A Short Inspirational Story on King Bruce and Spider Once upon a time, there was a king in Scotland named Robert Bruce. He ruled Scotland when it was not part of England. The king of Scotland was brave and wise. One day, the king of England led his large army into Scotland and drove Robert Bruce out of… Read More »
Keeping your home clean and fresh involves more than just tidying up and vacuuming. One of the key aspects of maintaining a healthy living environment is changing your cushion covers and bed sheets regularly. But how often should you be changing these items? How Often to Change Cushion Covers Cushion covers can quickly accumulate dirt, dust, and bacteria,… Read More »
In the name of Allah, the most gracious, the most merciful. All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds. No one is worthy of worship except against the wrongdoers. The right path is for the righteous. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon Your servant and Messenger, Muhammad, peace be upon him and his family and… Read More »
Meron Hadero is a finalist for The Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing. Original version published in McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern Issue 52, finalist for the 2019 Caine Prize for African Writing When I met Herr Weill, I was a lanky 10-year-old, a fish out of water in –, Iowa, a small college town surrounded by fields in every… Read More »
Khwaja Syed Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki was born in 1187 AH, 582 AH in the town of Osh, Kyrgyzstan. His real name was Syed Bakhtiyar, and was given the title Qutbuddin. His alias was Kaki, which means bread. His lineage goes back to Imam Hussain Ibn Ali. When he was five years old, his mother Majida asked her elder… Read More »
Education has been a part of my life ever since I was born. My mother is a teacher, and I have always been in her classroom, and seeing her teaching kids is something I feel I knew I wanted to do ever since I was little. As I grew older, I had a rough time in school. I… Read More »
Most of us can agree that we wouldn’t buy a dessert from this pastry shop every day let alone for our children. We’d be plagued with sugar highs, cavities and obesity (oh wait, we already are). From that statement alone it’s quite evident that in the United States we have an epidemic. A sugar epidemic. In no other country… Read More »
Ruling 2461. It is obligatory for someone who falls into sin on account of not having a wife to get married. Ruling 2462. If a husband stipulates a condition in the marriage contract that his wife must be a virgin but after concluding the marriage he realises that she is not a virgin, he can annul the marriage… Read More »
Question One time, by mistake, I told some women in a prayer room, who wanted to pray but were waiting for some women to pray so they could pass in front of them, I told them that it was okay since it was a prayer room, and we do pass in front of others in the Masjids. But… Read More »
Living a sedentary lifestyle can be dangerous to your health. The less sitting or lying down you do during the day, the better your chances for living a healthy life. If you stand or move around during the day, you have a lower risk of early death than if you sit at a desk. If you live a… Read More »