Category Archives: Desi Totkay

Improve Family Life Skills – Best Positive Parenting Tips

The Strengthening Families Program (SFP) is a 12 to 14-week parenting and family skills training program for high-risk and general-population families. The whole family attends and practices new relationship skills together in 2-hour family group sessions. SFP is an evidence-based program designed to significantly improve parenting skills and family relationships, reduce child maltreatment, children’s problem behaviors, delinquency, and… Read More »

5 Lessons from Prophet Muhammad’s Life

The twelfth of Rabi’ Al-Awwal marks the day on which the best of all mankind was born, Prophet Muhammad! He (pbuh) was known to be a remarkable person, so much so, that even non-Muslim scholars and historians have acknowledged him as an exceptional person. There are countless stories about the form of life that Prophet Muhammad embraced, how… Read More »

The Secret Of Salah: Focus Your Heart On Him

We now arrive at the final and potentially the most important way to achieve khushūʿ in your ṣalāh. Ibn al-Qayyim (raḥimahullāh) has described it as ‘the secret and essence of ṣalāh.’ The secret of ṣalāh, and what transforms it from being a lifeless body to a real, moving and powerful force is: turning to Allah (ʿazza wa jall) fully and… Read More »

Tibb-e-Nabawi: Healing by ISLAM

Tibb-e-Nabawi ~ Healing by ISLAM, both for the body & soul, for the doctor & patient, for the sick & healthy بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَالنَّجْمِ إِذَا هَوَى مَا ضَلَّ صَاحِبُكُمْ وَمَا غَوَى وَمَا يَنطِقُ عَنِ الْهَوَى إِنْ هُوَ إِلاَّ وَحْيٌ يُوحَى عَلَّمَهُ شَدِيدُ الْقُوَى By the Star when it goes down, your Companion is neither astray nor… Read More »

Scientifically Proven Health Benefits of Taking a Bath

Bathing has a long and detailed history. Submerging ourselves in water, whether in a bathing receptacle or in a natural body of water is something we do for both personal hygiene, leisure, and health. There is nothing more enjoyable than going for a swim in the ocean on a warm day or having a hot fragrant bath in… Read More »

A Prospective Study Of Coffee Drinking And Suicide In Women

Drink 1 cup of this coffee before thinking about suicide

Background: Among the many reported central nervous system effects of long-term caffeine use is improvement in mood. Objective: To examine prospectively the relationship of coffee and caffeine intake to risk of death from suicide. Methods: We conducted a 10-year follow-up study (1980 to 1990) in an ongoing cohort of 86 626 US female registered nurses aged 34 to 59 years in… Read More »

Things You Can Do for Your Health Today

This gives your brain the chance to get the signal that you’re full, so you’re less likely to overeat. And if you take it slow, you’re more likely to think about what you’re eating and make sensible, healthy choices. Socialize It’s not about how many people you know or how often you see them. What matters is a… Read More »

Will of Imam Ali written for his son Imam Hassan

From the father who is (shortly) to die, who acknowledges the hardships of times, who has turned away from life, who has submitted himself to the (calamities of) time, who realizes the evils of the world, who is living in the abodes of the dead and is due to depart from them any day to the son who… Read More »

Why Is A Good Name Important

There is a business book called The Halo Effect that explains a psychological phenomenon impacting our perception of organizations. In short, a company’s performance biases our opinion. If a company fails, we might say they expanded too quickly. If they succeed, they expanded rapidly to take advantage of opportunities. Same actions, different results, radically different perceptions. This is true of… Read More »

Why Don’t Daughters Raise Their Voices

How I would parent was not something I ever planned or thought too much about before I had my children but as soon as they were born, I knew what kind of mother I was. Iam a gentle parent. People can often get that confused with a pushover but a pushover I am far from. My children learn… Read More »

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