CINNAMON-HONEY WHOLE-WHEAT BROWNIES

Bismillahi Rahmani Rahim
In the Name of Allah,

Master Fard Muhammad,
To Whom Praise is Due Forever,
The Beneficent, The Most Merciful

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CINNAMON-HONEY WHOLE-WHEAT BROWNIES

20130911_155302 (1)As-Salaamu ‘Alaikum Beloved and Beautiful Black Queens!!!

Out of all of my dessert recipes, this is the one I prepare the most often. It’s delicious, easy to make and I always have all of the ingredients. Here is the recipe for some deliciously moist and chewy, chocolatey brownies.

INGREDIENTS

3/4 c whole-wheat flour

3/4 c butter softened

1 1/2 t vanilla

1/2 c cocoa

1 c honey

3 eggs

1/2 t baking powder

1/4 t cinnamon

**DO NOT PUT NUTS IN THEM!!!**

DIRECTIONS

Pre-heat oven to 350°.

Cream all the above, except the flour, together. Stir in flour. Spread in a buttered 8-inch pan.

Bake for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out nearly clean.

*Note: In some ovens these brownies will be done in 20-25 minutes, so you may want to check them sooner.

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In His Own Words…

Bismillahi Rahmani Rahim

“If the disbelievers kill our women and children, then we should not feel ashamed to do the same to them, mainly to deter them from trying to kill our children and women again.”

DO NOT LET YOUR BABIES WATCH TELEVISION NOR LISTEN TO THE RADIO

BISMILLAH

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As-Salaamu ‘Alaikum Beloved Black Queens!

The interviewer asked this little Black Goddess,

“Which one is the pretty doll?”

And you can see her answer.

Unfortunately, this is not an isolated occurrence. Black People are taught from the cradle to love our enemies and hate ourselves. This illuminating experiment was first conducted in the 1940’s. And then again in 2009.

Seventy years later found 47 per cent of the girls still saying the white doll was prettier.

That’s almost half.

This is after The Civil Rights Movement, The Black Power Movement, The “Farce” on Washington, The First Black President, The End of Racial Segregation, The Women’s Liberation Movement…

And after all of these so-called achievements, little Black girls still think a white doll is prettier than the doll that looks like them.

Why is that?

THE MEDIA.

This is THE DEVIL’S world. (America)

And everything he does is to glorify himself.

We, Black People, living here, are faced with the Monumental Task of trying to find our own Identity in a Sea of Images that Surreptitiously Brainwash us into Believing that We are Worthless.

Everywhere we turn our eyes, we see white women, white men, white boys, white girls, white babies, white senior citizens and white adolescents.

We may see a few Black people intermingling with the white people, maybe even images with a majority of Black People, but there is always a devil lurking somewhere nearby.

You may say, “Well, that is the way the world is! We have to learn to live together.”

My Dear Sisters, the white race’s time is Up! Their days on our Earth are numbered. They are going to be completely wiped off the planet. Read the stories of Noah and Lot, and especially Moses, in the Bible. They were put there to warn US of the destruction coming upon America. The Mystery Babylon spoken of in the Revelation (Bible) is also a prophecy of America.

The destruction is coming. Which is why The Honorable Elijah Muhammad (May the Peace and the Blessings of Allah Forever Be Upon Him) warned us to “Accept Our Own and Be Ourselves.

The Bible (Revelation 18:4) says, “Come out of her (America), My People (Black People), that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.”

Allah (God) is speaking to us, Black Sisters, telling us to separate ourselves out of America. We should not associate with devils in any manner, nor participate in any of the devil’s entertainments: television, music, movies, theme parks, books, magazines, newspapers, &c. Separate yourselves and your children from these things.  They only serve to promote the devil’s supremacy and his wicked values.

(If you work with devils, this cannot be helped. But you should not be taking breaks with them, nor associating with them in any way that is not work related.)

I heard some little Black girls singing some of the most filthiest songs you could ever imagine. And I know they were with their parents when they were listening to these songs on the radio. The devil bombards us with such filth and we allow our children to listen to it.

Children remember everything. They only have to hear or see it ONCE. You might not even be paying attention to what’s on the radio. But your children are. Your children can only listen to what you let them listen to; what you listen to.

Guard your children from the wickedness of the devil. Don’t let them watch them practicing their filth on television and in movies. (And now he even has some of our own people propagating his filth and many Black people see these travesties as “progress.”) Shelter them from inappropriate images and language.

