KARACHI: The computerised national identity card (CNIC) issued by the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) verifies a person’s Pakistani citizenship, however, there is a secret behind every digit of its 13-digit number. This 13-digit number is entirely different for every Pakistani. This number comprises three parts. The first part, which comprises five digits i.e. ‘12101’, has its… Read More »
It was Monday morning and my class had already started for the day. I had given the students a task to complete and they were quietly and busily completing the assignment. Suddenly there was a loud knock at the door and a tall, slim man walked into the room. “I’m a new student”, he said as he burst into… Read More »
Praise be to Allah. Scientific reality is something created by Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, and the source of the Qur’an and Sunnah is Allah, may He be glorified. Whatever comes from Allah, may He be glorified – whether it is revelation or creation – cannot contradict one another, because here you are talking about Allah,… Read More »
Summary of answer For protection from the jinn, you can say these du`as: 1- Seek refuge with Allah from the jinn: 2 – Recite al-Mu’awwadhatayn 3 – Recite Ayat al-Kursi 4 – Recite Surat al-Baqarah 5 – Recite the last verses of Surat al-Baqarah 6 – Recite “La ilaha ill-Allah wahdahu la sharika lah, lahu’l-mulk wa lahu’l-hamd wa… Read More »
Muhammad ibn Maslamah Al-Ansari : His nickname is Abu ‘Abdullah. He was from the tribe of Bani Harithah, and an ally to the tribe of Bani ‘Abdil-Ash-hal. He was born twenty-two years before the Prophetic mission, and he had ten sons and six daughters. He accepted Islam at the hands of Mus‘ab ibn ‘Umayr when Mus‘ab was in Madeenah. Moreover,… Read More »
The Ahlul Bayt (The Family of our Beloved Prophet)Sa’d bin Abu Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) said that when this verse came down, “Let us call our sons and your sons…”* Allah’s Messenger (may Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him) called Sayyidina ‘Ali, Sayyidah Fatima, Sayyidina Hasan and Sayyidina Husain (may Allah be pleased with… Read More »
Let’s agree. We as Indians are obsessed over fair skin, it is still a sort of prized possession and many of us are constantly looking for remedies to get fair complexion. There are many reasons that define our skin tone, from genetics, sun exposure to chemical imbalances in the body. However, the natural skin colour is mainly dependent… Read More »
The origin and meaning of facial beauty represent a longstanding puzzle. Despite the profuse literature devoted to facial attractiveness, its very nature, its determinants and the nature of inter-person differences remain controversial issues. Here we tackle such questions proposing a novel experimental approach in which human subjects, instead of rating natural faces, are allowed to efficiently explore the face-space and… Read More »
I was wondering what are the biggest problems we have on earth today. I know there are thousands, millions or even billions of problems to solve. I get asked so often on Quora or at startup events what problems do actually exist that could be solved, that I compiled this list of 100+ global problems worth solving, after… Read More »
Karachi, city and capital of Sindh province, southern Pakistan. It is the country’s largest city and principal seaport and is a major commercial and industrial centre. Karachi is located on the coast of the Arabian Sea immediately northwest of the Indus River delta. The city has been variously called Caranjee, Crochey, Krotchey, Currachee, and Kurrachee, all of which are believed to be variants of the same name.… Read More »