Tabrez Ansari. (Video grab) Freedom is indivisible. “The chains on any one of my people,” Nelson Mandela reminded us, “were the chains on all of them, the chains on all of my people were the chains on me.” There are many things that trouble me about India today. One is our ever-mounting tolerance of the open and profound… Read More »
The Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, was born around 570 CE. At the age of 40, Muhammad received his call to become a prophet. He received the word of God through the Angel Gabriel and the divine message was recorded in the Holy Qur’an. The God that spoke to Muhammad was the God of Ibrahim (Abraham). Islam is… Read More »
If you’ve never milked an animal, put it on your bucket list! Milking time is truly rewarding, and not just because you get a pailful of delicious frothy milk when you’re done but because it is one of the most bonding and personal experiences I’ve ever had with an animal. Milking time is like a meditation for me.… Read More »
And whoever gives one of these little ones only a cup of cold water in the name of disciple, assuredly, I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward.” ~ Matthew 10: 42 The other night I had a unique dream involving two scenes in which I was ministering to the homeless. I have had… Read More »
Praise be to Allah. It is not permissible for two who have reached the age of puberty to sleep together under one blanket. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Teach your children to pray when they are seven years old and smack them if they do not do so when they are ten… Read More »
But these pagans, nothing would stop them. They still wanted to test whether Muhammad was saying the truth or not. So they are like, look, send a group of people to Medina. There are Jews over there. They have the holy scriptures. Ask them about Muhammad. I mean, if this guy’s really a prophet, these guys should know,… Read More »
Hadith” is an Arabic word which means “Holy Sayings”. It is the narration of all the affectionate words of advice uttered by the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) from time to time. These sayings (Ahadith) are instructions offered for the guidance of mankind, and to follow them is as important as daily prayers. The famous books… Read More »
Since 1973 Surya has lived up to its prime motto of ‘Providing reliable and trustworthy’ products. However, with the plethora of options in the markets, varieties of ‘counterfeit’ products seem to find a way in through the back door. And such fake products results in poor customer satisfaction who are looking to buy Original Products just like Surya… Read More »
June, the protagonist and narrator of “Two Kinds,” began by explaining her mother’s overly high expectations of her. Her mother, Suyuan, had fled from China, losing everything including her twin daughters. She believed in the American Dream, and she thought that if June would have just tried, she could have been a genius and/or famous. Suyuan pressured her daughter from… Read More »
Praise be to Allah. al-Hajjaaj ibn Yoosuf ath-Thaqafi was the governor of Iraq for the caliph ‘Abd al-Malik ibn Marwaan. He was known for oppression and bloodshed, showing disrespect to the early generations [the Sahaabah and Taabi‘een] and transgressing all the sacred limits of Allah for the slightest reason. The historians and biographers are unanimously agreed that he… Read More »