Issue no. 10

Rules and Etiquette of Talking

One of the great blessings which Allah Almighty has bestowed upon man is utterance and talking. “ The Beneficent.  Has made known the Quran. He has created man. He has taught him utterance.” ( surah Rahman). Islam has enlightened us how to benefit from this grace and how to make our talking a means for all what is good and for attaining Allah’s pleasure.

“There is no good in much of their secret talking sVd him who enjoins alms giving and the good and kindness and peace making among the people. Who does that, seeking the good pleasure of Allah, We shall bestow on him a vast reward” (surah Nisaa)

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Five Conditions

It is reported that a man once went to Ibraaheem bin Adham and said,

"O Abu Isaaq, I continually wrong my own self, and I turn away from everything that invites me to improve my way of life."

Ibraaheem said, "If you can fulfill five conditions, then sinning will never harm you, and you can fulfill your desires as much as you want."

The man exclaimed, "Tell me those conditions"

Ibraaheem said, "As for the first, if you want to disobey Allah, then do not eat from His sustenance."

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Super Nova

A nova (latin: novus) means new. It means a new star. Actually it was already present but not visible to the naked eye, but when it exploded thousands of light years away and became thousands of time brighter, it become visible to the naked eye, even during the day. A dozen novas occur in the Milky way (Galaxy of our Earth) each year. The star explosively emits some of its mass as gas which is the reason for its brightness. This may be accompanied by radiation of dangerous...

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Interesting Facts About Turkey

  • Most turks didn’t have sir names until 1934
  • Most journalists are imprisoned in turkey than any other country
  • Turkey is responsible for 80% of the world’s hazelnut exports.
  • Istanbul’s grand bazar has 64 streets, 4000 shops, and 25000 workers.
  • The first ever christen church to be built by a man was in Antioch Turkey.
  • The Turkish alphabet doesn’t include “X” or “Q” but has other letters such as dotless “i”

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I want to be a child again

As I sat down with my laptop, trying to write a letter for some official work, my 2 year old daughter kept hitting any key on the keyboard that she could reach on, and as I urged and scolded and many times made empty threats to actually beat her I realised that she had caught my bluff, I could not purposely harm her and she knew that. My other 4 year old daughter sits in her room oblivious to the fact that its past her bed time and she needs to sleep so she may be fresh for her coming day, and here I was thinking of all the chores that I had to do before finally hitting my bed and tomorrow and the day after.

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