Amanah Sisters

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Amanah Sisters is focused helping New Muslim Sisters. We provide friendship, guidance and various social activities. They are the backbone of Amanah Sisters.

We are a rapidly growing group of Muslim women coming together sharing the love of Allah (God, Glorious and Exalted is He). Amanah Sisters is supervised by a Shura Council comprised of 9 Sisters. The general membership is broken into two categories: ALUMNI and AMANAH. The ALUMNI members are those Muslim women (Muslimahs) who are practicing their faith and continuously learning the teachings of Isl

am. They are seeking an opportunity to share their knowledge and bond with their fellow sisters. By pooling our resources and talents, we are able to focus on providing support, friendship and guidance to our New Muslim Sisters, our AMANAH members. The AMANAH members are our new sisters who have recently accepted Islam. Their name reflects our responsibility to them. We must look after and guide them, gently with friendship, patience and kindness. These sisters have adopted by the grace and blessing of Allah, (Glorious and Exalted is He), the most beautiful way of life, but they will face challenges in the transition phase. Alumni members intend to work hard to ease this process for the Amanah Sisters. What does the word "amanah" mean? Amanah ( أمانة) is an Arabic word that means "trust" as well as "free will". "Free will" meaning that which has been given only to humans and jinn by Allah (Glorious and Exalted is He). In contrast, other creations do not have this quality. Below is a direct quote from the Holy Qur'an and an approximate English interpretation.

إِنَّا عَرَضْنَا الأَمَانَةَ عَلَى السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ وَالْجِبَالِ فَأَبَيْنَ أَنْ يَحْمِلْنَهَا وَأَشْفَقْنَ مِنْهَا وَحَمَلَهَا الإِنْسَانُ إِنَّهُ كَانَ ظَلُومًا جَهُولا

Indeed, we offered the "Amanah" (Trust / Free Will) to the heavens and the earth and the mountains, and they declined to bear it and feared it; but man [undertook to] bear it....

Surah Ahzab (Chapter 33, Verse 72 of the Holy Qur'an)

Both of these meanings are relevant to our group:The New Sisters in Islam have used their "free will" to become Muslims. These New muslims are with us in "trust". We, by the will of Allah (Glorious and Exalted is He), will be entrusted with their safekeeping.

Preparing for Ramadan Potluck Social Gathering with Amanah Sisters

02/28/2024

As salam alaikum dear Sister,

As the month of Ramadan is fast approaching, we invite you to gather with us to
Share our love of Allah,
Grow the bonds of friendship,
Enjoy delicious food and
Explore ways we can Prepare for Ramadan.

When: Sunday, March 3rd from 4-7 pm

Please use this RSVP link: https://bit.ly/3wuRORo to reserve your spot.

Note: As always, our events are free and open to sisters and children only.
Please spread the word and invite other sisters to reply.

We are so excited and looking forward to seeing you all inshallah!

The Amanah Sisters Event Team
416-845-9532

Preparing for Ramadan Potluck Social Gathering with Amanah Sisters Purpose: Share our love of Allah Grow the bonds of friendship Enjoy delicious food Explore ways we can Prepare for Ramadan When: Sunday March 3rd from 4-7 pm Where: Tomken Twin Arena 2nd floor Auditorium ~ a private space that can accomodate 150 guests. the address is: 4495 Tomken Rd, Mississauga, O...

03/07/2023

Think well of God at the precipice of every cliff, though there are trials licking at your feet like the flames of an angry fire.

Think well of Him at the peak of every mountain, when you’re planting your flag and holding your successes like trophies in your fist.

Think well of Him at the centre of a blank page, when you do not have the words to explain how devastated and empty and alone you feel.

Think well of Allah.

He encompasses all of you, and all of the creatures in this existence, and all of the past, present, and future, in His wisdom and mercy.

He says Be, and it is.

He will save you from your trials and heal the wounds you’ve collected and held onto.

He will give you successes you’ve never even had the audacity to believe possible.

He’ll show you a way out of the place your body and heart and words are stuck.

