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The Splitting of the Blessed Chest of Rasulullah ﷺ
One day, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) was out grazing goats in the jungle with his milk-brothers when one of his milk-brothers came running home. He said, “Two men dressed in white clothing made our Quraishi brother lie on the ground and cut open his chest. They are now stitching his chest closed.”
When Sayyidah Haleemah (radhiyallahu ‘anha) heard this, she and her husband were greatly shocked and immediately ran out of the house. They came to Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) and saw …
Emergency Chocolate Cake
A saviour when you run out of eggs or butter. It’s also dairy free (with a different topping) for those who are lactose intolerant.
Cake
Ingredients:
1 ½ cup flour
1/3 cup cocoa
½ tsp salt
1 tsp bicarb
1 cup sugar
½ cup oil
1 cup of strong coffee
2 tsp vanilla essence
2 Tbsp vinegar
Method:
Whisk together the flour, cocoa, salt, bicarb and sugar in …
Safeguard your Flock!
Imagine a shepherd, entrusted to protect a herd of valuable, pedigree racehorses. Yet, every day, the shepherd allows the horses to roam the countryside unsupervised and unwatched, claiming that “horses need their freedom”. When a horse is bitten by a rattlesnake and becomes lame in one leg, he casually says, “Oh well! These things happen! Part of growing up!” When a second horse roams off and disappears, never to be seen, he casually brushes it off as “something that horses do from time-to-time”. …
