Month: November 2021
Raising Children
A father went to a wise man and asked: “Can you tell me how I can best raise my son?” The wise man asked: “How old is he?” The father replied: “Seven months old.” The wise man said: “You’ve left this very late. You should have come to me when you ...
View DetailsAvoid Cult Mentality
Taking knowledge from various sources: It is said: ټول گلان په یوه باغ کې نه وي 'All flowers are not contained to one garden.' You will find true and false statements within all the various Sunni schools of thought...
View DetailsElevating Stupid People
Don't elevate stupid people: A man bought a new donkey and took it to the roof of his house, so that the donkey could enjoy the view of the neighbourhood. After a while, the donkey didn't want to come down! The man tried to pull down the donkey, but...
View DetailsLife Is What You Make Of It
In Life - try to turn negatives into positives: إذا ناولك أحدهم كوب ليمون فأضف إليه حفنة من سكر... وإذا أهدي لك ثعبان فخذ جلده الثمين واترك بقيته... If someone were to hand you a glass full of squeezed lemons, add to it a handful of sugar. And if ...
View DetailsGood & Bad
Our elders used to say: ښه خلک بد هیروې بد خلک ښه هیروي "Good people forget your bad, bad people forget your good."...
View DetailsOur Limbs Will Testify
Al-Qur’an: وَتَشْهَدُ أَرْجُلُهُم بِمَا كَانُواْ يَكْسِبُونَ “And their feet will testify to what they used to commit.” [36:65]. On that Day, some feet will say: he/she used me to walk to the mosque, to walk to help a needy person, ...
View DetailsIn My Country
In my country ... في وطني : يستحي الرجل أن يغازل زوجته امام اطفاله ولكن يضربها أمامهم ... "A man feels ashamed to flirt with his wife in front of his children, but beats her in front of them." يموت من لا يس...
View DetailsWorldly Sciences
Studying Worldly Sciences - العلوم الدنيوية The Prophet supplicated for Mu'awiyah to excel in Mathematics: اللهم علّم معاوية الكتاب والحساب "O God, teach Mu'awiyah the Book and Mathematics." ["Silsilah as-Sahihah", 3227]. Mathemati...
View DetailsSteadfastness
The Qur'an states: فَتَزِلَّ قَدَمٌۢ بَعْدَ ثُبُوتِهَا "Lest your foot slips after having been firmly in place." [16:94]. How many people have lost the plot after finding guidance? We should never feel safe from misguidance and alw...
View DetailsHadith: Meat Decay
It is reported that the Prophet said: لَوْلاَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ لَمْ يَخْنَزِ اللَّحْمُ "Were it not for Bani Israel, meat would not decay." ["Sahih Bukhari", 3399]. The 'Law of Decay' and meat-spoiling bacterial organisms existed ...
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