Category: Life
Calculated Risks
A Proverb: لا تختبر عمق النهر بكلا القدمين “Never test how deep the river is with both feet.” Meaning: don’t take a dangerous risk when you don’t have a safety net....
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Al-Qur'an: والعصر إن الإنسان لفي خسر إلا الذين آمنوا وعملوا الصالحات وتواصوا بالحق وتواصوا بالصبر "I Swear by Time: Mankind is in a state of Loss; except for those who believe, perform good deeds, encourage ...
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Some people are like Pictures... smooth & flawless from a distance, but if you get closer, you notice their flaws, pixels & rough edges ... ځينې خلک لکه عکس چې څو نږدې کوې کیفیت له لاسه ورکوي!...
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In life, comfort makes us lazy and hardships make us stronger. Difficulties are opportunities for growth. Syed Sadiq Husain said in a poem: تندئ بادِ مخالف سے نہ گھبرا اے عقاب یہ تو چلتی ہے تجھے اونچا اڑانے کے لیے "Don’t fear the intensity of oppos...
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al-Qur'an: وَالَّذِي نَزَّلَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاءً بِقَدَرٍ فَأَنشَرْنَا بِهِ بَلْدَةً مَّيْتًا كَذَٰلِكَ تُخْرَجُون "It is [God] who sends down rain from the sky in measured portions; We resurrect with it dead land back to life. Similarly, y...
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It is said: " ينبغي للمرء أن يأكل ليحيا لا أن يحيا ليأكل " "Eat to Live; don't Live to Eat."...
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The Poet says: جَزَى اللهُ الشَّدَائِدَ كُلَّ خَيْرٍ وَإنْ كانت تُغصّصُنِي بِرِيقِي وَمَا شُكْرِي لهَا حمْداً وَلَكِن عرفتُ بها عدوّي من صديقي “May God reward hardships with...
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When a member of our community commits suicide - like the unfortunate incident of that Ayesha girl - we debate whether that person will go to Hell or Paradise. Leave that for God to decide. The question WE should be addressing is: How did WE let t...
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"Lord, what has he LOST who FOUND you? And what has he FOUND who LOST you?" الهي ماذا فقد من وجدك وماذا وجد من فقدك...
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Ibn al-Jawzi said about the importance of TIME: فنقل عن عامر بن عبد قيس أن رجلاً قال له: كلمني، فقال له: أمسك الشمس "A man said to Aamir bin Qays: "Let's have a chat." Aamir said to him: "Only if you can ho...
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