The Prophet (Pbuh) always recommended his followers to start the night with a clean body. He used to say: “Purify your bodies with ablutions”. Prophet Muhammad (Pbuh) prepared to receive every new day by engaging in worship in which he was keen that everyone in his household should join. It gives a different arrangement of priorities, looking at life from a new angle.…
Argentine experts have recently discovered the near-complete remains of a new species of Jurassic-era dinosaur that stood on its rear legs and had tiny arms.The find belongs to the Abelisaurus family, “the most common carnivorous species in the southern hemisphere during the Cretaceous Period,” some 70 to 100 million years ago, paleontologist Diego Pol said. “However the fossils that we found are some 170 million years old,”…
There was an old man who went to a goldsmith and said, “May I use your scales to weigh my own gold?” Goldsmiths keep very sensitive scales. The goldsmith replied: “Sorry, sir, I don’t have a sieve.” “Don’t make fun of me, ” said the man: “I asked for your scales, not a sieve.” “I don’t have a broom either,” the goldsmith said. “Come on,”…
Microplastics’ can kill pelicans, fish, and other wildlife that mistakes them for food. All of those hastily discarded plastic water bottles start to add up. Thousands of miles off the coast of California, millions of tons of plastic make up the socalled “Great Pacific Garbage Patch,” and as it breaks down, it becomes more enticing to the creatures living in the open ocean. “Most of the…
Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi was on his usual round of the market to get some household needs. He stopped at a shop where a woman customer was engaged in collecting some grocery items. Purchases over, the lady opened the purse to pay for the shopped items. The shopkeeper refused to accept the money and told her: “Go away, no bill, no money. How could I accept money…
As I bade good-bye to Father Korko and the other guests, one of them told me that he had gone to many ashrams set up by Hindus, Jains, and Christians. But he was eager to know if Muslims had set up any ashram which was open to seekers of spirituality. Are there any Muslim ashrams?…
The Discover Yourself Workshop was organised by Abdul Razzak Kalsekar Polytechnic, New Panvel, for the management and staff of the College on April 14 and 15th 2012. Some of the participants share their experiences after the Workshop. The workshop is like heart bypass operation An unique workshop that builds on Quran, hadith and Islamic concepts, a gift to humanity.…
Q: A new faction amongst the Muslims has emerged that advocates our Muslim brothers to leave home for three days, ten days or forty days for Allah’s sake. Is it right to leave our homes in order to seek Allah’s blessing or not? Please throw some light on it with special reference to Hadith. Muneer…
Organised by Al Huda Educational and Welfare Trust, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, on April 20, 21 and 22, 2012. RAJESH SHUKLA:The workshop was enlightening and interesting. Being an ardent reader, I knew the concepts and topics, but the methodology and easy language made the workshop interesting and it cleared the high philosophical terms in a very simple way. Hats off to you! Keep up the good…
Q: Please mention the period and places where the six imams who compiled the most authentic collections of Hadith lived. Md. A. Khadir, Assistant Engineer, Gulbarga-01 andnbsp; The six most authentic collections of Hadith by the six famous imams are together called Sihah Sittaor ‘the authentic six’. First among them is Muhammad bin Ismail al-Bukhari, the author of Sahih Bukhari. He was born…
