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Making Amends
Toothbrush? Check! Charger? Here! Hairbrush? Packed! Clothing? In the bag! Visa? Oh no, we haven’t got that!
Before embarking on any trip, especially to a foreign country, every traveller makes certain preparations. Although packing the appropriate provisions and essentials forms an important part of the preparation, perhaps the most important part is for one to ensure that their travel documents are in order. When one arrives in a foreign land, the very first thing examined is the passport and visa. …
A Union of Knowledge and Piety
(Sayyidah Amatullah Tasneem [rahimahallah] – Part Two)
On 25th November 1926, at the age of eighteen, Sayyidah Amatullah Tasneem (rahimahallah) married her maternal cousin, Moulana Sayyid Abul Khair Barq (rahimahullah). It was an ideal union, as both shared a deep affinity for the study of Deeni sciences. Sayyidah Amatullah Tasneem (rahimahallah) benefitted immensely from her husband, who was renowned for his profound knowledge of Deen and his mastery of language and literature.
Moulana Abul Khair (rahimahullah) hailed …
Contentment Beyond Coveting
Sayyidah Ummu Salamah (radhiyallahu ‘anha) once said to Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), “Men participate in jihaad whereas women do not. We receive half the (share of men in) inheritance.” (Sunan Tirmizi #3022)
Her words were not an objection, rather, she expressed a noble longing – wishing that if she were a man, she too could attain the merits and virtues that Allah Ta‘ala had assigned to men. Other women likewise expressed the wish that, had they been men, they would …