If you just cannot help allowing them to watch television, screen everything they hear and see. Don’t just sit them down in front of the television and walk away. You watch with them. And watch with the eyes of the righteous. Listen to music with the ears of the righteous.  Are the characters displaying questionable behaviour? (Making mockery or participating in inappropriate activities?) Do they use foul language? Do you really want your children becoming interested in the activities of devils anyway??? What about the commercials? You know they are inevitably going to see something they previously had no knowledge of and then they are going to be asking you to buy it for them. Something they previously didn’t even know about! But now, all of a sudden, they have to have it. When you don’t allow them to watch television, you can buy them toys you think are appropriate and do not have to worry about them wanting something they saw on t.v.

You even have to be cautious of children’s programming nowadays, because the programs produced for children do not enforce righteous values. EVERY Disney movie is based on some type of physical attraction between a man and a woman. WHY DO CHILDREN NEED TO EVEN BE THINKING ABOUT SUCH ADULT SITUATIONS??? Children should not be burdened with relationship issues and trying to acquire a boyfriend/girlfriend.  The only things our children should be trying to acquire are knowledge, wisdom and understanding.

But yet,  But this is what the devil promotes.

They don’t want our children to have righteous values, such as MAINTAINING THEIR VIRGINITY UNTIL MARRIAGE. No. They were not made like that. All they know is filth. SO THEY ENCOURAGE OUR CHILDREN TO BECOME INTERESTED IN LOVE AND ROMANCE AT TOO YOUNG OF AN AGE, AND WE THINK THAT BECAUSE IT IS FROM DISNEY OR A CARTOON, WE HAVE TO LET THEM WATCH IT.

Don’t let your children watch any television show or movie, read any book or magazine unless it is educational. And, you even have to screen the educational stuff because the devil has the whole world believing that his kind created everything of good in the world. Watch, listen and read with your children and teach them to be skeptical and question whatever the devil says to confirm that it is indeed the Truth.

If you want to listen to some music, listen to instrumentals like Jazz, which was created by The Original Man. But you have to be careful of devils and filth there as well. You can even find instrumentals of just about any song you can think of on YouTube. There are many Black artists who make music that is uplifting, however, it is not played on the radio and it is in addition to the love songs. I listen to Tidal and Slacker. I can pick the artists I want to listen to, listen to a station with nothing but that artist, ban any song or artist that doesn’t qualify and make playlists of the songs that do. And Slacker is only $3.99/month to listen without commercials. Tidal is ten dollars. We must be very careful of what we feed our spirits.

Everything that goes into our brain and heart changes us in some way.

Make sure it is for the better.

BEGINNING SEWING

Bismillahi Rahmani Rahim

As-Salaamu ‘Alaikum Beautiful and Crafty Sisters!!!

Sewing is a skill that Allah (God) ordained for us – Black Women.  We should be making our own clothes and not following after the styles of the devils who glorify nudity. As Queens, we should represent the utmost in decency and intelligence. We can ensure that we and our families are always modestly dressed by sewing our own clothes.

Sewing is a science that requires skill, artistry and patience. It takes several years to be completely proficient in the Science of Sewing, but we should begin that journey now. (If you haven’t already).

With the Internet at your disposal, there is no excuse. You can find out everything you need to know on YouTube.

I found this video of a Sister who has a slew of instructional videos, which are very engaging and informative.

This is video #8. If you need a pattern.

It is better to learn how to sew without one because then you can design!!! And itʻs on!!!  🙂

Video #7 teaches how to take your measurements and the previous videos are about sewing safety and familiarizing yourself with your machine.

Itʻs also good to learn and master NEEDLEPOINT, then you wonʻt be dependent on technology.

Arabian Sinbad

Bismillahi Rahmani Rahim
In the Most Holy and Righteous Name of Allah,
Master Fard Muhammad,
The Beneficent, The Most Merciful

As-Salaamu ‘Alaikum Beloved Sisters,

Here are some videos that will aid you and your children in mastering your ORIGINAL LANGUAGE – THE LANGUAGE OF ALLAH (GOD) – WHICH IS ARABIC.

These are some of the best videos I have found. They are very entertaining. My son, who is eleven, really enjoys them.

I would also recommend that you subscribe to the channel so that in the event that they upload more videos, you will be notified.

