Praise be to Allah, and prayers and peace be upon the Prophet Mohammad (S.A.W.) and his sanctified and dedicated Companions (R.A.), as well as all their followers till the Day of Judgment. The life of Al Farooq Umar ibn Al-Khattab (R.A.) is a shining page of Islamic history, which outshines and supersedes all other histories. The history of… Read More »
Hi, I am Temitope, Ajoke Ishmael. Welcome to my blog again JIB readers, to my new readers, a humble welcome to you. Please as you read, do not forget to subscribe to my blog, so you can join the JIB squad. Thanks. Garbage cans were designed to collect, Carry and contain trash, refuse and waste. You were not! Stop… Read More »
The village of Laynah north of Saudi Arabia is famous for its miraculous water wells that go back to the reign of Prophet Suleiman. The legend has it that the wells once reached 300 in number, and that they were carved in in the solid rocky soil in Laynah by King Suleiman’s army of jinn to provide water… Read More »
John D. Rockefeller was once the richest man in the world, the world’s first billionaire. At age 25, he controlled one of America’s largest oil refineries. By the age of 31, he had become the world’s largest oil refiner. By the age of 38, he had refined 90 percent of the oil in the United States. For 50… Read More »
I have always loved the story of the Potter and the Clay found in Jeremiah. It speaks of Jeremiah going down to the potter’s house and there, hearing the Lord speak to him. He watches as the potter takes the clay and makes it into a vessel that seemed good for Him. Then the Lord says to Jeremiah… Read More »
There’s so much for our children to learn in today’s high-tech world that it can become easy for them to miss out on practical life skills. In fact, a 2014 study by the security company AVG Technologies found that while 57% of 3- to 5-year-olds can navigate at least one app on a smartphone, only 14% could tie their shoes. “I… Read More »
The priest at a father daughter retreat that my daughter and I were attending, asked the fathers to look into their daughters’ eyes and explain to her how precious she is to him. He said it might be difficult for some of you, embarrasing for some, you may feel self-conscious about saying these things, or at least a… Read More »
A child went to a burial ground and threw his school bag at his mom’s grave and emotionally said in tears “”if you have slept enough, wake up, come with me and give an answer to my teacher who says -your mother is very careless, she sends you to school without lunch box, she doesn’t even dress you… Read More »
An English medieval castle, if a large one, could have a household staff of at least 50 people, which included all manner of specialised and skilled workers such as cooks, grooms, carpenters, masons, falconers, and musicians, as well as a compliment of knights, bowmen, and crossbow operators. Most staff were paid by the day, and job security was often… Read More »
THE guardianship of the Kaaba is still inherited by the sons of Shaybah and their successors — a tradition that has been instituted by the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) after the conquest of Makkah the eighth year after Hijrah. Following the Muslim victory, the Prophet entrusted the key of the city to Uthman Bin Abi Talha… Read More »