Monthly Archives: June 2012
Du’a : The Weapon of the Believer
Right now I'm in the middle of reading Sheikh Yasir Qadhi's book Du'a: The Weapon of the Believer. Masha'Allah, it's an amazing book with a great deal to benefit from! May Allah reward Sheikh Yasir for his efforts, ameen!
One of the strongest factors that aids a person's du'a in being accepted is that he expects, in fact, being certain, that Allah will of a surety respond to his du'a. When he expects the best from Allah, then Allah treats him in the way that he expects, and this is from the Perfection of Allah's Nature, and an indication of His Beautiful Names.
Just ponder over the meanings of this one Hadith in order to get a glimpse of the vast Read more ...
Women and Double Standards of Chastity
Source: Saudi Life | By - AFIFA JABEEN
THERE was a Facebook post a few days back that went ‘viral’.
It said: “When she is a DAUGHTER, she opens a door of Jannah for her father, when she is a WIFE, she completes half of the Deen of her husband, when she is a MOTHER, Jannah lies under her feet."
Men and women alike commented in huge numbers, their comments gushing forth with exclamations of ‘SubhanAllah’ MaashaaAllah’ ‘Alhumdulillah’ on the post, which garnered some 20,000 plus ‘likes’.
And then there was a friend, who meticulously copied the above quote to her status, but with a little addition. “Still it sucks Read more ...
Lost city under Rub al-Khali (Empty Quarter)
Source: http://saudilife.net/ | By - Faraz Omar
SAND and only sand for thousands of kilometers extending over four nations, Rub al-Khali or the Empty Quarter is the world’s largest sand desert. Uninhabited one may think but the Bedu tribes have survived on the edge since before recorded time.
Sand dunes reach as high as 250 meters, while billions of glittering stars light up its night sky – a feat hikers and campers, locals and expats, don’t like to miss. Formidable conditions – extremely high temperature and dry as a bone – have kept travelers and settlers far away.
To say this place was once luscious green, with lakes and ponds and Read more ...
Picture Perfect : Using Time Wisely!
MashaAllah! Isn’t it a nice view? They really use their time wisely… reading Al-Quran whenever / wherever they find time.
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