As-Salaamu ‘Alaikum!

ARABIAN SINBAD

Devils Killing Our Babies

BISMILLAHI RAHMANI RAHIM

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As-Salaamu ‘Alaikum Beautiful and Beloved Goddesses of the UNIVERSE!

I have a sad story to report, but it is a tragedy that could happen to any one of us and our children as long as we are present and among the wicked devils of America.

A 46-year-old Dallas white man shot an 8-year-old Black boy in the face, for no reason other than that he is a wicked, grafted devil and a murderer of the Black man by nature. We live “Under The Shadow of Death” here among the American devils.

The media and the poor boy’s family are acting like they don’t know why this devil shot him. The parents and family are blind, deaf and dumb to the condition in which they and their ancestors have suffered for over 400 years. When are we going to WAKE UP???

It is so obvious, and the devils know it. But they want to keep us blind, deaf and dumb and under their authority forever. So, they will never tell us the TRUTH of themselves.

Allah, Master Fard Muhammad, To Whom Praise is Due Forever, Has Made Manifest this white race of devils and they can no more hide under their cloak of deception and lies.

The Original Black Man is waking up to the Knowledge that the white race is a race of devils and were made by nature to kill and deceive the whole Nation for their limited time of 6,000 years. Their time is up, but the only reason why they have not yet been destroyed is because of the slow-awakening of the Black man.

Allah, Master Fard Muhammad, To Whom Praise is Due Forever, does not want to destroy us when He destroys the devils. He Wants to Save Us and Place Us In Heaven AT ONCE, Making Us The Rulers of His Kingdom of Righteousness and Truth that will live forever.

But we have to “ACCEPT OUR OWN AND BE OURSELVES.”

All while we are sporting and playing and not taking any heed to the time that we are living in, the devil continues to kill us daily. And there is no way to stop him, but by uniting under the Power of Allah (God) and Islam, so that He Can Bring the devil to his well-brought doom.

(HERE IS THE STORY [edited])

According to reports, Donald “D.J” Maiden, Jr. was outside playing in the parking lot at the La Bella Palms Apartments just before dark. An unknown devil just came up and shot him in the face for no reason other than that he is a white devil and hates the Blackman by nature; but poor, little “D.J.” managed to run for help.

Neighbor John Fuller reported,  “He was holding, all his jaw was just hanging, like, and all his little friends was over there crying.”

Justin Yancey said the third-grader ran past them, rushing home to his mother.  “I heard a loud bang. And then five seconds later a little kid, little DJ, he ran around the corner holding his jaw with a mouthful of blood,” Yancey dialed 911.

Miata Bevele sometimes babysits for D.J. She says it was chaos when he reached home. “His mom was telling me, ‘My son got shot! Do you know who shot my son?’ And we were all sitting in the house crying and breaking down.”

Brian Cloninger (credit: Dallas Police Department)

Police identify the gunman as 46-year-old Brian Cloninger of Dallas.

He doesn’t live at the apartment complex but Fuller saw his truck parked there early in the afternoon.

Cloninger was arrested for injury to a child and is being held on a $2.2-million bond.

None of this answers the family’s question of “Why?” Sharon Locklin, D.J.’s grandmother said, “I just don’t know why this would happen. I’ve never experienced anything like this.  And I don’t understand why someone would target an innocent child like this,” she said.  She also told us the boy is in a medically-induced coma and that his jaw is wired shut, but that he’s a feisty kid and the family feels he will be okay.

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Again, it is time we stop asking “Why?” and accept the fact that the white race is a race of devils who do not need a reason to shoot us. The answer to D.J.’s grandmother’s “Why?” is that they were made by nature to kill us. They cannot help themselves and they will never stop, which is why Allah (God) is separating us from them so that He Can bring them to their doom.

Being Vegetarian…..

Bismillahi Rahmani Rahim

In the Most Holy and Righteous Name of Allah, Master Fard Muhammad,
The Beneficent, The Most Merciful

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“Do not be a meat consumer. Be a vegetarian. This is the best menu for our health.”

“We eat meat, but yet meat is not good for us. It becomes a habitual tool. This type of food poisons the blood and goes into the flesh and cannot help but transform and destroy the surface of the flesh.”

“We should not eat meat at all. Meat is not good for our health nor for our body.

