UNTIL THE AMERICAN Declaration of Independence gave us the notion of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, people didn’t believe happiness was something that needed to be made into a specific right that they then had the ‘liberty’ to pursue. Instead, pursuing happiness is hard wired into our DNA. …
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As young children, many of us were dragged to the dentist. Once at the surgery, despite our protests, we were seated on the chair and made to open our mouths, after which the dentist carried out ‘unspeakable atrocities’ against us. Scaling, polishing, filling and worst of all – injecting and …
Read More »The Purification Process
Sayyiduna ‘Ammaar bin Yaasir (radhiyallahu ‘anhuma) reports that on one occasion a woman passed by a certain man who fixed his gaze on her (as she passed by). Thereafter, as he passed by a wall, he scraped his face with it. He then came to Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), while …
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What will the people say? Will they approve of it? Will they laugh at it? It seems that such concerns influence our actions –especially our public conduct– more than anything else. Social pressure is a powerful force. It works by appealing to our desire not to be insulted, ridiculed, …
Read More »The Delight of Selflessness
By Abu Muhammad Yusuf eislam.co.za Sacrifice is part of nature. The excruciating pain a mother endures patiently at childbirth, the years a teacher spends in educating children, the medical personal who attend to accident scenes in the dead of night, the police who patrol the streets during odd times …
Read More »Glimpses into the Lives of Pious Women Volume 2 Book
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https://veiledmuslimah.wordpress.com/ Aa’idh Qarni عَسى تَأخيرك عَنْ سَفر ” خَيـر” It is highly possible that you being delayed from a journey is better for you و عَسى حِرمآنك مِنْ زَوآج “بَركة” And it is highly possible that you being deprived of marriage is a blessing و عَسى طّلآقّك منّ زوجك “راحة” And …
Read More »Closing Doors To Open More
In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy وَعَسَىٰ أَن تَكْرَهُوا شَيْئًا وَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ ۖ وَعَسَىٰ أَن تُحِبُّوا شَيْئًا وَهُوَ شَرٌّ لَّكُمْ ۗ وَاللَّـهُ يَعْلَمُ وَأَنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ But perhaps you hate a thing and it is good for you; and perhaps you love a thing and it …
Read More »On the Bright Side (e-book)
In times of difficulty and hardship, it is easy to lose hope and fall into despondency, especially when the suffering is widespread, such as in our current situation. While we cannot control our destiny, we CAN control our perspective. Instead of looking at the thorns with the roses, let us …
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