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• Dua Ask Allah to make this the most awesome, spiritually uplifting Ramadan you've ever had. Only He can make it happen and relying on Him completely is one step in boosting our spirits. • Quiet your mind, turn off the... TV, internet, radio, cell phone, pager, iPod, etc. No, not all day, but for at least 10 minutes a day. Find a quiet place, close your eyes and connect with God. At first, your mind will swirl with the useless and not-so-useless info in your head. But force it to think of three things in these few minutes: Allah your purpose in life are you living your life on purpose? Do this every day of Ramadan if you can. If that's not possible, try it at least three times a week. • Learn about great Muslims Even if you've read it before, read or listen to Abdul Wahid Hamid's Companions of the Prophet again this Ramadan. Read about or listen to the story of a Companion daily. Well-written and short, this is a wonderful way to see how other Muslims retained...

Whether these changes are good or bad depends in part on how we adapt to them. But, ready or not, here they come! 1. The Post Office. Get ready to imagine a world without the post office. They are so deeply in financial trouble that there is probably no way to sustain it long term. Email, Fed Ex, and UPS have just about wiped out the minimum revenue needed to keep the post office alive. Most of your mail every day is junk mail and bills. 2. The Cheque. Britain is already laying the groundwork to do away with cheques by 2018. It costs the financial system billions of dollars a year to process checks. Plastic cards and online transactions will lead to the eventual demise of the cheque. This plays right into the death of the post office If you never paid your bills by mail and never received them by mail, the post office would absolutely go out of business. 3. The Newspaper. The younger generation simply doesn't read the newspaper. They certainly don't subscribe t...

Many years ago in a small village, a farmer had the misfortune of owing a large sum of money to a village moneylender. The moneylender, who was old and ugly, fancied the farmer's beautiful daughter. So he proposed a bargain. He said he would forgo the farmer's debt if he could marry his daughter. Both the farmer and his daughter were horrified by the proposal. So the cunning moneylender suggested that they let providence decide the matter. He told them that he would put a black pebble & a white pebble into an empty moneybag. Then the girl would have to pick 1 pebble from the bag. 1) If she picked the black pebble, she would become his wife and her father's debt would be forgiven. 2) If she picked the white pebble she need not marry him and her father's debt would still be forgiven. 3) But if she refused to pick a pebble, her father would be thrown into jail. They were standing on a pebble-strewn path in the farmer's field. As they talked, the moneylender bent ov...

To use this table, the reader should first ascertain whether the deceased left a wife or husband, and if she or he survived, should look under the appropriate heading. Only in default of either, should search be made under "sons and daughters", "father and mother" and the rest, and then in the order given in the first margin. In each instance it is supposed that there are no nearer relations than those named. If a person dies leaving Division of Real and Personal Property WIFE: Wife and no relations ¼ to wife, ¾ to the Bait-ul-mal( 1) Wife and son (sons) 1/8 to wife, rest to son (sons equally) Wife, son and daughter 1/8 to wife, 7/12 to son, 7/24 to daughter (2) Wife, two sons and two daughters 1/8 to wife, 7/24 to each son and 7/48 to each daughter. (2) Wife and one daughter 1/8 to wife, ½ to daughter and 3/8 to Bait-ul-mal. Wife and daughters 1/8 to wife, 2/3 to daughters and 5/24 to Bait-ul mal Wife, daughter and one son's son (h.l.s.) 1/8 to wife,...

As'Salâm Alaikum Wa'Rahmatullâhi Wa'Barakâtuh This article provides some useful tips on how to avoid some common problems encountered in Ramadan. If followed, it would enable one to fast comfortably and enjoy fully the spiritual benefits of Ramadan. During the holy month of Ramadan, our diet should not differ very much from our normal diet and should be as simple as possible. The diet should be such that we maintain our normal weight, neither losing nor gaining. However, if one is over-weight, Ramadan is an ideal time to normalise one's weight. Consume Slow Digesting Foods In view of the long hours of fasting, we should consume slow digesting foods including fibre containing-foods rather than fast-digesting foods. Slow digesting foods last up to 8 hours, while fast-digesting foods last for only 3 to 4 hours. Slow-digesting foods are foods that contain grains and seeds like barley, wheat, oats, millet, semolina, beans, lentils, wholemeal flour, unpolished rice, etc. (cal...

1. Barley: Food in fever, used in a soup form. 2. Dates The Prophet(saw) said that a house without dates has no food. It should also be eaten at the time of childbirth. 3. Figs: It is a fruit from paradise and a cure for piles. 4. Grapes: The Prophet was very fond of grapes – it purifies the blood, provides vigour and health, strengthens the kidneys and clears the bowels. 5. Honey: Considered the best remedy for diarrhoea when mixed in hot water. It is the food of foods, drink of drinks and drug of drugs. It is used for creating appetite, strengthening the stomach, eliminating phlegm; as a meat preservative, hair conditioner, eye soother and mouthwash. It is extremely beneficial in the morning in warm water. 6. Melon: The Prophetsaid: None of your women who are pregnant and eat of water melon will fail to produce off spring that is good in countenance and good in character. 7. Milk: The Prophet said that milk wipes away heat from the heart just as the finger wipes away sweat from the b...

The next time you are washing your hands and complain because the water temperature isn't just how you like it, think about how things used to be. Here are some facts about the1500s: Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May, and still smelled pretty good by June. However, they were starting to smell, so brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odor. Hence the custom today of carrying a bouquet when getting married. Baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water. The man of the house had the privilege of the nice clean water, then all the other sons and men, then the women and finally the children; last of all the babies. By then, the water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it. Hence the saying, don't throw the baby out with the Bath water. Houses had thatched roofs-thick straw-piled high, with no wood underneath. It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the cats and other small animals (mice, bugs) liv...