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A Soulless Ceremony
There was once a father who had just a single daughter. Being his only child, she was absolutely dear to him and the apple of his eye. When she finally came of age and was proposed in marriage, he was so eager to ‘throw’ her a wedding that she would never forget that he commenced the wedding preparation one year in advance!
Instead of cards, invitations were engraved into small slabs of marble and hand delivered to all the guests. …
Boy Hanging Around
Question:
Assalaamu ‘alaikum
I attended the Uswatul Muslimah marriage course and had a question.
Dating was discussed as well as zina, but these topics are very broad. I’m attending full time studies at… There is a Muslim boy at campus who hangs out with my friends and sits with us at specific lectures. He occasionally makes small talk about work and campus.
In the course, it was said that Prophet (sallallahu …
The Pearl Necklace
Qaadhi Abu Bakr Muhammad bin ‘Abdil Baaqi bin Muhammad Al-Bazzaaz Al-Ansaari (rahimahullah) (d. 535 A.H.), gives the following account of his life:
One day, while I was in Makkah Mukarramah, I was hungry and could not find anything to stave off my hunger. On my way home, I found a small silken pouch neatly tied with a tassel of silk. I picked it up and returned home with it. On opening it, I found a beautiful pearl necklace inside, the …
