Another technique everyone naturally does but is useful to recognise is narration. Explaining what we are doing, whether our children understand what we are saying or not, is very effective for building vocabulary.
This is amazing!! I loved the fact that it's also research-based. Thank you so much, will definitely apply it when I have kids insha'Allah :) And please get Sufiyan the beautiful Harari attire, he will look so cute in it :)
I loved all the things you mentioned. Will check the Arabic animation series and the English ones. I am a first time mom too. I have a three month old baby boy. We started reading him books now and he seems to like it, looking at the bright colours and pictures. I also tell him short stories (made up on the spot 😆) using his stuffed soft toys which he loves. Another thing that I wanted to do was take him to baby swimming classes. I registered my little one before he was born. We are going to start in a month now. He likes bath time so hoping he would also love the swimming classes. I agree with you on cocomelon. It is just too much haha. Thanks for sharing this. I enjoyed watching it.
Love this video, a lot of useful ideas. My daughter is also the same age, and I love Siraj for her too... Also the arabic version of Omar and Hana is really good as well. I gave my daughter screen time a few months earlier than you did, however I noticed in the last couple months she was getting very demanding to watch things on my phone as soon as she caught sight of it. Also, if she didn't feel like watching something, she start throwing tantrums to change the video. So I went to the shops, bought the smallest, cheapest tv I could find (we didn't have a tv either). We didn't attach it to the antenna, and just downloaded things on a USB, plugged it in and let her watch on that. Hubby and I still don't use the tv for us - so it's a glorified monitor lol. I feel like doing that has helped her understand my phone is not for entertainment (since it's not possible for me to keep it out of her sight all the time - but I also have to not use it for my entertainment when she's awake). And also she doesn't get the choice of having endless things to watch. I only change out the videos once a month, so she rewatches the same videos all month (obviously she doesn't watch them all everyday). I feel like the repetition of the videos helps her, like she tries to copy some of the words or starts humming and singing along with some of the songs because she's already heard it a few times... It also lets her get bored of it a tad. But instead of throwing a tantrum like she used to with my phone, she gets up and finds something else to do. And I also feel, the phone was not promoting good posture if I didn't have the phone somewhere that was at a good level. For me, I felt like it was more important for me to establish healthy boundaries with phones because I didn't want her to use my phone as entertainment or want her to use other people's phones either... And I find this is a way I could give screentime but in a controlled way. Obviously I'm not saying you're doing anything wrong - motherhood is one of those things where there's a million ways to do the right thing, just giving my two cents on how I dealt with some screentime concerns I had lol. But regardless, you're doing an amazing job MashaAllah. May Allah always make him the coolness of your eyes and raise him up to be righteous. Ameen.
Hello Amina I love your videos and I find them so interesting. Indeed, I am a master's degree holder in biology /immunology and I am interested with pursuing a doctoral research in my field, so if you don't mind can you give me advices and tips to propose a research proposal ? Thank you
Here are some motivating tips from Allah and the Prophet (Sallalahu 'alayhi wa sallam) to help you raise your degrees in Jannah as well as increase your property in Shaa Allah. I) Raise your degrees 1) Memorising the Quran Abd-Allah Ibn 'Amr narrated that the Prophet (Sallalahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said :"It will be said to the companion of the Quran : Recite and rise in status, recite as you used to recite in the world, for your status will be at the last verse that you recite." [ Tirmidhi and Abu Dawood ] 2) Doing a lot of dhikr Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (Sallalahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said :"Shall I not inform you the best and the purest of your deed in the sight of your Master, which is the highest in your degrees, is superior to your spending gold and silver in charity, and is better than confronting and fighting against your enemy, cutting one another's necks?". The companions submitted :"Yes, indeed!". He (Sallalahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said :"It is remembering Allah." [ Sahih Tirmidhi ] 3) Doing good deeds(at least compulsory good deeds) and staying away from bad deeds Allah said :" And whoever comes to Him (Allah) as a believer, and has done righteous good deeds, for such are the high ranks (in the Hereafter)." (Quran 20:75) 4) Doing a lot of nawafil (non compulsory deeds) According to Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), the Messenger of Allah (Sallalahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said :" Allah said :" Whosoever shows enmity to someone devoted to Me, I shall be at war with him. My servant draws near to Me with anything more loved by Me than the religious duties I have enjoined upon him, and My servant continues to draw near to Me with supererogatory works so that I shall love him. When I love him I am his hearing with which he hears, his seeing with which he sees, his hand with which he strikes and his foot with which he walks. Were he to ask [something] of Me, I would surely give it to him, and were he to ask Me for refuge, I would surely grant him it. I do not hesitate about anything as much as I hesitate about [seizing] the soul of My faithful servant : he hates death and I hate hurting him." [ Bukhari ] 5) How to earn Jannat ul-Firdaws (highest degree in Jannah) Allah said :"1) Certainly the believers have succeeded : 2) They who are during their prayer humbly submissive, 3) And they who turn away from ill speech, 4) And they who are observant of Zakah, 5) And they who guard their private parts, 6) Except from their wives or those their right hands possess, for indeed, they will not be blamed, 7) But whoever seeks beyond that, then those are the transgressors, 8) And they who are to their trusts and their promises attentive, 9) And they who carefully maintain their prayers, 10) Those are the inheritors, 11) Who will inherit Al-Firdaws. They will abide theirein eternally." (Quran 23 : 1-11) 6) Making a sincere du'aa that you desire Jannat ul-Firdaws It was recorded in the Two Sahihs that the Messenger of Allah (Sallalahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said :"If you ask Allah for Paradise, then ask Him for Al-Firdaws for it is the highest part of Paradise, in the middle of Paradise, and from it spring the rivers of Paradise, and above it is the Throne of the Most Merciful." [ Bukhari and Muslim ] II) Increase your property II-1) How to earn a palace 1) Reciting 10 times surah 'Ikhlas' The Prophet (Sallalahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said:"Whoever recites Qul huwallaahu aHad (Surah Ikhlaas) ten times, Allah will build for him a house in Paradise." [Saheeh al-Jaami’ al-Sagheer, 6472)] PS : It is a very easy way to earn a palace and it only takes about one minute. So you can earn 10 palaces in 10 minutes. Don't waste this great opportunity and try to make this a motivating habit and earn as many palaces as you can. 2) Praying 12 Sunnah rak'aat Narrated by Umm Habibah (RA) that the Messenger of Allah (Sallalahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said :"A house will be built in Heaven for one who prays 12 Sunnat Rak'aat in a day and evening as follows : 4 rak'aat before and 2 after the Dhur Prayer, 2 after the Maghrib Prayer, 2 after the 'Ishaa' Prayer and 2 before the Fajr Prayer." [ Tirmidhi ] PS : According to some of the scholars, the 4 rak'aat can be performed by 2 prayers of 2 rak'aat 3) Building a masjid The Prophet (Sallalahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said :"Whoever builds a masjid (mosque) for Allah, Allah will build for him likewise in Paradise." [ Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim ] 4) Abandoning arguments and lies and improving your behaviour Abu Umamah (RA) narrated that the Prophet (Sallalahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said :"I am a guarantor for a house on the outskirts of Paradise for whosoever leaves off arguing, even if he is in the right; and a house in the center of Paradise for whosoever abandons falsehood, even when joking; and a house in the upper-most part of Paradise for whosoever makes his character good." [ Abu Dawud ] II-2) How to earn other great things in your property 1) A tree in Jannah Abdullah Ibn Mas'ud (RA) reported that the Prophet (Sallalahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said :"I met Nabi Ibrahim (AS) when I was taken on Mi'aj (ascension to the heavens) and he told me :"O Muhammad, convey my salam (greetings) to your ummat and tell them that Jannah has good soil and sweet water, but it is barren. The plantation of Jannah is (the recital of) Subhan'Allah, Alhamdulill'AH? La ilaha illa Allah and Allahu Akbar." [ Sunan Tirmidhi, hadith: 3462. Imam Tirmidhi has classified his hadith as sound (hasan) ] 2) A palm tree in Jannah Hadhrat Jaa'bir (RA) narrated that the Prophet (Sallalahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said :"For the person who recites 'SUBHAN'ALLAH HIL AZEEM WA BIHAMDIHI' (Pure and Perfect is Allah in his glory and praise], - A date palm will be planted for him in Paradise". [ Tirmidhi ] 3) Treasures of Jannah Hadhrat Abu Dharr (RA) narrated that the Prophet (Sallalahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said :" Should I not tell you of one treasure of the unlimited treasures of Paradise?" I replied spontaneously "Oh Rasulallah (Sallalahu 'alayhi wa sallam) that would be an honor indeed!" Rasulallah (Sallalahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said :"That rare is 'LA HAWLA WA LA QUWWATA ILLA BILLAH."