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The Baby Pot
On one occasion, Juha, also known as Mulla Nasruddeen, borrowed a large pot from one of his neighbours. A few days later, when Juha returned the pot, the neighbour was surprised to find that there was another smaller pot within the original pot!
The neighbour asked where the small pot had come from, to which Juha answered that the big pot had given birth to it. (Since the neighbour was receiving an extra pot, he did not question the foolishness …
Devoted to Her Beloved
(Sha’waanah [rahimahallah] – Part Two)
The piety and greatness of Sha’waanah (rahimahallah) can be gauged from the fact that Imaam Sha’raani (rahimahullah) mentioned that many people would even consider her to be greater than Raabi‘aah Basriyyah (rahimahallah). (Tabaqaatul Akhyaar – Aa’lamun Nisaa vol. 2, pg. 111)
Sha’waanah (rahimahallah) would repeat the following profound and thought-provoking poem very often, and it would cause her as well as those around her to cry:
“The one who …
Pizza Lagan
An easy meal to use up all your leftovers.
Ingredients:
4 slices of bread torn into small pieces
½ cup grated cheese
Around a cup of cooked meat/cold meat shredded or cubed
½ cup tomato chutney (or ½ tin tomato simmered with ¼ tsp chilli powder, salt, pepper and ½ tsp crushed garlic)
250g mushrooms or peppers or any other vegetable sliced and sautéed
Chopped spring onions/parsley/origanum
2 eggs
1/3 cup milk
