a community of like-minded women. My story is merely one of many. So be your own soul teacher – feel free to mark your personal comments and questions in the margins and to seek answers on your own. Big Little Steps is a little handbook for Muslimahs (or those interested in Islam) on taking the big steps in their life. Big Little Steps is all about love for Islam from Muslimahs in all walks of life, and the feeling of belonging to the ummah, regardless of the level of faith one has. The author has sectioned the book into five parts – Faith, A Way of Life, Womankind, Prayer, and Togetherness.There’s also an undeniable focus on women, as Loujayne highlights Islamic Hadith and practices that relate to females. She also shares “10 groundbreaking sharia laws that improved women’s status after the rise of Islam”, and another section features excerpts written by modern-day Muslim women, including a motivational speaker, Miss Universe contestant, artist and fashion designer. “Sisterhood is a huge part of Islam and our community,” explains the writer. “Through conducting research while writing the book I could not help but marvel at the inspiring Muslim women who paved the way for us today and I did not want them to be forgotten, so I made it a point to highlight their stories, whether they lived thousands of years ago or are living among us today. I would have personally loved to read this when I was doing research on the religion in my teens.” I’m feel so honored and grateful to Allah (swt) for making me a Muslim. This book made me comprehend that.