One night Sultan Mahmood Ghaznawi went walking among his subjects after taking off his royal clothes and putting on ordinary clothes. He chanced to come upon a group of thieves who were consulting amongst themselves. On seeing him they asked: “Who are you?” The King (Sultan) replied: “I am also one like yourselves.” They understood that to mean… Read More »
Too often the trend in our society is for people to be separated from either other, to be cut off from the great mass of humanity, and in doing so to be dehumanized a little bit more with each step. Cars have taken us off the streets, where we used to greet each other and stop to chat.… Read More »
ASWAN, Egypt, July 8 (Xinhua) — On a brief boat voyage in the Nile River in Upper Egypt’s tourist city of Aswan, an island called Agilkia appears in the distance, where fortress-like walls surrounding ancient large pylons and columns of a number of temples form the magnificent Philae temple complex. What’s more astonishing than the breathtaking view is… Read More »
What are the signs and symptoms of ringworm? Ringworm is an infection caused by fungus. You can get ringworm anywhere on your skin. On most areas of the skin, it causes ring-shaped patches. What you see, however, changes when ringworm grows on the feet (bottoms and sides), palms, nails, groin, beard area, or scalp. Skin with ringworm infection… Read More »
Islam is a complete way of life and therefore teaches us good manners too. Cleanliness in Islam is given a lot of importance according to a famous Hadith which says, “Purification is half of faith.” (Muslim). It not only teaches us personal hygiene, but also cleanliness of our houses and neighborhoods. Allah has indeed created man in the… Read More »
(O Prophet), may Allah forgive you! Why did you give them leave to stay behind before it became clear to you as to who were truthful and who were liars?45 45. Allah did not approve of the exemption which the Prophet (peace be upon him) had granted to the hypocrites who had put forward lame excuses. Though he… Read More »
This article is about the former province of British India (1849-1947). For other uses, see Punjab Province (disambiguation). Punjab was a province of British India. Most of the Punjab region was annexed by the British East India Company on 29 March 1849, and declared a province of British rule; it was one of the last areas of the Indian subcontinent to fall under British control. In 1858, the Punjab, along with… Read More »
That’s fascinating, and I well remember that question, John. And, of course, I’ve had a lot of sessions in the Middle East and I’ve enjoyed being there. Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, you know, Egypt and all of those countries, open forums in Jakarta, Indonesia, or in the Islamic University of Malaysia, and so on. They’ve been very cordial when… Read More »
The rise in the incidents of theft of buffaloes in northern parts of Haryana is giving sleepless nights to the farmers. As per the reports collected from the different police stations, most of the incidents were reported in villages of Karnal, Kurukshetra, Kaithal and Yamunanagar districts. The aggrieved farmers filed complaints of theft of their buffaloes but the… Read More »
(36:12) – Verily, We shall indeed bring the dead back to life, and We shall record whatever [deeds] they have sent ahead, and the traces [of good and evil] which they have left behind: for all things do We take account in a record clear. [Asad] If somehow one escapes accountability of one’s misdeeds and does not suffer… Read More »