It doesn’t happen in our family. Our ancestors never did anything like this. Where are you bringing these practices from? We have seen families where the father claims that his family has better values. And then mother says her roots have better values. When there is a wedding in the family, the Grandma says the…
Emotional intelligence is the awareness of and the ability to manage one’s own emotions and have empathy for others. Signs of Emotional Intelligence • An ability to identify and describe what people are feeling • An awareness of personal strengths and limitations • Self-confidence and self-acceptance • The ability to let go of mistakes •…
Searching for a new sight, my bored eyes turned away from the busy tarmac to a young girl, with a pretty dress on. She happily hopped around with the ever-watchful eyes of her parents on her. They had ready smiles whenever she rushed to them enveloping her with love. Their loving gaze took me back…
This write-up of mine is more like a little peek into my past and present. I would like to share how my childhood observations led me to ultimately connect to my real identity. Allah swt has been As Saboor with me, He led me patiently from one phase to another and made me see things…
Many of us at one point or another must have written diary notes. Some of you still might be writing them. A Diary entry is a good literary activity. It has its benefits. When we write our diary, we tend to also write the lows of that day. Psychologists say penning down these negative emotions…
October 2022 brought accolades to a Lithuanian photographer named Eugenijus Kavaliauskas. He had won a prestigious prize at a Nikon photography competition under the “microscopic photography” category. And what was the subject of his photo? An ant. A humble ant. The microscopic image showed the face of an ant with eyes and teeth. In no…
Sharing the page of husn dhan of Allah from the diary of memory. Important especially for mothers. Pls, read…….. I pray the salah regularly and wear a hijab. My daughters are under the impression that their mom is very religious and Allah loves her because she does what Allah has asked her to do. Just…
By Sahera Jamal “[…] and if you should count the favour of Allah, you could not enumerate them,” (14:34). As an ardent nature lover and conservationist, I ponder upon this ayat each morning in my rendezvous with nature. As I look up at the sky to see the enumerable birds that migrate to various places…
Rocks are continually evolving which is also called the rock cycle. Nonetheless, the progressions occur at such a leisurely pace that they are hard to see. I never thought I would be writing on this topic, but here I am predestined to write about this unadorned creation. Two weeks ago, I happened to attend a…
Our Prophet (Pbuh) demonstrated a simple life and made things simple for the coming generation. We left his divine ways and now are paying the high price in the form of a ruined young generation. A generation that has lost its dignity and potential to balance life and maintain harmony. There is no doubt that…
