Read Part 1 Here Let’s start with a story: I had a hindu colleague some time ago who had worked in middle east in past. While working there he was once walking along and the prayer time came. A shurta (policeman) observed him not getting into mosque for prayer. On seeing open violation of sharia, […]
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Deeni vs Duniya (Religious vs Worldly) Actions A friend shared this incident: “I was studying A Levels and used to attend a tuition centre 30 minutes drive away from my home. One day I had a test so I arrived half an hour early to avoid being late. Seeing a mosque nearby, I decided to
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Till now I had not turned the heating on. I woke up yesterday feeling cold, though I live in a modern house; double glazed (double glass) windows, insulated walls. While driving to school to drop kids I noticed that temperature gauge is displaying a temperature of 5 degrees Centigrade. Winter has really started I thought;
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(Read Part 1 here) Click on Photo to Enlarge PMs Meeting at Sofitel I was surprised to see the hotel entrance filled with many big black cars and police as we reached the hotel. There were camera crew also. I discovered that the Ethiopian and Egyptian Prime Ministers were meeting at the same hotel to
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Rasul Allah Muhammad (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said: “O Muslims! Sit with your elders, question the scholars, and meet wise people.” [Tibrani, Mishkat] Seek Knowledge from Elders & Scholars In other words, one should benefit from knowledge at every opportunity. Elders have life experience from which one may benefit. We should sit with them to
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