Woke up one fine morning to a beautiful sound. I knew he was here – singing eloquently – naats and other songs praising Allah and professing love of the Prophet. Grabbed my dupatta, got my son ready and we ran down to see my parents in law listening as this man sung. There was magic…
Category: Muslim issues
Khandar the Kashmiri Wedding – Part 3
For those of you who have visited my blog before, you might have already read a little something about the Kashmiri Wedding here. While preparation of food (see Khandar the Kashmiri Wedding) is a very elaborate and lavish affair, the process of finding your soul-mate, the koshur-way is a complicated and tiring process (see Khandar…
Abortion
Someone shared this note with me on Facebook, and I share it with you all! A worried woman went to her gynecologist and said: “Doctor, I have a serious problem and desperately need your help! My baby is not even 1 yr. old and I’m pregnant again. I don’t want kids so close together.” So…
Sakooter or Scooter! That’s the way to go!
I just happened to read this news item in Kashmir Times. It talks of how women in Kashmir have started using scooter as a convenient means of transport and of the acceptance of the idea among the locals. To me watching a woman drive a scooter is the idea of freedom – beautiful freedom! Some…
2310 days of illegal imprisonment
Cageprisoners Ltd is a human rights organisation that exists solely to raise awareness of the plight of the prisoners at Guantanamo Bay and other detainees held as part of the War on Terror. Just happened to bump into the website. 2310 days of imprisonment — for people who have no crimes proven against them. It…
Romance in Islam
How often do you hear people talk about Romance with an Islamic context? Talking of romance, of love generally speaking – in front of many Muslims would raise eyebrows as the image of ‘Romance’ and ‘Love’ that we have today is what is presented by the Holly/Bolly Wood or the loads of novels that come…
The story of Musa/Moses.
Got this in an email, and here it is for you all to read.___________The story of Prophet Musa. THE story of Prophet Moses (peace be upon him) with Khidr, mentioned in Surah Al Kahf, the Cave (65:82), is one of the most important didactic stories in the Qur’an. The story begins when Moses was delivering…
Political Humour
This image from http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/images/bliraqchecklist.htm talks of political humour. Humour indeed has the ability to say the bitterest truth in a palatable manner. US went and attacked Iraq. It still continues with its presence in this land to which “it has restored democracy”. I wonder if they still have come up with a reason.. Saddam has…
How to poison your mother in law
Got this in another email! And yes, it is very very interesting. 😛 Poison Your Mother-in-Law … A long time ago in China, a girl named Li-Li got married and went to live with her husband and mother-in-law. In a very short time, Li-Li found that she couldn’t get along with her mother-in-law at all….
Manners of talking in the light of the Quran.
Got this in an email. Its a lesson for all of us to learn and implement in our lives… Manners of talking in the light of the Quran · Talk straight, to the point, without any ambiguity or deception [33:70] · Choose best words to speak and say them in the best possible way [17:53,…