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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 …
Nazeer and the Neighbours
Ask our children:
1. Who is a neighbour?
2. How should we treat our neighbours?
Now tell them the story:
Nazeer was a little boy who was not just naughty – he was VERY NAUGHTY. He lived in a complex with lots and lots of neighbours, and he loved to trouble them and make them angry. When he would do something naughty and make the neighbours angry, then he would find it very funny and laugh. In …
