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A Humble Ending
(Wife of Moulana ‘Uzair Gul [rahimahullah] – Part Four)
After her marriage, she left Manglaur and proceeded to stay in a small house in Roorkee, only taking her large collection of books with her. She had even gifted her mansion and garden to her adopted son, Muhammad ‘Ali, whom she had treated like her very own child. Moreover, her ex-husband discontinued the monthly allowance which he was giving her. Hence, she now had to live off the meagre …
Nutty Millionaires Shortbread
Pecan Shortbread Ingredients:
1½ cups (170g) pecans chopped and toasted
226g butter, room temperature
½ cup (100g) granulated sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1 large egg yolk
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups (240g) flour
Caramel Ingredients:
1 can condensed milk
¾ cup (165g) brown sugar
113g butter, cubed
¼ cup (60ml) syrup or glucose
1 tsp vanilla
½ tsp salt
Ganache Ingredients:
56g chocolate, chopped
1 Tbsp …
The Sunnah of Musaafahah
Sayyiduna Baraa bin ‘Aazib (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said, “No two Muslims meet each other and (after greeting one another with salaam, they) make musaafahah (i.e. shake hands) with one another, except that they receive forgiveness (for their minor sins) before they separate from one another.” (Sunan Tirmizi #2727)
In the abovementioned hadeeth, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) explained the great virtue of musaafahah – that it is a means of one’s sins being forgiven. In another …
