Last week, as my family and I patiently dug ourselves out of mounds and mounds of snow during Snowmageddon 2016, I kept thinking of how white the world was around us. Everywhere we turned, there was snow – and not the dirty, been-on-the-road-too-long-kind, but rather the fluffy-want-to-make-an-igloo-and-snowman-kind of snow. But there was one thing that stood out for… Read More »
Ibn Al Qayyam quoted Imam Shafi’ee who said: Four matters bring strength to the body, eating meat, smelling perfume, taking baths even without the intercourse & wearing Kittan (Linen). Four matters weaken the body, sexual intercourse, depression, drinking water repeatedly while the stomach is empty & consuming sour foods in excess. Four matters strengthen the sight / vision,… Read More »
Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari relates that Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) says: “Whoever fasts the month of Ramadan and then follows it with six days of fasting in the month of Shawwal, it will be as if he had fasted the year through.” (Sahih Muslim, 1163) The month of Shawwal is singled out for the observance of extra… Read More »
Good afternoon everybody. As you will gather from that [title] we’ve all seen the film, but do we really know the true story behind the Great Escape? Hopefully today you’ll be better informed when you leave here about what actually happened, rather than the Hollywood version of what happened. Exactly 65 years ago today, at about 10:15, on… Read More »
Pakistan is a developing country with a high rate of poverty. This poverty has forced many people to resort to begging to make a living. However, professional beggars have also started to resort to this profession leading to the creation of an economically wasteful class which is feeding off the work of others in society. Begging mafias have… Read More »
I believe in appreciating your parents. Every person has a different relationship with their parents either good or bad but I’ve come to appreciate mine with my parents since we share such a close relationship. My parents have always been there for me since I was really little. They have given me advice on what is best to… Read More »
Musaylima (Arabic: مُسَيْلِمَةُ), otherwise known as Musaylima ibn Ḥabīb (Arabic: مسيلمه ابن حبيب) d.632, was a claimant of prophethood from the Banu Hanifa tribe,of which present day descendants include the House of Saud among other Najd tribesBased from Diriyah in present day Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, he claimed to be a prophet and was an opponent of Islam in 7th-century Arabia. He was a leader during the Ridda wars. He is considered by Muslims to be a false prophet (Arabic: اَلْكَذَّابُ al-Kadhdhāb).He is… Read More »
ISLAMABAD – The debate regarding whether Pakistan’s incumbent Prime Minister Imran Khan offered Eid prayer or not has rekindled the memories of senior citizens in the country, one of whom dished in on the matter with a reference to the founding father of Pakistan, Quaid e Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Muhammad Arif detailed an interesting tale of how Quaid e Azam offered… Read More »
Abadi Bano Begum (Bi Amma) was one the most famous mothers participated in Indian Freedom movement. She didn’t receive formal education. However she knew the value of modern English education. So she tried her best to give her children English education. On one occasion she pawned her personal jewelry to educate her children. Later her two sons, Mohammad… Read More »
Did you know pigeon droppings were once considered a valuable fertilizer? That trend obviously didn’t last into modern times (probably for good reason), but if you think pigeon-poop fertilizer sounds crazy, just wait until you read these next facts! 1. Pigeons may have been the first domesticated bird. People have been keeping pigeons as pets for a very long time.… Read More »