How to Choose a Travel Agent To ensure you choose the right service, speak to friends and acquaintances who have been on Hajj or Umrah and enquire about their experience with their travel agent. The quality of service and the level of commitment to the welfare of pilgrims often vary significantly between travel agencies so you’ll want a… Read More »
Reading is a very good habit that one needs to develop in life. Good books can inform you, enlighten you and lead you in the right direction. There is no better companion than a good book. Reading is important because it is good for your overall well-being. Once you start reading, you experience a whole new world. When… Read More »
Anger is a normal feeling and can be a positive emotion when it helps you work through issues or problems, whether that’s at work or at home. However, anger can become problematic if it leads to aggression, outbursts, or even physical altercations. Anger control is important for helping you avoid saying or doing something you may regret. Before… Read More »
Linguist Deborah Tannen interviewed more than 100 women for her new book on sister relationships, but as the youngest of three sisters, she was able to draw on plenty of experience of her own. You Were Always Mom’s Favorite is the latest in her relationship canon; Tannen has covered everything from conversations between mothers and daughters (You’re Wearing THAT?)… Read More »
My mom did the impossible. She fled Vietnam while pregnant with me and separated from my dad in the chaos. She was so strong-willed that without speaking any English, she brought all of her children to America safely, located my dad five years later, and was a master lie detector who kept her 14 kids in line. She dreamed of… Read More »
When Sultan Salahuddin Ayubi was on his death bed, someone asked him,“Oh Ayubi you are a great warrior of Islam, you have been fighting in the path of Allah for such a long time but you weren’t martyred, you weren’t blessed with martyrdom.” Sultan Salahuddin Ayubi said,“Throughout my life I was yearning to be martyred in the path… Read More »
Syed Ata-ullah Shah Bukhari was born in Patna (India) on September 23, 1892. He got his early religious education in Gujrat and learnt the Holy Qur’an by heart under tutelage of his fathe Hafiz Syed Ziauddin at the age of ten. He entered into practical life in a very early age and informally acquired rest of the education.… Read More »
And there she was – my beautiful sister, in her bridal attire, emotional yet beautiful walking down the aisle for the first time towards her new life.” Growing up with a sibling has its share of highs and lows. From numerous fights to the bittersweet memories and having your big sister always have your back through the thick… Read More »
Indian iron ore prices have jumped nearly threefold in the past year amid tight supplies and increasing demand for steel, even as China’s exchanges on Monday raised the trading limits and margin requirements for some iron ore contracts to cool the price rally, Indian analysts expect iron ore prices to stay elevated for the next two-three quarters. “Iron ore prices are… Read More »
Ibn Sina, known in the West as Avicenna, was a true polymath. Although he became famous mainly as a physician, he made an outstanding contribution to a variety of sciences – from medicine, psychology and pharmacology to geology, physics, astronomy, chemistry and philosophy. His most important contribution to medicine was his famous book Al-Qanun fi-t-tibb ( Canon of Medicine). Reflecting on medical… Read More »