Dr. Nurit Peled-Elhanan is the mother of Smadar Elhanan, 13 years old when killed by a suicide bomber in Jerusalem in September 1997. Below is Dr. Elhanan’s speech made on International Women’s Day in Strasbourg in March 2005. Although a year on from the time of this address by Dr. Nurit Peled-Elhanan, the issues and…
Covenant of Umar
When Umar (r.a.) came to Palestine, he signed a covenant with the existing people of Palestine. This is the content of the treaty. It is beautiful and indeed puts to shame all the “democratic” nations who displace and kill the inhabitants of this holy land. Palestine was our first Qibla, it shall remain close to…
Setting the Record Straight: The Miracle of Islamic Science
Excerpted from: Appendix B of ‘The Miracle of Islamic Science’ by Dr. K. Ajram, Copyright © 1992 The concept that the sciences are exclusively the products of Western minds remains unquestioned by most individuals. A review of any of the standard texts or encyclopaedias regarding the history of science would support this view. As these…
Its a dry winter…
It’s a dry winter again. Splashes of a few raindrops in the city some days back brought hope of a normal winter, but it has been abnormal again. I think of the blog posts of last winter — its almost like things are being repeated. Now, why am I complaining? Isn’t winter supposed to be…
Paradise in Our Home series.
This is first in a series of articles translating lectures by Amr Khaled. I have recieved these via email from a dear sister, Nada Ibrahim. I am sharing these for your reading. The articles are short, easy to understand and backed by Quran and Sunnah. Hope you enjoy reading them. __________________________________________________________________________________________ Paradise in Our Homes…
Islamic Expressions
This is another something in my mail box. 🙂 For your reading pleasure: Every Muslim should remember these essential expressions. Say When Assalam-u-Alaikum meet a Muslim Peace be upon you Walaikum Assalam a Muslim greets you And peace be upon you Assalam-u-Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh meet a Muslim Peace and mercy and blessings of…
25 Beautiful one liners
Found these 25 Beautiful one liners in my mailbox. And I share it with you here: 1. Give Allah what’s right, not what’s left. 2. Man’s way leads to a hopeless end Allah’s way leads to an endless hope. 3. A lot of kneeling will keep you in good standing. 4. He who kneels before…
once upon a time…
Once upon a time… goes the story… and continues to this time.. 🙂 well that was just a little something that I thought of once upon a time. For now, I am back. I have been away for a long time from the blog, but alhamdulillah I am back. Life is beautiful, and its autumn…
Is the blind equal to the one who sees Or darkness equal to light
????? ??? ?????? ???????????? ??????????? ???? ??????? ???? ???????????????? ???? ??????? ??????????? ??? ??????????? ????????????? ??????? ????? ?????? ???? ???? ????????? ?????????? ???????????? ???? ???? ????????? ???????????? ?????????? ???? ????????? ?????? ????????? ????????? ?????????? ??????????? ????????? ?????????? ???? ??????? ??????? ????? ?????? ?????? ?????????? ??????????? ? (16. Say: “Who is the Lord of the heavens…