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‘Handed’ the Hijaab
A young Muslim girl from a gulf country recounts the incident that lead to her entering hijaab. She said:
How I adored “tabarruj” (displaying one’s beauty in public)! I would follow the latest trends and fashions of ‘abaayahs (the ones which attracted attention with their colours and shapes). My opinion of the Islamic ‘abaayah (the loose one which covers the body properly) was that it was just made for the old fashioned poor girls!
One day, I went out with a …
In Love with ‘Ibaadah
(Mu‘aazah bintu ‘Abdillah Al-‘Adawiyyah [rahimahallah] #1)
There once lived, in the city of Basrah, a woman by the name of Mu‘aazah bintu ‘Abdillah Al-‘Adawiyyah (rahimahallah). She was a student of Sayyidah ‘Aaishah (radhiyallahu ‘anha).
Mu‘aazah (rahimahallah) was well known for her abundant nafl ‘ibaadah. She had such love for salaah that she would perform approximately six hundred rakaats of nafl salaah daily. She was married to an illustrious Taabi‘ee named Abus Sahbaa, Silah bin Ashyam (rahimahullah). Their love …
Poor Behaviour!
There was once a family who saw a beggar standing at the door of their home. As they did not wish to give him anything, they tried to turn him away saying, “May Allah open your way.”
The beggar, however, was undeterred and asked for a slice of bread. Hearing his request, the family responded, “We don’t have any.”
Still undeterred, the beggar next asked, “Some wheat? Chicken? Barley?” They replied, “Sorry, but we don’t have any.” So the …
