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Dealing with Feelings
Question:
Assalaamu ‘alaikum
Respected ‘Ulama
I am thirteen years old and just started high school. I did not know what it felt like to like a boy as more than a friend until now. The boy feels the same way as I do. We both come from respectable households and have known each other for a long time.
As soon as I reached puberty, I stopped playing with him. It wasn’t hard until I started going to …
A Personification of Patience
Khalaf Birzaalee mentions the following incident:
On one occasion, a man with leprosy who was also blind and had lost his arms and legs was brought to me. I took him in and kept him with the other lepers. I thereafter forgot about him for a few days. When I remembered, I (went to see him and) said to him, “O so-and-so! I had forgotten about you! How are you doing?” He replied, “My Beloved, He Whose love is such …
Orange Streusel Cake
Streusel:
½ cup flour
½ cup packed light brown sugar
¼ tsp salt
4 Tbsp butter, melted
½ cup sliced almonds
Cake:
6 Tbsp butter
1 entire orange, scrubbed and cut into large chunks and seeded (yes, rind and all!)
¼ cup sour cream, at room temperature
1½ cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp baking soda
¾ cup sugar
2 large eggs, at …