“ACTUALLY by nature, we are not made to live off meat. ALLAH (God) Who Came in the Person of Master Fard Muhammad, to Whom Praises are due forever, Taught me, that no meat is good for us, except the little young pigeon (squab) that has never flown from its nest.”

“BEEF – coarse meat, such as beef – we should not wear out our stomach trying to digest this coarse meat. We should not eat any meat – not even lamb.”

“Let us try not to eat so much meat – especially animal flesh. No meat is good for good health and longevity. We must stop eating meat gradually, because actually, meat is not by nature a food for human consumption.”

“BEFORE the making of the white man, the Black man did not eat animal flesh.”

“…Meat was never intended for man to eat from the very creation of man. We have been eating meat. Why? Because the ruler of this nation of earth for the past six thousand years (6,000 years) is an enemy of the Original Man who has inhabited the earth from time unknown to man. A people that have been populating the earth here for billions and trillions of years would not eat the wrong food if they had not been made to suffer for guidance under a made enemy of theirs. And, the enemy does not follow what we, the Original Man had and was practicing. “It is true, according to the Teachings of Almighty God to me, that he caused us to eat the wrong foods. He is doing it himself and any man (the Original Black Man) who comes into his civilization, he tries to force him to eat the wrong foods.”

“TO EAT MEAT is against our life and shortens the span of our life. We eat meat because it is a habit from childhood.”

“IF WE MAKE a habit of living off the flesh of their lives, it will shorten our lives. Our stomachs are not made by nature to digest flesh and yet continue to produce or prolong our lives, because the flesh wears away the stomach. The eating of the flesh of other creatures is not good for our flesh.”

“ALLAH HAS Taught me that chicken is not good to eat. They are quite filthy (in-as-much as they do not eat the cleanest of food)…”

FISH is a better food, if you eat the better fish. The flesh of the fish comes out of another world. This makes it better for us in this world. Any animal or beast that is out here eating the same food that we eat, we should not eat him, because his flesh is too hard for our flesh to digest.”

“HOW TO EAT TO LIVE. Eat that food that Allah (God) Has Prescribed for us. Even take little simple things such as beans. Allah (God) says that the little navy bean will make you live, just eat them. He Said to me that even milk and bread would make us live. Just eat bread and milk – it is the best food. He Said that a diet of navy beans would give us a life span of one hundred and forty (140) years. Yet we cannot live one-half (½) that length of time eating everything that the Christian table has set for us.

“VERY few Christians, even doctors, live eighty to ninety (80-90) years – not to think of living over one hundred (100) years. And they think they have lived for a long time if they reach a life span of eighty or ninety years. He has not been here long enough to know what life is.

“NOAH and Methuselah lived almost into a thousand years, but we cannot live one-tenth (1/10) that time (100 years), because we eat the wrong food.”

SIMPLE navy beans is one of the best foods that we can eat. You do not have to strain the beans to eat them. Straining the beans is a real habit that we took up years ago. But, they are better if you eat them in their hull (skin).

“DO NOT put a lot of spices, or what you call season, in such good food. Do not do this. You will ruin your food. The value of the bean is taken away by your putting so much seasoning in them. Just put the beans on and cook them until they are done. Let the beans stay in its jacket. Of course I see them crush the beans, and since the cooks and the eaters like it like that, I go along with them. But I like it better when you just cook them right in the jacket.

“I FEEL like I could eat a bowl full of beans right now while I am talking about it. You can eat that bean seven (7) days a week. It is very appealing to the appetite.

“WE SHOULD have a great field of hundreds and thousands of acres of beans to feed our people. It is a very cheap and a very healthy food for us. We should buy canning factories for ourselves and can beans.”

“WE the Black People need to plant wheat and to raise all of the wheat flour that we can raise. We need to have great farms of pigeon-birds and eat only the ones who are too young to leave their nest. We call them squab. Allah (God) Said to me that this young bird is the only one that is fit for us to eat and do not eat Him after he flies from the nest. Chicken is not good for us to eat although we eat it. As you know the chicken is as filthy as the swine or the dog. He is a very filthy fowl… he will turn right around and eat his own droppings.”

