Fatima Barkatulla

Envy - Hasad - a disease of the spiritual heart that causes its destruction if indulged and acted upon. What are the real causes of envy? In part one on 'envy', Fatima Barkatulla looks at the evil and causes of envy and what exactly Hasad is and is not.

Ustadha Fatima Barkatulla points out three powerful ways for Muslims to respond, in times when anti-Muslim hatred increases and the Islamophobia industry is hard at work

Some people look at everyone around them as opponents on their path to success. Fatima Barkatulla argues that there is an abundance of goodness to go around and your success does not depend on the failure of others - it depends on Allah's will.

If you are a person with high aspirations, do you have friends with high aspirations too? Or do you always surround yourself with the naysayers who cast a shadow over all of your ideas and projects? Ustadha Fatima Barkatulla says that you should make sure you have a core group of people who you meet regularly, to keep you in the right mindset for excellence.

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Is living in the past holding you back? Many of us carry the past with us wherever we go. When we look into the future all we see is our past sadness, past failures, past obstacles. Fatima Barkatulla asks in this clip: What if you filed the past in the past? What could that do for your future? What if you saw the future as a blank canvas? It would change your life!

Anyone who reads and studies the Qur'an properly will find just how much Allah loves his female servants. Here are just a few examples discussed by Ustadha Fatima Barktulla.

It seems ludicrous that we even have to say it, but KIDS NEED FATHERS. Fathers are not just a spare part, and their presence and involvement is essential to enriching a child's development - girls & boys. In this clip, Fatima Barkatulla highlights the importance of dads and some of the consequences of dads not being a part of their children's lives.

If sinning is a disease of the heart, what is the cure? How do you stop yourself being sucked into an endless cycle of sin...are there any means prescribed by the Qur'an and Sunnah? In this talk, you will learn about 5 keys that protect us from sin.

Should Muslim women be feminists? Should we adopt that label or is it problematic? What is the history of feminism? How do we respond to claims that Islam is a patriarchal religion? These and other topics explored in this lecture by Fatima Barkatulla.

This workshop for parents was delivered in Kuala Lumpur in 2014. Download the PDF parents' worksheet accompanying this talk HERE: What are some of the means that Islam recommends that parents take, in their journey to raise Believers, to raise Mu'minoon? How can you use stories to impart important lessons to children? Download the PDF worksheet that accompanies this workshop here:

Fatima Barkatulla reveals her 8 step formula for achieving what seems impossible! Is there something you really want to do in life but it feels too difficult? Maybe it is making a certain amount of money, or reaching a certain weight or memorising the Quran. Sometimes the things we want the most can feel impossible to achieve. But there is a powerful 8-step formula to turn your deepest desires into reality insha’Allah.

What is sisterhood in Islam and how do we practically speaking, keep our Sisterhood alive? Ustadha Fatima Barkatulla gives practical advice from the Qur'an and Sunnah as to how to keep sisterhood strong & vibrant and how to avoid pitfalls in our relationships with our sisters in Islam.

CARDIFF 2016, This lecture took place online in the aftermath of some terrorist attacks in Paris. It was broadcast live to a mosque in Cardiff, UK, to an audience of Muslim women.

Have you really established the prayer? What is the importance of the five daily prayers - Salah - in Islam and how can you make sure you are fulfilling your prayers in the best way possible. This lecture is a wake up call for each individual. It will show you how to evaluate and work to rectify your connection with Allah through the Salah. Ustadha Fatima Barkatulla delivered this lecture in Ireland to an audience of Muslim women including many new Muslims, this is essential knowledge for Muslims who seek connection to Allah and to fulfil the purpose of their creation.