(There is no power and no strength except with Allah) [ Ibn Majah ] 4) A particular amazing room Abdallah Ibn 'Amr (RA) narrated that the Prophet (Sallalahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said :"There is a room in Paradise whose outside is seen from its inside and whose inside is visible from its outside." So Abou Malk Al Ach'ari (RA) asked :"For whom is it, O Messenger of Allah?". He (Sallalahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said :"These rooms will belong to the ones who speak good words, feed the poor, they fast and pray at night when people are at sleep." [ Reported by Tabarani and authenticated bu Shaykh Albani in Sahih Targhib No. 617) PS : These 4 conditions can be done during Ramadan. So let's all strive for this amazing room. 5) Hoor Al Ain (women of Paradise) The Prophet (Sallalahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said :"Whoever suppresses anger and he is able to act upon it, then Allah (SWT) will call him on the day of judgement in front of everyone and make him choose whichever one of the women of Paradise he wants (of Al hoor Al Ayn)". [ Sahih Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud ] 6) An honorable place in Jannah Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever goes to the mosque in the morning and evening, Allah will prepare for him a place in Paradise for every morning and evening.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 631, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 669 PS : Let's not let go of all of these wonderful rewards. Because remember, the bigger your property, the greater the pleasure. It's time for us to wake up. Share this with others so that you gain as much rewards as them practising. If you want to copy this comment and you use a smartphone, go to Google Chrome then to UA-cam, and then find this video and this comment and you'll be able to copy it in Shaa Allah
Do you think you’d feel comfortable when your son’s at say 6/7 years old to let him out of the house by himself? I’ve recently watched a video that talked about this and how it’s so important in developing a child’s identity and independence. I’m curious if you think London would be safe enough for that! Btw I’m not a mom nor married, just curious to hear your opinion on this since you seem to have done your research quite well on parenting mashAllah :) ❤️
Another technique everyone naturally does but is useful to recognise is narration. Explaining what we are doing, whether our children understand what we are saying or not, is very effective for building vocabulary.
This is amazing!! I loved the fact that it's also research-based. Thank you so much, will definitely apply it when I have kids insha'Allah :) And please get Sufiyan the beautiful Harari attire, he will look so cute in it :)
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Thanks again - I commented on the previous 9mnth video because I have a son who was a similar age - now can I use the 1yr old tips as well! Thanks jzk
Teach them young .It makes a big difference
OMG! we love siraaj
Loving all your mummy content atm please do more ☺️
I loved all the things you mentioned. Will check the Arabic animation series and the English ones.
I am a first time mom too. I have a three month old baby boy. We started reading him books now and he seems to like it, looking at the bright colours and pictures. I also tell him short stories (made up on the spot 😆) using his stuffed soft toys which he loves.
Another thing that I wanted to do was take him to baby swimming classes. I registered my little one before he was born. We are going to start in a month now. He likes bath time so hoping he would also love the swimming classes.
I agree with you on cocomelon. It is just too much haha.
Thanks for sharing this. I enjoyed watching it.
Congrats great lady. 🙂
Lovely video, can you see yourself in Sofian? Personality and lookwise or is he more like his dad?
Love this video, a lot of useful ideas. My daughter is also the same age, and I love Siraj for her too... Also the arabic version of Omar and Hana is really good as well.
I gave my daughter screen time a few months earlier than you did, however I noticed in the last couple months she was getting very demanding to watch things on my phone as soon as she caught sight of it. Also, if she didn't feel like watching something, she start throwing tantrums to change the video. So I went to the shops, bought the smallest, cheapest tv I could find (we didn't have a tv either). We didn't attach it to the antenna, and just downloaded things on a USB, plugged it in and let her watch on that. Hubby and I still don't use the tv for us - so it's a glorified monitor lol. I feel like doing that has helped her understand my phone is not for entertainment (since it's not possible for me to keep it out of her sight all the time - but I also have to not use it for my entertainment when she's awake). And also she doesn't get the choice of having endless things to watch. I only change out the videos once a month, so she rewatches the same videos all month (obviously she doesn't watch them all everyday). I feel like the repetition of the videos helps her, like she tries to copy some of the words or starts humming and singing along with some of the songs because she's already heard it a few times... It also lets her get bored of it a tad. But instead of throwing a tantrum like she used to with my phone, she gets up and finds something else to do. And I also feel, the phone was not promoting good posture if I didn't have the phone somewhere that was at a good level.