“DO NOT EAT such foods as collard greens. Do not eat black eyed peas, or brown black and many other peas. They are not good for your stomach. Feed them to the cattle. Do not eat baby or adult lima beans. “

DO NOT EAT field peas, black eyed peas, brown peas, yellow peas nor red peas. Do not eat the great big lima beans nor the little lima beans. The only kidney-like bean should you eat, as Allah (God) Taught me, is the navy bean. There are the white ones and the red ones. You may eat them. Do not eat too many green greens. They are not good for you. Especially the collard greens and the cabbage sprouts. Do not eat them. There are plenty of herbs and vegetables that you can eat other than these. But, seek mostly the white ones, such as white-head cabbage and white cauliflower.”

“Lima beans, butter beans, field peas, black eyed peas, and even soy beans are not good for anything but for shortening your life.”

“YOU MAY SAY this type of food, that I am mentioning to you, is high. But life is high and to keep it, you had better eat the things that will maintain that high life. You and I live only but once. Eat the good things of life and think good things. Do not fill the brains up with evil thoughts. Think good things and then you will be good. I hope that you will take this for your own sake. How to eat to live.”

“Sugar diabetes can be controlled and cured if you only eat right. Stay off of sugar and starchy foods and leave those old, white potatoes alone. Do not eat spaghetti and macaroni at every meal. If you are overweight, do not eat it at any meal, and if you want to live a long time, do not eat it at any meal. Food such as spaghetti and macaroni is processed, not cooked thoroughly, and is hard to digest.”

“CORN BREAD, half-done flour bread, and sweet potatoes, all shortens your life. The sweet potato is not good for any human to take as a food. White potatoes do very well but they produce too much starch which would add fat, and too much fat shortens the life.”

“Fresh fruit and fresh edible vegetables and good pure wheat bread, pure milk and butter are the best food for man.”

“YOUR BEST vegetables are: cauliflower, cabbages (not the green cabbages). If you love turnips, eat the roots, not the salad. Some other vegetables we eat are as follows: Brussel sprouts, asparagus, eggplant, okra, squash and rhubarb.”

“There are some people who eat only fruits and vegetables. They are vegetarians and they live a long time…”

“THERE ARE SOME people who claim that they do not receive beneficial results as they should. This is due to wrong mental food that they are eating, which has an effect on their digestive system. To get good results from eating the proper foods, we must have good thoughts.”

(Excerpts from HOW TO EAT TO LIVE, BOOK II by The Honorable Elijah Muhammad [PBUH])

*You Can Read How to Eat to Live, Book II In Its Entirety Here.*

 

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Brothers: OFF LIMITS!!!

BISMILLAH

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As-Salaamu ‘Alaikum Beautiful and Beloved Sisters!

I don’t know if this is you, Sisters, but I have always liked Brothers. Even when I was little, I used to like to hang around boys. I mean, They are just so cool! But, I have noticed (now that I have a son) that whenever a female joins a group of Brothers, the energy changes. The Brothers change. They can’t just be “Brothers.”

Sisters, seeing a group of Brothers socializing, laughing, joking and enjoying each other’s company, is very enticing. You may want to join in and participate in their camaraderie. Unfortunately, this is impossible. By being a female, it is physically impossible for you to join a group of males and expect the atmosphere to remain unchanged. Your very presence causes the Brothers, who were previously so comfortable and relaxed with each other, to switch to an air of impressiveness.

This may have two effects. They will begin to compete with each other for your attention and you will either a.) become flattered and bask in the attention or b.) become frustrated because you just wanted to be a part of their experience.

Either way, you should remove yourself from the group. You should have never intruded in their fellowshipping, unless one of them invited you to join them. And even then you should not stay. Find out the reason for your invitation, attend to it and dismiss yourself.

The Honorable Elijah Muhammad (May the Peace and the Blessings of Allah Forever Be Upon Him) taught us that the Blackman has “more powerful brains” than the Blackwoman because “He was made to rule.”

We, Sisters, need to learn how to let our men socialize, exchange ideas, and enjoy each other’s company, without our presence. We are helpmates and should seek out the company of our Sisters and talk about the things that pertain to women and will exhort us to becoming better helpmates to our Blackmen, i.e. cooking, sewing, rearing children, &c. This will reinforce our respective roles.

The Brothers can exchange ideas and formulate plans that will ultimately improve all of our lives, all while strengthening the ties of Brotherhood. And we will do the same for ourselves as Sisters. We can talk freely amongst each other without the feelings of attraction and distraction that are unavoidable between opposite sexes.

