Episodes
Asalamualaikum and welcome to the Amaliah Surah Kahf playlist. Here you will find a series of recitations by Muslim women from around the world in an attempt to document, archive and celebrate the legacy of Muslim women reciting. We also hope this playlist encourages you to read and recite Surah Kahf on Fridays as the Prophet Muhammad (saw) said that “Whoever recites Surat al-Kahf on Friday will have a light between this Friday and the next” The Quran has 7 different dialectical styles, and...
Published 04/23/21
Published 04/23/21
We also hope this playlist encourages you to read and recite Surah Kahf on Fridays as the Prophet Muhammad (saw) said that “Whoever recites Surat al-Kahf on Friday will have a light between this Friday and the next”. The Quran has 7 different dialectical styles, and this series reflects some of them. Our first reciter is A'tii Qah Suhaimi from Singapore. A’tii Qah’s recitation started when she was just 7 years old. Since, she has participated in various local and international Quran...
Published 04/16/21
What’s the role of an agent? How much do you make from publishing a book? What makes a bestseller? Should you self-publish? - Perhaps you have an idea, maybe you’ve written your whole book or maybe you just want to understand the publishing industry better. Our panellists demystify the publishing process, dispel myths and offer helpful advice to get you on track in this one-off Amaliah Podcast special, 'Amaliah Presents; How to get published'. - Listen in to get practical insights to help you...
Published 12/27/20
Hey everyone, welcome to Amaliah Anthology! - We thought it was about time that we turn some of our most read pieces over on Amaliah.com into some of our most listened to tracks on the podcast. We're bringing amaliah.com articles to life with readings by the authors themselves, so that you can enjoy your favourite pieces in a new way. - Thank you to Sarah Khurshid for her reading of her piece, 'Coffee and Islamic Society in the Fifteenth Century: The Beverage Used to Enhance Religious...
Published 12/13/20
Hey everyone, welcome to Amaliah Anthology! - We thought it was about time that we turn some of our most read pieces over on Amaliah.com into some of our most listened to tracks on the podcast. We're bringing amaliah.com articles to life with readings by the authors themselves, so that you can enjoy your favourite pieces in a new way. - Thank you to Zeinab Suleimani for her reading of her piece, 'Time: Treat it Well So It Can Treat You Well Too''. All our love and duas always, the Amaliah...
Published 12/06/20
Hey everyone, welcome to Amaliah Anthology! - We thought it was about time that we turn some of our most read pieces over on Amaliah.com into some of our most listened to tracks on the podcast. We're bringing amaliah.com articles to life with readings by the authors themselves, so that you can enjoy your favourite pieces in a new way. - Thank you to Chantal Blake for her reading of her piece, 'Prophetic Advice for Cultivating Marital Intimacy'. All our love and duas always, the Amaliah team...
Published 11/29/20
Hey everyone, welcome to Amaliah Anthology! - We thought it was about time that we turn some of our most read pieces over on Amaliah.com into some of our most listened to tracks on the podcast. We're bringing amaliah.com articles to life with readings by the authors themselves, so that you can enjoy your favourite pieces in a new way. - Thank you to Maryam Akram for her reading of her piece, 'How Postpartum Weight Gain Affected by Connection to My Salah and My Spirituality'. All our love and...
Published 11/22/20
*DISCLAIMER* This article was written before the COVID-19 pandemic and was read out as such. However, Amaliah and the author of this article do not encourage or condone the breaking of social distancing or any measures taken to prevent the spread of the virus. - Hey everyone, welcome to Amaliah Anthology! - We thought it was about time that we turn some of our most read pieces over on Amaliah.com into some of our most listened to tracks on the podcast. We're bringing amaliah.com articles to...
Published 11/15/20
Hey everyone, welcome to Amaliah Anthology! - We thought it was about time that we turn some of our most read pieces over on Amaliah.com into some of our most listened to tracks on the podcast. We're bringing amaliah.com articles to life with readings by the authors themselves, so that you can enjoy your favourite pieces in a new way. - Thank you to Afaf Asad for her reading of her piece, 'Racing Against The Speed of Life'. All our love and duas always, the Amaliah team x - If you enjoyed...
Published 11/08/20
It's the last one...for now. - As Sara prepares to leave Amaliah on her last ever episode, the girls sit down together at the virtual roundtable one last time to reminisce on old episode subjects in the context of all that's happening in a vastly different world from when we first recorded. - Look forward to some chit-chat on lockdown mubarak, self-care in lockdown + self portraits for confidence. - If you enjoy our episodes and want to support our production, visit amaliah.com/support   See...
Published 11/06/20
Hey everyone, welcome to Amaliah Anthology! - We thought it was about time that we turn some of our most read pieces over on Amaliah.com into some of our most listened to tracks on the podcast. We're bringing amaliah.com articles to life with readings by the authors themselves, so that you can enjoy your favourite pieces in a new way. - Thank you to Eeman Abbasi for her reading of her piece, 'Islam Poses the Last Legitimate Challenge to a Hegemonic Monoculture'. All our love and duas always,...
Published 11/01/20
This week, Selina, Nafisa and Sara sit down for another 'Overrated/Underrated' session, and it works like this - the girls are challenged to each bring two subjects they'd like to unpack and debate as being either overrated or underrated and then leave it for our listeners to do the same! Even the most mundane of topics sometimes give way to often layered and useful perspectives... - This episode, we're talking about why the energy for Khabib can be problematic, the issue with projecting your...
