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‘Mise en Place’
In the world of food preparation, there is a concept that is greatly emphasized – the concept of mise en place. Actually a French term, it means ‘putting everything into place’. Thus, mise en place is where before preparing a dish, a person first takes out the necessary ingredients in the required amounts, finds the utensils that will be used and ensures that everything is in a state of preparedness before commencing. Once ‘all the ducks are in a row’, it becomes easy for a …
GPS Programming
From Garmin to TomTom and every GPS app besides – the choices are endless when it comes to finding a solution to safe navigation and guidance to the destination. With a GPS in hand, a person feels at home on even foreign roads, casually driving about and comfortably commuting from one point to the next.
However, imagine for a moment that a person is all alone and driving through the wilderness at night. Suddenly, he enters an area that …
The Pertinence of Priorities
Juraij (rahimahullah) was a man from the Banu Israa-eel who would exert himself in the ‘ibaadah (worship) of Allah Ta‘ala. He built himself a monastery in which he resided and devoted himself to the worship of Allah Ta‘ala.
One day, while performing nafl salaah his mother called out to him, “O Juraij!” As he was engaged in performing salaah, Juraij thought to himself, “O Allah! My mother or my salaah! (i.e. which should I give preference to?)” Juraij (rahimahullah) decided to continue …