Think well of Allah and feel your faith swell and multiply. He is as you believe Him to be: Good, Merciful, Loving, and All-Aware. Despite oppressors trying to extinguish His Light.

There is meaning and truth in everything when you know it all happens by His will.

Allah (swt) says in a Hadith Qudsi: “I am just as My slave thinks I am, (i.e. I am able to do for him what he thinks I can do for him) and I am with him if He remembers Me. If he remembers Me in himself, I too, remember him in Myself; and if he remembers Me in a group of people, I remember him in a group that is better than they; and if he comes one span nearer to Me, I go one cubit nearer to him; and if he comes one cubit nearer to Me, I go a distance of two outstretched arms nearer to him; and if he comes to Me walking, I go to him running.”

03/06/2023

For a long time I glorified the “hustle” mentality. The more tasks I’d get done in any given day, the more useful I’d feel. And if I did “nothing,” I’d feel unworthy, useless, guilty.

I had to answer emails and DMs within the hour or I’d feel anxious. I’d have to ship out your orders the same day, or they’d be hanging over me all night.

None of these things were forced on me. I chose them. And when I invited this kind stress into my life, I saw its physical ramifications. Aches and pains I never had before suddenly cropped up. I would get random headaches, and my stomach would always be upset.

When I’d go to the doctor, she’d say to me, “Are you stressed?” And I’d wonder, “What does THAT have to do with it?” But it does. Obviously.

Someone recently reminded me that my body is an amanah—a trust given to me by God. And if I’m forcing it to do things that bring pain upon it, then I have to wonder why.

So I promised myself more self compassion. So I’ve started being okay with pockets of doing “nothing.” I can spend time doing things I like as opposed to doing what will be the most “productive” right this moment. I don’t have to fill every free minute with a task just to feel like I’ve accomplished something.

The email can wait. The notification can be ignored. I deserve to rest my mind and body. And in that rest, there is reward from Allah (swt) because to care for my amanah is a form of worship.

Allah is Most Merciful. ❤️

✍🏻

03/03/2023

Ramadan is coming soon! Check out our latest infograph and start preparing now!

12/28/2022

11/11/2022

5 Pillars of Islam Check out our latest video, "5 Pillars of Islam," to learn or refresh your learning on the foundational aspects of our religion.

10/30/2022

Last night brother Hamza became the purest amongst when he accepted Islam! This simple yet infinitely profound act is one of true liberation for the soul. It is freedom from the subjugation of superstition, consumerism and ultimately our own base desires. It is submission to the Creator of the heavens and the earth — the most honorable of honors. "Let there be no compulsion in religion, for the truth stands out clearly from falsehood. So whoever renounces false gods and believes in Allah has certainly grasped the firmest, unfailing hand-hold. And Allah is All-Hearing, All- Knowing." (Quran 2:256) May Allah bless brother Hamza and make him a beacon of light to his family and his community!

10/17/2022

Fatima bint Muhammad Al-Fihriya Al-Qurashiya founded the world’s first university in 895 CE in Fez, which is now in Morocco. She is more usually known simply as Fatima al-Fihri and when she and her sister inherited their father’s wealth she used her share to found The University of Al Qarawiynn.
The University of Al Quaraouiyine is the oldest existing, continually operating and the first degree-awarding educational institution in the world according to UNESCO and Guinness World Records. The institution was incorporated into Morocco's modern state university system in 1963. Education at Al Quaraouiyine University concentrates on the Islamic religious and legal sciences with a heavy emphasis on, and particular strengths in Classical Arabic grammar/linguistics and Maliki law. Teaching is delivered with students seated in a semi-circle around a sheikh, who prompts them to read sections of a text, asks them questions, and explains difficult points. The university is open to both men and women.
The University was founded with an associated madrasa, a specific type of religious school or college for the study of the Islamic religion, by Fatima al-Fihri, the daughter of a wealthy merchant. Fatima vowed to spend her inheritance on the construction of a mosque suitable for her community.