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Fed Up!
Ever heard of the ‘terrible two’s’? It’s the age where your endearing, innocent angel suddenly seems to transform into a bundle of tantrums. Even a mundane task such as feeding him or her becomes a battle of wills with the kitchen floor serving as the battlefield, covered in the debris of yet another meal refused.
Soon after follow the ‘terrifying threes’, ‘fearsome fours’ and ‘furious fives’. This breakdown in behaviour sometimes even continues into the ‘sour sixes’, ‘sneaky sevens’, ‘evil eights’ …
Speaking to Non-Mahrams
Correspondence of Hazrat Moulana Shah Hakeem Muhammad Akhtar Saheb (rahimahullah)
Condition:
I made efforts to abstain from casting evil glances and backbiting. I was able to save myself at times while I was deluded by the nafs and Shaitaan at other times. The thought comes constantly into my mind that I ought to give up these sins. The sin of casting evil glances is committed because we all live together and non-mahrams come constantly before us. When …
Kindness and Compassion
(Saintly Women around Siddeeq [Part Six] – Wife of Qaari Siddeeq [rahimahullah] #3)
One of the special qualities of the wife of Qaari Siddeeq (rahimahullah) was her concern for others and kindness towards them Family women, village women and even non-Muslim women would come to her with their needs. She would visit the sick and when needed, assist in delivering a baby. If people came to her for money, she would help them in whatever …