The sexes should not intermingle. It opens the doors of indecency and disrespect. Married Sisters, when your husband entertains, busy yourself with some housework or attending to your children. If you would like to offer them some sort of refreshment, have your son deliver it to them. You should only make your presence known if your husband requests it. Conceal your beauty.

Sisters, none of us should ever be in the presence of men unless invited there by a responsible individual.

“We Must Have Regularity In Everything We Do.”

Bismillah

In The Name of Allah, Master Fard Muhammad,
The Beneficent, The Most Merciful
To Whom Praise is Due Forever

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As-Salaamu ‘Alaikum Beloved and Beautiful Sisters!

Our Beloved Messenger, The Most Honorable and Humble Elijah Muhammad (May the Peace and the Blessings of Allah forever be upon him), taught us that, “We Must Have Regularity In Everything We Do.” Doing things regularly helps keep order and balance in our lives. It is especially good for children, but it also is key in keeping your household running smoothly and efficiently. You should follow a schedule daily, weekly, and yes, even yearly.

A good idea is to schedule your day around the designated prayer times. By doing this, it will enable you to accomplish several different tasks, without spending too much time on any one thing. Knowing that you have to be home for prayer, or have to stop what you’re doing to make prayer, keeps you focused on accomplishing your tasks and prompts you to keep moving on to the next.

Your days should always begin with prayer. This shows and proves to Allah (God) that He is foremost in your mind and heart and that you put Him first in everything you do. It guarantees that you proceed with divine, pure thoughts and an attitude of worshipfulness, gratitude and humility.

You should acclimate your children to waking up early and praying to Allah (God) as a family, every morning. In the Nation of Islam, we pray at 4:30.

Groom and dress yourself. Wash each hand three times, beginning with the right. Wash your mouth out three times. Rinse your nose out three times. Wash your face three times. Wash your arms up to the elbows, three times, beginning with the right. Using wet fingertips, clean your ears. Run wet hands over your hair and neck.  If you are married and have been intimate with your husband, you both must make a full ablution (shower or bath) prior to prayer. By cleaning ourselves before we pray, we will be at our absolute BEST (as we should be) when we humbly stand before The Lord of The Worlds.

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By getting such an early start, you will find that you have enough time to complete all of your daily housework, without having to rush. You can get an early start on cleaning, laundering, baking, running errands, schooling for your children, and you can even get started on supper!

You will be able to complete a few hours of lessons for your children and be ready to run errands by the time everything opens at ten. If you have to go grocery shopping you can be first and fresh. Some stores open at 6:00. By getting in early you can complete your shopping well before the “Food Stamp Army” arrives. The produce is fresher and not picked over; the selection of all items is better; the checkout lines are shorter; and the employees are more cordial.

If you have to make an appointment, by arising at such an early hour, you can schedule the first appointment so you won’t be held up if she gets backed up later on in the day.

There is plenty of time to run all of your errands, fulfill your appointments and be home in time for the noon prayer. In fact, you will probably get home with time to spare. You can put your purchases away, sit down and “recoup” (slang) and enjoy your child(ren)’s company for a while.

If you have to go to work and take your children to school in the mornings, you will find that you have extra time to ready yourself and your children for leaving and will even have time to do some work around the house.

By noon, you will be ready for another prayer. There is nothing better and more relevant than stopping all of your activity to take time and pray. Prayertime is so calming and peaceful! You clean your hands and face, removing any impurities and germs that might sully you; cleaning yourself before you enter into a state of prayer. This regular cleaning is excellent for your skin. You can also read or listen to The Messenger (Peace Be Upon Him), to get your mind and spirit right and exact – clean and pure – like your physical. Thus you will be mentally, spiritually and physically qualified to participate in the institution of prayer and Give Allah (God) His praise.

Following prayer, you can allow your children to have free time or finish any schoolwork they may not have completed before prayer. They can play, color, read, watch an educational video, play video games (not shooting and fighting!), &c. This is also a good time to do something together, like go to the park and play tennis, have a conversation in a foreign language (or native language), watch a documentary together, or play an educational game, like dominoes, which is very fun but also teaches mathematics. Don’t rush your child(ren) or put pressure on them to make a move. Give them plenty of time to add up their dominoes. Even if they don’t get any points, they have practiced addition! Also, be sure to let them win all the time! That way they will want to keep playing. And then have them add up all their points. 😉

In the Summer, there will be more time between the noon and the late afternoon prayer, so you might want to do the majority of your housework at this time. And then around 3:00, begin fixing dinner, so it will be ready after the late afternoon prayer. ‘Asr (AH-sir) is known to be the most difficult prayer to make, because it comes at a time when most people are at their busiest. But again, taking time to stop everything and remember Our Saviour, is better than anything else you could possibly do.

