Whenever I feel sad due to social and societal attitudes, I move toward the city of silence. where, I find a comfort zone (father’s grave) in order to feel felicitation while sitting next to it, because that’s the bed of my father who is sleeping externally. In the last hours of the night, I was sitting at my… Read More »
Once upon a time there lived a poor widow and her son Jack. One day, Jack’s mother told him to sell their only cow. Jack went to the market and on the way he met a man who wanted to buy his cow. Jack asked, “What will you give me in return for my cow?” The man answered,… Read More »
Prayer (salah), is one of the Five Pillars of Islam and is an important guiding principle that all Muslims must follow. Muslims should aspire never to miss a prayer (Namaz), although if a prayer is missed due to reasons outside of your control, you must make up the missed prayer promptly or recite the missed prayer in your… Read More »
Is it bad to leave your phone plugged in overnight? Do you have to wait until your battery dies to charge your phone? Tech experts reveal the truth.There are a lot of myths out there about how you should be caring for your phone battery. We talked to tech experts to find the truth that will help to… Read More »
Kids start developing their sense of self as babies when they see themselves through their parents’ eyes. Your tone of voice, your body language, and your every expression are absorbed by your kids. Your words and actions as a parent affect their developing self-esteem more than anything else. Praising accomplishments, however small, will make them feel proud; letting kids do… Read More »
The Witr prayer is the last prayer of the night. The Messenger of Allah, sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: “The Witr prayer is offered in units of 2 raka’at. If you fear that dawn is near, conclude with a single rak’ah so the night prayer will be of an odd number.”Al-Bukhari, vol. 2, book 16, #105 It can be offered at any time… Read More »
Is this really true? Or at least is there some truth to the idea that the person who cares less has the most power? According to wikipedia, The Principle of Least Interest is the idea in sociology that the person or group that has the least amount of interest in continuing a relationship has the most power over it. It’s an idea, a theory that has a… Read More »
Parents are a crucial part of their children’s path to higher education. Having full support plants the seed and motivates students to overcome adversity, and attend college. Many parents will not able to support their children with financial support but they are able to do so much more. With a college education your son/daughter has a greater opportunity… Read More »
A short and sweet post today. This is one of my favourite football stories, and, as the festive season approaches, it had to be told! Until the 1950s, it was very common for a full league programme to be played on Christmas Day in England, something we would never think of in the modern era On December 25th 1937, Chelsea were… Read More »
Al-Bīrūnī, in full Abū al-Rayḥān Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad al-Bīrūnī, (born Sept. 4, 973 CE, Khwārezm, Khorāsān [now in Uzbekistan]—died c. 1052, Ghazna [now Ghaznī, Afg.), Muslim astronomer, mathematician, ethnographist, anthropologist, historian, and geographer. Al-Bīrūnī lived during a period of unusual political turmoil in the eastern Islamic world. He served more than six different princes, all of whom were known for their bellicose activities and a good number of… Read More »