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,…
I am going…inshaAllah
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Its snowing!
It has been snowing. Well its been like that for many mornings. I see the snow. Its snows and snows and we have just about an inch of snow everywhere.. and then it stops and then the sun shines. 🙂 But today… today its been snowing and its snowing like it wouldnt stop! the snow…
The Koshur Vegies
It’s been a long time since I wrote. Didn’t quite feel like writing. I guess the cold has kind of frozen those inner thoughts that used to find space in this blogsophere. So what brings me here today? Well as simple — trying to figure what you call monji in english. It all started with…
Sheen pyow… Prayer answered.. sort of…
Yesterday, I had had enough.. of the dry winter spell.. and as I read GK today I saw that Kashmiris in general have had enough… There had been prayers held in Jama Masjid for rain and snow.. and this morning as the clouds showed up. I saw the initial raindrops with hope and a bit…
Think about it.
The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: ‘The people should be led in prayer by the one among them who has the most knowledge of the Book of Allaah; if they are equal in knowledge of the Qur’aan, then by the one who has most knowledge of the Sunnah;…
Snow plz!
Sheena pyatow pyatow… Its 4th of January, 15 days into Chillay Kalaan — temperature in Kashmir is freezing — and it is a dry winter. There is no snow. With temperature going down to minus 7 in Srinagar, the Dal has frozen. And people look up in wonder hoping for snowfall. A snowless winter has…
A year of wordpress
A year on wordpress. I had created my first blog (just created it without really contributing to it much, many years back.) It was motivation by a friend (you know who you are) who got me started with blogging. My sakooterspeaks on blogsource generated quite some interest and I got more into the blogosopher. There…
Chillay Kalaan
Chillay Kalaan– or the 40 coldest days in Kashmir start from 21st Decemeber, followed by Chilla Baccha, which is less harsh. Generally in Kashmir, people wait for Chillay Kalaan, preparing themselves to meet the chill that is about to make life difficult. Winter being a part and parcel of the Kashmiri way of life has…