By Daliah Merzaban / 25 Feb 2013

Before I genuinely began to cultivate and nurture my relationship with God, I regarded the five daily prayers that Islam enjoins on believers as laborious. It seemed impractical to expect that I would be able to stop what I was doing during my busy work schedule to take time out and pray.

Working as a news wire journalist, I was often spending upwards of 10 hours a day in the office or at conferences, interviews and meetings, barely able to make time for a lunch break. If I wasn't working, my time was divided between house chores, errands, family and friends, and exercise. I was punctual with everything in my life, except that I was late five times a day.

Source : Agencies / 22 Jan 2013

Hazrat Khadija (may Allah be pleased with her), the first wife of our beloved Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), was at the same time the first female Muslim.

Our worthy mother made great efforts to assist the spread of Islam through  her intellect, foresight and wisdom.