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[Podcast] Raising Children As Huffadh | Sh Fatima Barkatullah

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April 16, 2023

Alhamdulillah, most of us have created a culture of Qur’an in our hearts and our homes during Ramadan. Now, Shaykha Fatima Barkatullah shares how she intentionally created a culture of Qur’an when raising her kids, with the intention of raising them as huffadh (memorizers of Qur’an). From her own journey in studying Islam to building her lifestyle in a way that would facilitate this goal, and considering the needs of different children, Shaykha Fatima gives us insight into what it takes to raise children as huffadh.

Shaykha Fatima Barkatullah is a British ‘Alimah’ (Islamic scholar), author & presenter of the IlmFeed Podcast, based in London. She graduated with two Alimiyyah degrees (classical degrees in Islamic scholarship). One from the Ebrahim College seminary with a specialisation in Fiqh and the other with Distinction from AlSalam Institute, awarded by Sheikh Muhammad Akram Nadwi. She has completed a Masters degree in Islamic Law at SOAS, the University of London wit Distinction, winning the Doreen Hinchcliffe memorial prize for best student in Islamic Law. In her teens, she studied Arabic & Islamic studies in Egypt at the prominent Fajr Centre and Qortoba Institutes as well as a college of Al-Azhar University.

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1 Comment

UmmSumayyah

April 23, 2023 at 9:56 AM

May Allah reward you all abundantly for this session.

Sr Fatima, I was an avid reader of your blog back when your kids were small and you used to write about how you were helping them memorise Quran. My kids were also small then, and on the same journey, and I didn’t have other parents to turn to for support. Alhamdolillah I found support online through reading the experiences of other mothers who were on the same journey as me, and yours was one of a small number of blogs I would read regularly for inspiration and continued motivation. (Another beautiful one was called “Making memories”; I was also a massive fan of Anonymouse writings from way back in the day too – it was a massive help when I was dealing with a lot of gender-based injustice in my daily life; and really needed to hear from other committed Muslims that this was not okay – may Allah bless your work)

Alhamdolillah Sr Fatima, I really feel like you were part of my kids’ Quran journey – may Allah continue to bless all that you do, and continue to keep your kids in His protection.

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