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Angel Food Cake
Ingredients:
6 egg whites
½ tsp cream of tartar
140ml sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
110ml flour (or 70ml flour + 40ml cocoa powder for chocolate cake)
1/3 tsp bicarb
1 ½ cups of sweetened whipped cream and chopped strawberries and nuts
Method:
Whisk the egg whites and cream of tartar till soft peaks form.
Gradually add 70ml of sugar and whisk till combined. Add the vanilla extract.
Sift and …
Make-up Artist
Question:
Assalaamu ‘alaikum
Respected ‘Ulama
There is a non-Muslim makeup artist who is highly qualified in his field. He claims to be gay. It has recently become a trend among some Muslim women to get their faces done up by this makeup artist.
After applying the makeup, he often takes pictures of these women and displays them on Instagram.
Could the ‘Ulama please explain the status …
Purdah Conscious
(Saintly Women around Siddeeq [Part 2] – Grandmother of Qaari Siddeeq [rahimahullah])
The respected grandmother of Qaari Siddeeq Ahmad Baandwi (rahimahullah) was a woman of extreme virtue and piety. She understood the value of time and hence as soon as she would complete her household duties, she would immediately engage in zikr and ‘ibaadah.
One of the many outstanding qualities that she possessed was her concern for purdah (remaining concealed from strange men). She would visit her sister’s home once a …
