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Well Deceived
Ask our children:
1. Who must we turn to when faced with any problem?
2. What must we do when our problem is solved?
3. Is it permissible to deceive someone?
Now tell them the story:
‘Abdullah was a very pious man who owned a farm that was full of beautiful fruit trees. Every now and then it would rain and this is how his trees would get their water. It once so happened that the rains stopped. …
The Ins and Outs of Change
The average woman of today is constantly on the ‘change’. Be it in her clothing, her home or her cooking, she appreciates and looks forward to variety and change. Her creative mind is constantly restyling her outfits, rearranging her home or replacing her old recipes.
As such, the day should most definitely dawn upon her where she realises, “I am changing everything on me and around me, thus earning the praises and the admiration of people; is it not now …
Humble before the Husband
(Ummu Kulthoom, the daughter of Faatimah [radhiyallahu ‘anhuma] – Part Three)
Ummu Kulthoom (radhiyallahu ‘anha) once sent perfume, drinking utensils and small vanity cases with a messenger to the Queen of Rome (without the knowledge of ‘Umar [radhiyallahu ‘anhu]). On receiving the gifts, the Queen gathered the women of her court and announced, “These gifts are from the Queen of the Arabs who is the daughter of their Prophet (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam).” She then replied to the gesture …