After ‘Asr – SUPPER! (At 4:00 or 6:00 p.m.) You can sit down and enjoy your meal with your family, knowing that you have completed a successful and productive day, and knowing that you are doing something that will keep you healthy and prolong your life (one meal a day).

After supper, you can clean up and make your Sunset prayer. Depending on the time of year, your children can do some homework and/or start getting ready for the next day; bathe, select attire and get ready for the final prayer before retiring.

Here is my family’s daily schedule. You can use EXCEL to create your own schedule customized to fit your family’s particular needs.

3:15 Wake Up Make Bed
3:20 Groom Dress
3:40 Wake up Hakim Hakim Groom/Dress
4:00 Read Qur’an Listen to Qur’an
4:30 Prayer
5:00 Housework Free time for Hakim
5:45 Prepare for School
6:00 Begin School
9:00 Shopping/Errands
11:00 Return Home Freetime Do Something Together
11:45 Prepare For Prayer
12:00 Prayer
12:30 Housework Free time or Finish Schoolwork
3:00 Prepare Supper
3:45 Prepare for Prayer
4:00 Prayer
4:30 Supper
5:30 Housework Homework or Something Educational
6:45 Prepare for Prayer
7:00 Prayer
7:30 Showers Prepare for Next Day
8:30 Prayer
9:00 Retire

(*Times are approximate)

That covers daily schedules. Weekly and monthly schedules include any activities in which you and your children may participate. Naturally, you should plan your schedules accordingly.

Yearly schedules may include dentist and doctor appointments, vacations, and any other annual events in which you participate. By scheduling these events in advance (at least a year), you will have plenty of time to plan and will be better prepared when their scheduled time arrives.

Budgeting

Bismillahi Rahmani Rahim
In the Name of Allah,
Master Fard Muhammad,
The Beneficent, The Most Merciful
To Whom Praise Is Forever Due

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As-Salaamu ‘Alaikum Beloved and Beautiful Black Queens of the Planet Earth!

In keeping our house, we must have the means to do so. As the keeper of the house, we are given a certain amount of money as a house allowance from our husband, inasmuch as we are the ones responsible for maintaining the weekly, monthly and yearly necessities of the house. Therefore we must use wisdom in spending.

(*Note: If we are single, we also use a budget and are wise in spending.)

We must keep accurate records of what is needed for every room in the house, also, what every person in the family’s personal needs are, so that we may keep the house functioning in an orderly manner.

A good housekeeper keeps the best records. She is always prepared to give any information concerning the money managements that are her duty.

SAMPLE BUDGET

Rent/Housenote  ______________
Electric  ______________
Gas  ______________
Water  ______________
Telephone  ______________
Cel Phone(s)  ______________
Internet  ______________
Car Insurance  ______________
Household Supplies  ______________
Personal Care Products  ______________
Haircuts (sons)  ______________
Groceries  ______________
Allowances  ______________
Savings  ______________
Gas for car/Bus Fare/Repairs  ______________
Clothing/Shoes/Accessories  ______________

You should buy a 3-ring binder and write down what you spend every month. Remember to save receipts, so that you can look back and record how much you spent on each product. If there is any waste you will know how to cut back on certain things or if you can buy in bulk and save.

Always keep monthly statements in your notebooks. There is a big push to go paperless and receive monthly statements online. I would recommend that you continue to receive paper statements so that you will have a hard copy for your notebook. However, it is possible to maintain records on your computer.

You can divide your notebook by statements; one section for bank statements, car notes, warranties, utility bills, etc.

Or you can arrange your notebook by month. At the end of each month you should tape your receipts to a piece of paper and insert them in your binder for easy reference. Then three-hole punch the statements for that month and insert them. Write down how much you spent on groceries, household items, gas, rent and bills and balance it with how much income you received. This way you know exactly how much money you spent on EVERYTHING, and can recognize any areas where you are being prodigal or niggardly.

Excel is a good program to use for budgeting and accounting.