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Screeeech! Crash!
In a matter of seconds, it was over. The car went off the road and capsized, injuring the occupants within. An hour later, they were all in the emergency ward of the hospital with their loved ones waiting outside, fervently engaged in du‘aa. Finally, the surgeon brought them some news. They had all survived and had sustained no serious injuries – besides their young child… His spine had been broken, leaving him paralyzed!
May Allah Ta‘ala …
Purdah with the In-Laws
Correspondence of Hazrat Moulana Shah Hakeem Muhammad Akhtar Saheb (rahimahullah)
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On the occasion of my marriage, I wrote to you asking you how I should observe purdah at my in-laws’ house. You instructed me to wear a veil and to abstain from sitting at the same dining-table with non-mahrams. Initially, I tried to wear a veil, but my husband’s elder and younger brothers did not let me and would deliberately come in front of me so …
The ‘Produce’ of Piety
(Sayyidah Maryam [‘alaihas salaam] – Part Four)
Allah Ta‘ala bestowed Sayyidah Maryam (‘alaihas salaam) with His divine acceptance and blessed her to receive an upbringing that was excellent and outstanding. With regards to her upbringing, Allah Ta‘ala mentions in the Quraan Majeed, “And her Rabb accepted her graciously and made her grow excellently.”
One aspect of “making her grow excellently” is that she received an exceptional upbringing of piety and righteousness. Hence, from a young age, she always …
