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Respecting the Symbols of Islam
(Zubaidah – The Wife of Haaroon Rasheed – Part Five)
Zubaidah (rahimahallah), although remembered by most for her generosity and charitable works, possessed another very important quality – that of honouring and showing importance to the salient symbols of Islam. She had a particular love for the Quraan Majeed and the azaan and would honour them both greatly.
She had appointed one hundred female attendants, who had memorized the Quraan Majeed, to recite three juz (paras) of the Quraan Majeed …
After-Life Coach
From kids in junior school to senior executives in multinational corporate companies – almost every person is urged and encouraged to get a life coach. With people paying anything from R250 p/hour to R1000 p/hour and more, one may well ask, “What’s the deal with a life coach?”
A life coach is a person who ‘coaches’ their clients to progress in life. First, the coach helps the client to identify the goals that he wishes to achieve. Thereafter, the coach …
Concerned for the Outcome of His Mother
Abu Katheer, Yazeed bin ‘Abdir Rahmaan (rahimahullah) mentions:
On one occasion, Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) said to me, “Allah Ta‘ala has not created any believer who will hear of me or see me except that he will have love for me.” I asked him, “How do you know this, O Abu Hurairah?” In reply, Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) related the following incident:
My mother was a disbeliever, and I would continue to invite her towards Islam.
