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The Subtle Influence
Accents are rather strange and fascinating. People speak the same language, and utter the same words, yet it sounds completely different. Different syllables are emphasized and various vowels are intonated and pronounced differently. In some cases, the foreign accent may sound so strange that it may even be mistaken for a foreign language!
The question is, “How are accents acquired?” After all, when babies are born, they cannot speak, and though their crying varies in volume, it has …
Riot Reflections…
July 2021 will forever remain embedded in the minds of South Africans as the time when destructive civil unrest erupted and wholesale looting, anarchy and arson broke out. As we are well aware, the province of KZN was the most severely affected.
As citizens of a society where everything is integrated, and different branches and departments of the community depend and rely on each other, we found everything grinding to a halt. The blockading of highways, which are …
The Universal Remedy
On one occasion, a person complained of drought to Hasan Basri (rahimahullah). Hearing his complaint, Hasan Basri (rahimahullah) said, “Seek forgiveness from Allah Ta‘ala.”
Another person then complained of poverty. To this person as well, Hasan Basri (rahimahullah) gave the same advice and said, “Seek forgiveness from Allah Ta‘ala.” A third person then said to him, “Please ask Allah Ta‘ala to bless me with a child.” Hasan Basri (rahimahullah) replied by giving him the same advice which he had given …
