A beggar was standing in a city at a particular place, begging for money. He never changed his place, carried his begging for decades. As he became old and was about to die, he made a request to people bury him after his death in the same place where he stood begging all the years. When he died,… Read More »
The most beautiful name in our history is that of Abdullah bin Zayed (may Allah have mercy on him). He did not marry all his life, his youth passed and his old age came. One day he was sitting and reciting the blessed hadith, and he read the statement of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) in it, … Read More »
Belief in the message of Muhammad comes second only to belief in the one God. Muhammad was born around the year 570 and was orphaned at an early age. He was eventually raised by his uncle, who had religious prominence within the main Quraysh tribe of Mecca but was of modest financial means. At age 25, Muhammad married… Read More »
At your wits’ end wondering how to get rid of mosquitoes at home? In a tropical country like India, having a mosquito-free house may seem like a distant dream, and the monsoon season only makes things worse. Most of us use insect-repellent sprays, coils, or liquids to get rid of mosquitoes or kill mosquitoes at home. However, most… Read More »
The thirty-eighth of the Greater sins is to consider Hajj insignificant and not to give it due importance. This has been recorded in the tradition of Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq (‘a) by Amash and in the tradition of Imam al-Ridha (‘a) by Fazl Ibn Shazan. Since Hajj is also an obligatory article of faith, what is true of avoiding… Read More »
Q. How long does the bald eagle live?A. Typically in the wild probably between 20-30 years. Some eagles in captivity have lived up to 50 years, but in the wild they would not live as long. Q. How do you determine a bald eagle’s age?A. By plumage until they are 5 years old, then after that you cannot age them.… Read More »
During a 10-hour flight, she was heading from Seoul, Korea, to San Francisco, USA. This mother distributed more than 200 passengers on the plane a plastic bag for each one. The bag contains candy, chewing gum and earplugs as a kind of advance apology for using them in the event that her 4-month-old baby screamed during the flight.… Read More »
An Egyptian teacher working at a school in Saudi Arabia was shot dead by one of his teenage students last week. The 35-year-old named as Hani Abdel Tawab was an English teacher at a middle school and had reportedly been killed by a 13-year-old student following an altercation in the classroom after the student was not satisfied with the grading of his… Read More »
The disbelievers are warned of the dreadful consequences of rejecting faith: “Can you can be a guardian for someone who makes a god of his whims?” (43). Turning to the natural world it points out the amazing creative power of Allah: the shadow, the nightfall, the rain, seawater, blood and marriage relatives, the constellations, the sun and the… Read More »
For some, the stories of Mullah Nasruddin are mere jokes, if you read his stories without insight and just as jokes, you need some self-work to do before recognizing the level of intellect he is tickling with his humor. At an individual and collective level, Mullah pinches at some the most important cultural, religious, sociological and traditional customs and traditions.… Read More »