Published 10/30/20
Hey everyone, welcome to Amaliah Anthology! - We thought it was about time that we turn some of our most read pieces over on Amaliah.com into some of our most listened to tracks on the podcast. We're bringing amaliah.com articles to life with readings by the authors themselves, so that you can enjoy your favourite pieces in a new way. - Thank you to Rashida James-Saadiya for her reading of her piece, 'Healing Through Prayer and Patience '. All our love and duas always, the Amaliah team x - If...
Published 10/25/20
Hey everyone, Salaam, Welcome to Amaliah works from home. Selina, Nafisa and I have decided to stream our daily morning meetings where we check in with each other whilst social distancing, share reflections and try to keep up the morale during these uncertain times. - In this week's episode, we’re discussing how intentionality and sleeping are linked, why small changes can make big waves and the reality of a lockdown in winter. - All our love and duas always, the Amaliah team x - If you...
Published 10/23/20
Hey everyone, welcome to Amaliah Anthology! - We thought it was about time that we turn some of our most read pieces over on Amaliah.com into some of our most listened to tracks on the podcast. We're bringing amaliah.com articles to life with readings by the authors themselves, so that you can enjoy your favourite pieces in a new way. - Thank you to Nafia Guljar for her reading of her piece, 'What's In A Samosa? Losing Our Dad to Covid and Navigating Our First Ramadan Without Him'. All our...
Published 10/18/20
Hey everyone, welcome to Amaliah works from home! Selina, Nafisa and Sara stream their morning meetings where they check in with each other whilst social distancing, share reflections and try to keep up the morale during these uncertain times. - In this week's episode of #workingfromhomepodcast, we’re discussing why some don’t want to be called a feminist, we catch up on Boris' rule of six, and the bad behaviour of twitter muftis. - All our love and duas always, the Amaliah team x - If you...
Published 10/16/20
Hey everyone, welcome to Amaliah Anthology! - We thought it was about time that we turn some of our most read pieces over on Amaliah.com into some of our most listened to tracks on the podcast. We're bringing amaliah.com articles to life with readings by the authors themselves, so that you can enjoy your favourite pieces in a new way. - Thank you to Assiah Hamed for her reading of her piece, 'The Secret Life of a Muslim in Lockdown: Living With My Chinese Family'. All our love and duas...
Published 10/11/20
Hey everyone, welcome to Amaliah works from home! Selina, Nafisa and Sara stream their morning meetings where they check in with each other whilst social distancing, share reflections and try to keep up the morale during these uncertain times. - In this week's episode of #workingfromhomepodcast, we discuss why burnout might be common but reading the signs might not be as much, we find out the meaning of 'slowbalisation' and discuss the iceberg effects of lockdown. - All our love and duas...
Published 10/09/20
Hey everyone, welcome to Amaliah Anthology! - We thought it was about time that we turn some of our most read pieces over on Amaliah.com into some of our most listened to tracks on the podcast. We're bringing amaliah.com articles to life with readings by the authors themselves, so that you can enjoy your favourite pieces in a new way. - Thank you to Sumaya Teli for her reading of her piece, "Mum Why Are There No Female Prophets?" Princesses of Paradise & Strong Female Leaders in...
Published 10/04/20
This week, Selina, Nafisa and Sara sit down for another 'Overrated/Underrated' session, and it works like this - the girls are challenged to each bring two subjects they'd like to unpack and debate as being either overrated or underrated and then leave it for our listeners to do the same! Even the most mundane of topics sometimes give way to often layered and useful perspectives... - This episode, we're talking about why it's important to support your local food shops, and what is that...
Published 10/02/20
Hey everyone, welcome to Amaliah Anthology! - We thought it was about time that we turn some of our most read pieces over on Amaliah.com into some of our most listened to tracks on the podcast. We're bringing amaliah.com articles to life with readings by the authors themselves, so that you can enjoy your favourite pieces in a new way. - Thank you to Aiysha Malik for her reading of her piece, ‘The Three Most Romantic Words in My Marriage Are Not “I Love You” ’. All our love and duas always,...
Published 09/27/20
Hey everyone, welcome to Amaliah works from home! Selina, Nafisa and Sara stream their morning meetings where they check in with each other whilst social distancing, share reflections and try to keep up the morale during these uncertain times. - In this week's episode of #workingfromhomepodcast, Sara gives Nafisa a skin care consultation and the ladies discuss around the fatigue of the social dilemma... - All our love and duas always, the Amaliah team x - If you enjoyed this episode and want...
Published 09/25/20
Hey everyone, welcome to Amaliah Anthology! - We thought it was about time that we turn some of our most read pieces over on Amaliah.com into some of our most listened to tracks on the podcast. We're bringing amaliah.com articles to life with readings by the authors themselves, so that you can enjoy your favourite pieces in a new way. - Thank you to Nafisa Bakkar for her reading of her piece, ‘Phone Home: Keeping Ties With Family Back Home in My Motherland’. All our love and duas always, the...
Published 09/20/20
Hey everyone, welcome to Amaliah works from home! Selina, Nafisa and Sara stream their morning meetings where they check in with each other whilst social distancing, share reflections and try to keep up the morale during these uncertain times. - 6 months into the #workingfromhomepodcast, Nafisa, Selina and Sara make a bulletin for listeners to reflect back on about where we are in the timeline of the pandemic I They're discussing 'long covid' and the ways the pandemic is continuing to impact...
Published 09/18/20