A young boy came running to the philosopher “Shivana” (a pre-Islamic Iranian thinker) and said, “My mother has decided to sacrifice my little innocent sister at the feet of the great idol in the temple, please save her.” Shivana immediately accompanied the boy to the temple and saw that the woman had tied the girl’s hands and feet… Read More »
The problem with being asked to describe two hours with the greatest man in Pakistan is that it is a bit impossible to do justice to. I was initially excited about the prospect of writing about my interview with Abdul Sattar Edhi.During our session, I made mental notes of all his inspiring quotes and decided I would focus… Read More »
The Pakistani rupee (ISO code: PKR) is the official currency in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. The issuance of the currency is controlled by the State Bank of Pakistan. It was officially adopted by the Government of Pakistan in 1949. Earlier the coins and notes were issued and controlled by the Reserve Bank of India until 1949, when it was handed over to the Government and State Bank of… Read More »
When identifying weird, grammatically correct sentences, one must first define what is grammatically correct. A grammatically correct sentence is a sentence that follows all the rules and conventions of English grammar, meaning it is composed of adequately ordered phrases and words. Here are some examples of grammatically correct sentences. • “They walked to the park.” • “He works… Read More »
Overview Dementia is a term for several diseases that affect memory, thinking, and the ability to perform daily activities. The illness gets worse over time. It mainly affects older people but not all people will get it as they age. Things that increase the risk of developing dementia include:
Praise be to Allah. Islam came to protect women and their honour, and prescribed rulings that take care of that. Allah says (interpretation of the meaning): And stay in your houses [Al-Ahzaab 33:33] Based on this, the general principle is that women should stay at home and not go out except for essential reasons or cases of need.… Read More »
I adore books and the act of reading. So when I signed on to Medium and saw a section called ‘Reading’, I hurried on over and was disappointed by some of the articles I saw there. In particular treating reading as something to be achieved as opposed to enjoyed and techniques to condense the whole reading experience. Articles… Read More »
In the last 28 years Dr Zakir Naik has delivered over 2,500 public talks in the USA, Canada, UK, Italy, France, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Egypt, Yemen, South Africa, Botswana, Nigeria, Ghana, Gambia, Algeria, Morocco, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, China, Japan, South Korea, Guyana, Trinidad, Mauritius,… Read More »
When I was in college, I wanted to find ultimate truth, if there was such a thing. I suspected it was not in religion as I knew it—not a modernist’s neat and tidy formula. And I suspected it was not in a postmodernist’s notion that everything we know and believe results from our culture and environment. I believed… Read More »
There is a Muslim website that says dua can’t change destiny (qadr) and other sites says dua can change destiny. What does this website says? I watched a youtube video that says Allah WILL with guarantee grant your wish because he is shy and pitiful to humans. But if the dua is harmful like I wish I had dogs for pets, the… Read More »