Category: Life

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....

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 ...

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!...

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...

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...

It is said: " ينبغي للمرء أن يأكل ليحيا لا أن يحيا ليأكل " "Eat to Live; don't Live to Eat."...

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...

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...

"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...

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...