For me, I felt like it was more important for me to establish healthy boundaries with phones because I didn't want her to use my phone as entertainment or want her to use other people's phones either... And I find this is a way I could give screentime but in a controlled way. Obviously I'm not saying you're doing anything wrong - motherhood is one of those things where there's a million ways to do the right thing, just giving my two cents on how I dealt with some screentime concerns I had lol.
But regardless, you're doing an amazing job MashaAllah. May Allah always make him the coolness of your eyes and raise him up to be righteous. Ameen.
I don't have kids but I can see myself doing this too. A lot of my little cousins are always on their phone or watching TV. They look like zombies
Love your videos! Also really love your style. Could you do a video on where you get your blazer from? So chic🥰
Great ❤️
Wow this is very.interesting
Hello Amina I love your videos and I find them so interesting. Indeed, I am a master's degree holder in biology /immunology and I am interested with pursuing a doctoral research in my field, so if you don't mind can you give me advices and tips to propose a research proposal ? Thank you
Here are some motivating tips from Allah and the Prophet (Sallalahu 'alayhi wa sallam) to help you raise your degrees in Jannah as well as increase your property in Shaa Allah.
I) Raise your degrees
1) Memorising the Quran
Abd-Allah Ibn 'Amr narrated that the Prophet (Sallalahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said :"It will be said to the companion of the Quran : Recite and rise in status, recite as you used to recite in the world, for your status will be at the last verse that you recite." [ Tirmidhi and Abu Dawood ]
2) Doing a lot of dhikr
Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (Sallalahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said :"Shall I not inform you the best and the purest of your deed in the sight of your Master, which is the highest in your degrees, is superior to your spending gold and silver in charity, and is better than confronting and fighting against your enemy, cutting one another's necks?". The companions submitted :"Yes, indeed!". He (Sallalahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said :"It is remembering Allah." [ Sahih Tirmidhi ]
3) Doing good deeds(at least compulsory good deeds) and staying away from bad deeds
Allah said :" And whoever comes to Him (Allah) as a believer, and has done righteous good deeds, for such are the high ranks (in the Hereafter)." (Quran 20:75)
4) Doing a lot of nawafil (non compulsory deeds)
According to Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), the Messenger of Allah (Sallalahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said :" Allah said :" Whosoever shows enmity to someone devoted to Me, I shall be at war with him. My servant draws near to Me with anything more loved by Me than the religious duties I have enjoined upon him, and My servant continues to draw near to Me with supererogatory works so that I shall love him. When I love him I am his hearing with which he hears, his seeing with which he sees, his hand with which he strikes and his foot with which he walks. Were he to ask [something] of Me, I would surely give it to him, and were he to ask Me for refuge, I would surely grant him it. I do not hesitate about anything as much as I hesitate about [seizing] the soul of My faithful servant : he hates death and I hate hurting him." [ Bukhari ]
5) How to earn Jannat ul-Firdaws (highest degree in Jannah)
Allah said :"1) Certainly the believers have succeeded : 2) They who are during their prayer humbly submissive, 3) And they who turn away from ill speech, 4) And they who are observant of Zakah, 5) And they who guard their private parts, 6) Except from their wives or those their right hands possess, for indeed, they will not be blamed, 7) But whoever seeks beyond that, then those are the transgressors, 8) And they who are to their trusts and their promises attentive, 9) And they who carefully maintain their prayers, 10) Those are the inheritors, 11) Who will inherit Al-Firdaws. They will abide theirein eternally." (Quran 23 : 1-11)
6) Making a sincere du'aa that you desire Jannat ul-Firdaws
It was recorded in the Two Sahihs that the Messenger of Allah (Sallalahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said :"If you ask Allah for Paradise, then ask Him for Al-Firdaws for it is the highest part of Paradise, in the middle of Paradise, and from it spring the rivers of Paradise, and above it is the Throne of the Most Merciful." [ Bukhari and Muslim ]
II) Increase your property
II-1) How to earn a palace
1) Reciting 10 times surah 'Ikhlas'
The Prophet (Sallalahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said:"Whoever recites Qul huwallaahu aHad (Surah Ikhlaas) ten times, Allah will build for him a house in Paradise." [Saheeh al-Jaami’ al-Sagheer, 6472)]
PS : It is a very easy way to earn a palace and it only takes about one minute. So you can earn 10 palaces in 10 minutes. Don't waste this great opportunity and try to make this a motivating habit and earn as many palaces as you can.
