When a believer enters Paradise, if his wife was righteous then she will be his wife in Paradise too. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): “‘And (Eden) Paradise (everlasting Gardens), which they shall enter and (also) those who acted righteously from among their fathers, and their wives, and their offspring. And angels shall enter unto them from every… Read More »
Byname/title: Zayn al-abidin (the adornment of the worshippers), al-Sajjad (the oft-prostrating), al-Abid (the worshipper, and Sayyid al-Sajidin (the chief of the prostrating ones).Father’s name: al-Husayn ibn AliMother’s name: Shahr-Banu (daughter of Yazdegerd III, the last king of the Sasanid dynasty).Date of birth: 5th of Shaaban, 38 AH.Period of Imamat: 35-36 years.Date of martyrdom: 25th of Mu¦arram, 95 AH… Read More »
Congratulations on securing a new house. Finding a home can be very stressful, not to mention packing to make the move. Fortunately, there are some steps to follow to save money on the move and some tried and true advice on what to do when you actually arrive at your new location. It may seem like all of the preparation went… Read More »
Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal (Arabic: أَحْمَد ابْن حَنۢبَل), or Ibn Ḥanbal (ابْن حَنۢبَل) (November 780 – 2 August 855 CE/164–241 AH), was an Arab Muslim jurist, theologian, ascetic, hadith traditionist, and founder of the Hanbali school of Sunni jurisprudence — one of the four major orthodox legal schools of Sunni Islam. A highly influential and active scholar during his lifetime, Ibn Hanbal went on to become “one of the most venerated” intellectual figures in Islamic history, who has… Read More »
A timeline of human evolution, history, technology, and the fates of human societies. This is History, history understood as a single, coherent, evolutionary process, when taking into account the experience of all peoples in all times. See an updated version here. (For my reference. All dates approximate. Suggestions welcome..) =====> All dates B.P. (Before Present) unless otherwise noted. <===== 250… Read More »
It was a warm afternoon on June 2, 1913, and the sun was shining brightly A middle-aged man was sitting under a tree on the twenty-second mile of the road from Rawalpindi to Murree, trying to protect himself from the hot sun. This person’s name was Pehlwan, his body and tosh were also like PehlwanPehlwan was the janitor… Read More »
The story is divided into five sections. In section I, the narrator recalls the time of Emily Grierson’s death and how the entire town attended her funeral in her home, which no stranger had entered for more than ten years. In a once-elegant, upscale neighborhood, Emily’s house is the last vestige of the grandeur of a lost era.… Read More »
Nelson Mandela, leader of the movement to end South African apartheid, is released from prison after 27 years on February 11, 1990. In 1944, Mandela, a lawyer, joined the African National Congress (ANC), the oldest Black political organization in South Africa, where he became a leader of Johannesburg’s youth wing of the ANC. In 1952, he became deputy national… Read More »
Having said that deciding how to tackle this mighty beast can throw up all manner of questions. For instance, when’s the best time to go? How long should I spend onboard? And, most frequently, do I choose a felucca or riverboat? To quickly address a couple of those queries, October to April is the best time to travel because it’s not too… Read More »
To help keep travelers safe, airports may use different kinds of screening equipment. Airport security scanning equipment is used to check carry-on items and checked luggage for items that are not approved for air travel. Some of the equipment used during the screening process can emit low-levels of radiation. On this page: About Radiation and Airport Security Scanning… Read More »