Posted in Life with Islam, Reflections, Thoughts on October 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »
‘A good word is like a good tree whose root is firmly fixed, and whose branches reach to heaven; bearing fruit in all seasons by the permission of its Lord’ (Qur’an 14:24-5).
Putting my faith into everyday practice has been difficult. How can I strengthen my faith if I have been lacking it? How did I [...]
Posted in Family matters, Life with Islam, Reflections on May 10, 2008 | 5 Comments »
“This day, I have perfected your religion for you, completed My Favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion”
[al-Maa'idah 5:3]
The mother is entitled to respect and honour, and upholding of the ties of kinship throughout her life, so what is the point of singling out a particular day to honour her?
Mothers [...]
Posted in Life, Reflections, health on April 18, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Tea is a beverage that I usually don’t bother to prepare for myself unless I have company over. Coffee has always been my beverage of choice. Not only is tea recognized world wide for its variety of flavors or consumed globally but there are also health benefits to it. Of course, we know it is an antioxidant [...]
Posted in Reflections, Thoughts on April 13, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I missed the opportunites I had several months ago to sit and type ideas and comments on the blog. I have been away trying to keep up with so much going on in my professional and personal life. One being the amount of work away from home and my obligations at home seemed to always [...]
Posted in Life with Islam, Reflections on February 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“It is He who has created life and death, so that He may test which of
you is best in deed” (Surah Al- Mulk 67:2).
There is no cure for death. A cure for cancer exists, a cure for AIDS exists and a cure for every other disease exists, except death. The Messenger of Allaah (saws) said: [...]
Posted in Family matters, Hope, Reflections, love on February 9, 2008 | 3 Comments »
The happiness that once was in a woman’s life can never be said could last forever. The gestures and kind words that once were can begin to fade. It was a home that once flourished with the words of Allah when leaving or entering. One day, an attitude of control began to overtake his mood. Forceful, taunting [...]
Posted in Faith, Reflections on January 22, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Giving thanks, expressing appreciation and to render one’s thanks to someone who has shown favor is a very important concept day in and day out. However, through experiences I have found that giving thanks to Allah should be done in the good and the bad times. I once had a friend make this statement and [...]
Posted in Inspiring Hadith, Life with Islam, Reflections on January 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Planting plants and trees in appropriate places is an act of great merit. Anas has quoted the following Prophetic saying: -
“A man plants a tree or sows a field and a man or bird eats from it, the tree or field becomes a source of sadaqah for him.” (Bukhari and Muslim)
Wow, when I first read [...]
Posted in Life with Islam, Reflections, Spirituality, Thoughts on November 28, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Living Islam Daily
By Sister Iman bint Johari
The Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) said,
‘Take benefit of five before five: your youth before your old age, your health before your sickness, your wealth before your poverty, your free-time before your preoccupation, and your life before your death.’
[al-Hakim, al-Baihaqi]
Indeed, we all, at some point in our lives, are reminded [...]
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