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Entrusting His Children to Allah
‘Umar bin ‘Abdil ‘Azeez (rahimahullah) was the khaleefah of the Muslims for just two years before passing away in the year 101 A.H. at the age of thirty-nine. Before his appointment as the khaleefah, he led a life of opulence, luxury and extravagance.
After becoming the khaleefah, his life underwent a complete transformation as he adopted the sunnah of simplicity and completely ‘divorced’ material pleasures. Apart from a basic allowance from the Baytul Maal (public treasury) which all Muslims were entitled …
A Modern-day Role Model
Moulana Ahmad Paruk
20th Century Role Model / A Great Son Indicates upon a Great Mother / Single Parent / Tahajjud from a Young Age / Elderly Pious Women / Old Age Homes / Challenges in Education System / Women’s Education / No Obligation to Husband / Professional Cook and Seamstress / Queen of the Home / Hifz – Lifelong Commitment / Deep Attachment to Du‘aa / Marriage on the Basis of Deen / No Food in the Home …
Are they Prepared for Paradise?
There was once a teacher who asked the students, “What do you want to be in life?” The children gave varying replies, typically ranging from ‘doctor’, to ‘lawyer’, to ‘accountant’ etc. However, from all the answers given, there was one answer that really stood out, an answer that the teacher had never heard before. The child spontaneously replied, “I want to be a Sahaabi”.
Obviously, nobody can become a Sahaabi, but what this ‘career choice’ said about the child is that …