2) Praying 12 Sunnah rak'aat
Narrated by Umm Habibah (RA) that the Messenger of Allah (Sallalahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said :"A house will be built in Heaven for one who prays 12 Sunnat Rak'aat in a day and evening as follows : 4 rak'aat before and 2 after the Dhur Prayer, 2 after the Maghrib Prayer, 2 after the 'Ishaa' Prayer and 2 before the Fajr Prayer." [ Tirmidhi ]
PS : According to some of the scholars, the 4 rak'aat can be performed by 2 prayers of 2 rak'aat
3) Building a masjid
The Prophet (Sallalahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said :"Whoever builds a masjid (mosque) for Allah, Allah will build for him likewise in Paradise." [ Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim ]
4) Abandoning arguments and lies and improving your behaviour
Abu Umamah (RA) narrated that the Prophet (Sallalahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said :"I am a guarantor for a house on the outskirts of Paradise for whosoever leaves off arguing, even if he is in the right; and a house in the center of Paradise for whosoever abandons falsehood, even when joking; and a house in the upper-most part of Paradise for whosoever makes his character good." [ Abu Dawud ]
II-2) How to earn other great things in your property
1) A tree in Jannah
Abdullah Ibn Mas'ud (RA) reported that the Prophet (Sallalahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said :"I met Nabi Ibrahim (AS) when I was taken on Mi'aj (ascension to the heavens) and he told me :"O Muhammad, convey my salam (greetings) to your ummat and tell them that Jannah has good soil and sweet water, but it is barren. The plantation of Jannah is (the recital of) Subhan'Allah, Alhamdulill'AH? La ilaha illa Allah and Allahu Akbar." [ Sunan Tirmidhi, hadith: 3462. Imam Tirmidhi has classified his hadith as sound (hasan) ]
2) A palm tree in Jannah
Hadhrat Jaa'bir (RA) narrated that the Prophet (Sallalahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said :"For the person who recites 'SUBHAN'ALLAH HIL AZEEM WA BIHAMDIHI' (Pure and Perfect is Allah in his glory and praise], - A date palm will be planted for him in Paradise". [ Tirmidhi ]
3) Treasures of Jannah
Hadhrat Abu Dharr (RA) narrated that the Prophet (Sallalahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said :" Should I not tell you of one treasure of the unlimited treasures of Paradise?" I replied spontaneously "Oh Rasulallah (Sallalahu 'alayhi wa sallam) that would be an honor indeed!" Rasulallah (Sallalahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said :"That rare is 'LA HAWLA WA LA QUWWATA ILLA BILLAH."(There is no power and no strength except with Allah) [ Ibn Majah ]
4) A particular amazing room
Abdallah Ibn 'Amr (RA) narrated that the Prophet (Sallalahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said :"There is a room in Paradise whose outside is seen from its inside and whose inside is visible from its outside." So Abou Malk Al Ach'ari (RA) asked :"For whom is it, O Messenger of Allah?". He (Sallalahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said :"These rooms will belong to the ones who speak good words, feed the poor, they fast and pray at night when people are at sleep." [ Reported by Tabarani and authenticated bu Shaykh Albani in Sahih Targhib No. 617)
PS : These 4 conditions can be done during Ramadan. So let's all strive for this amazing room.
5) Hoor Al Ain (women of Paradise)
The Prophet (Sallalahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said :"Whoever suppresses anger and he is able to act upon it, then Allah (SWT) will call him on the day of judgement in front of everyone and make him choose whichever one of the women of Paradise he wants (of Al hoor Al Ayn)".
[ Sahih Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud ]
6) An honorable place in Jannah
Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever goes to the mosque in the morning and evening, Allah will prepare for him a place in Paradise for every morning and evening.”
Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 631, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 669
PS : Let's not let go of all of these wonderful rewards. Because remember, the bigger your property, the greater the pleasure. It's time for us to wake up.
Share this with others so that you gain as much rewards as them practising.
If you want to copy this comment and you use a smartphone, go to Google Chrome then to UA-cam, and then find this video and this comment and you'll be able to copy it in Shaa Allah
Do you think you’d feel comfortable when your son’s at say 6/7 years old to let him out of the house by himself? I’ve recently watched a video that talked about this and how it’s so important in developing a child’s identity and independence. I’m curious if you think London would be safe enough for that!
Btw I’m not a mom nor married, just curious to hear your opinion on this since you seem to have done your research quite well on parenting mashAllah :) ❤️
Yes I agree with cocomelon it's too overwhelming and full on
Great
I agree completelyyyy with everything you said about cocomelon. It is too much for me😭😭😹😹😹
He looks more like daddy
I looked at cocomelon and have it in the first minute or so.