Ashfaq Ahmed often used to say that a man loves a woman while a woman loves her children, I fully understood this that night, it was a spring night in the last year of the last century. I had been married for almost two years. And the eldest son must have been about one year old. There were… Read More »
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen was asked in Fataawa al-Siyaam (p. 87) about the ruling on the fasting of one who does not pray.He replied:The fast of one who does not pray is not valid and is not accepted, because the one who does not pray is a kaafir and an apostate, because Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): “But… Read More »
Derealization is a mental state where you feel detached from your surroundings. People and objects around you may seem unreal. Even so, you’re aware that this altered state isn’t normal. More than half of all people may have this disconnection from reality once in their lifetime. But about 2% of people experience it often enough for it to… Read More »
July 12 is National Hijab Day in Iran, a celebration that has been met by defiant protests by women driving headscarfless in their cars. At the same time, the American glossy Allure has featured, for the first time, a hijab-wearing model on its cover. The Somali stunner Hamali Aden demonstrates just how beautiful and fashion-forward Islamic style can be. How did this… Read More »
Fear is the root cause of most problems, although it may not seem obvious at first. It’s not always self-evident how procrastination or financial and relationship problems are related to fear. The truth is, that every problem we have is rooted in fear. Why do we have those problems mentioned above and why are we not able to… Read More »
Last week was a difficult week for Lahore and Pakistan, with a bomb blast at a Sufi shrine in Sindh, and a blast in Quetta, and a blast on Mall Road — just a few stop lights away from our Amal team members commuting home. It was the kind of week where we found ourselves desperately looking for… Read More »
Note: It has been nine hours since we posted this entry. Now Babaji wishes me to add this: “Dear friends, there is more than one of you who have been asking me of Haidakhan Babaji. Those of you who read this blog know which ones of you whom I am speaking about. I request you watch the second… Read More »
Expecting fathers may have questions about a father’s rights before birth. Decisions made during pregnancy, including medical testing, health care decisions, and adoption, can have great significance once a child is born. Traditionally, mothers retain most of the decision-making rights regarding an unborn child. However, children can benefit from fathers embracing the rights and duties of fatherhood as soon as… Read More »
Osman I (born c. 1258—died 1324 or 1326) was the ruler of a Turkmen principality in northwestern Anatolia who is regarded as the founder of the Ottoman Turkish state. Both the name of the dynasty and the empire that the dynasty established are derived from the Arabic form (ʿUthmān) of his name. Osman was descended from the Kayı branch of the Oğuz Turkmen. His father, Ertugrul, had established a principality… Read More »
One day, the famous Ottoman Sultan Suleiman (aka ‘The Magnificent’) was taking a breather in one of the gardens of Topkapi Palace. Whilst observing the trees and contemplating about them (e.g. what a miracle of God they were!), he realised that one of them was surrounded by ants. He did not like the idea of ants feeding on his trees and thought of poisoning them. However… Read More »