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Water-Wise
Did you know:
– Globally, the average water consumption is 173 litres per person daily?
– In South Africa, the average water consumption is 235 litres per person daily?
– A 5-minute shower uses approximately 80 litres of water?
– A running tap can use up to 8 litres a minute?
South Africa is among the world’s ‘water-scarce’ countries. In the midst of the ‘water worries’, all South Africans are generally encouraged to be ‘water-wise’ (save …
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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 …
