Numbness in your hands can mean many things. You need to think about how often and when it happens, how long it lasts and what other symptoms you might have. Your healthcare provider can help you find out what could be causing your hand numbness and then help you find the best way to treat it. Cleveland Clinic… Read More »
Islamabad: Although the thought of ageing and going grey may be daunting, an expert at Baylor College of Medicine says there are several factors that play a role in developing grey hair. “Hair can go grey for several different reasons,” said Rajani Katta, MD, clinical assistant professor of medicine at Baylor.” The primary reason is genetics, and a… Read More »
One of my favorite hadiths or sayings of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), involves a camel. Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, the hadith outlines the story of a Bedouin man who was leaving his camel without tying it. The Prophet (PBUH) asked him “Why don’t you tie down your camel?” The Bedouin answered, “I put my trust in Allah.” The Prophet… Read More »
I have often battled with myself to figure out exactly how I want to remember Wasim Akram. He is the best left-arm pacer to have played the game but there were the dark days of match fixing too. Last week marked the anniversary of when he reached 400 ODI wickets. And for the occasion, I am going to… Read More »
Definition of a bill A bill is an invoice that one of your suppliers will give you, and which, sooner or later, you will have to pay. You might also hear a bill referred to as a ‘purchase invoice’ or a ‘supplier invoice’. You may see that you have a number of days (normally between 7 and 30) to pay the bill to… Read More »
There were only a few minutes to one when I heard a stranger’s voice on my mobile phone. The speaker seemed to be full of apprehension, agony and terror as he said in a trembling voice. “Jamia Al-Rasheed’s van has had an accident. Come quickly.”The stranger had found my cell number on a card in one of the… Read More »
In the annals of ancient history, there are few images as intriguing as that of the Assyrian soldier, depicted 3,000 years ago, diving beneath the water’s surface with the aid of an inflatable goatskin bag. Preserved on a tablet now housed at the British Museum of Antiquities, this depiction offers a remarkable glimpse into the ingenuity and adaptability… Read More »
Mariana Trench, deep-sea trench in the floor of the western North Pacific Ocean, the deepest such trench known on Earth, located mostly east as well as south of the Mariana Islands. It is part of the western Pacific system of oceanic trenches coinciding with subduction zones—points where two adjacent tectonic plates collide, one being forced below the other. An arcing depression, the Mariana Trench stretches for more… Read More »
What is the difference between Transliteration and Translation? Transliteration is a process of transferring similar-sounding words from one language to another. To give you an example, typing “Aap se Mil Ke Khushi Huwi“ will be transliterated into “آپ سے مل کر خوشی ہوئی“. Whereas, translation is a process of converting the written word from one language to another. For E.g.… Read More »
A French woman brought her son to an Islamic center in France, wanting him to convert to Islam. They arrived at the center, and the son met with the director. The son said, “My mother wants me to become a Muslim.” The director asked, “Do you want to accept Islam?” The son replied, “I haven’t thought about it… Read More »