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Powerful Prescription
Sayyidah Ummu Sulaim (radhiyallahu ‘anha) once came to Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) and requested, “O Rasul of Allah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam)! Teach me some words to recite through which I will make du‘aa to Allah Ta‘ala.”
Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) answered, “Recite Subhaanallah ten times, Alhamdulillah ten times and Allahu Akbar ten times. Thereafter, ask your needs of Allah Ta‘ala, for He will say, ‘I have done so! I have done so! (I have fulfilled your needs)’”
(Musnad Ahmad …
The Orchard of Imaan and Actions
When it comes to gardening, some people have ‘green fingers’. They successfully plant and cultivate a host of different plants, some for beauty and others for food. They tend to their plants, watering, pruning and spraying insecticide when necessary. Through their careful, continuous effort, a lush orchard is produced, bright with beauty and laden with fruit.
Other people sometimes complain that they have ‘toxic thumbs’ and ‘poisonous pinkies’. If they merely go within a meter of any plant, it will almost definitely …
Thai Butternut Soup
An exotic twist on an old favourite
Braise one chopped onion and 1 Tbsp ginger garlic in 1 Tbsp butter.
Add:
2 ½ cup of cubed butternut
2 ½ stalks of celery roughly chopped
2 Tbsp of brown sugar
1 ½ cup of vegetable stock
20ml of Worcestershire sauce
20ml of sweet soy sauce
1 Tbsp of chilli sauce
Cook till tender.
Add 1 can of coconut milk and the …
