I often tell people that I’m a creature of habit. If I like a certain item on the menu of a restaurant, chances are that I’ll order that item every single time I’m there, just to make sure I know what I’m getting. My daily schedule runs like clockwork (work-masjid-home-sleep, lol), and aside from the [...]
Archive for May, 2009
Creatures of Habit
Posted in Announcements, Lecture Notes, Random Thoughts on May 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Meeting the Needs of Your Brother
Posted in Beneficial Articles on May 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Dr. `Umar Al-Ashqar
The Day of Resurrrection in the Light of the Qur’an and Sunnah
Chapter, “State of the People on the Day of Resurrection: The State of the Pious”
© 2003 IIPH
One of the greatest things that will relieve a person’s distress on the Day of Resurrection is his efforts in this world to relieve the [...]
RUN!!!!!
Posted in Announcements, crazy stuff on May 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My boy wannabe informed me yesterday that Swine Flu has finally hit the Fairfax area and a staff member at GMU has been diagnosed with it. That’s just too wild.
From Family to Ummah….
Posted in Beneficial Articles, Current Affairs/Civic Activism on May 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
by Amer Haleem
SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION professor Phillip E. Hammond, himself the son of three generations of Methodist ministers, made the following observation about the apparent revival of Christian tradition in the fabled “morning-in-America” Reagan days:
“Everyone can ‘affirm’ family values, of course, but divorces are not likely to decrease, birthrates are not likely to increase, women’s [...]
Pentagon Reports No Longer Quoting Bible
Posted in Current Affairs/Civic Activism on May 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Interesting read the other day in- of all media outlets- GQ Magazine regarding Pentagon Reports produced during the Bush Administration. The article cites a number of reports and memo’s sent out containing passages from the Bible in the midst of the Iraq War which intimated that the war was a holy war. Apparently a Muslim [...]
Caring for Others
Posted in Beneficial Articles on May 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
by Tariq Sohrab Ghazipuri
Doing service for humanity is one of the greatest ways we can show our devotion to Allah. All of the revealed scriptures place great emphasis on helping others. In Islam, helping others and solving their problems is not only an important virtue, it is also a profound act of worship. It is [...]
Cool Quote
Posted in Beneficial Articles on May 12, 2009 | 9 Comments »
Shaykh al-Uthaymeen (rahimahullah) said “By Allah, sins effect the security of a land; they effect its ease, its prosperity, its economy; and they effect the hearts of its people. Sins cause alienation between people. Sins cause one Muslim to regard his Muslim brother as if he were upon a religion other than Islam.
But if we sought [...]
Miss Beautiful Morals
Posted in Current Affairs/Civic Activism, Random Thoughts on May 7, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Read an article today about a competiton being held in Saudi Arabia entitled ‘Miss Beautiful Morals.’ The competition is an attempt to provide a halal alternative to the growth of beauty pageants and encourage good in the process. Sisters between ages 15 and 25 participate in the competition and are judged based on their obedience [...]
An Ode to Kashmiri Chai
Posted in crazy stuff on May 6, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Kashmiri chai, kashmiri chai
Its been so hard to say goodbye
Late night sips along the curbside
A sugar rush, only you could provide
Crushed pistachio pieces were perfect with thee
The sight of the cup filling my heart with glee
A companion to samosas, you were the perfect drink
Kashmiri chai, kashmiri chai, little did I think
A day would come where [...]
Kashmiri Chai- Where art thou?
Posted in Announcements, crazy stuff on May 6, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I went to Ravi Kabob the other day and the guy working there said they dont sell it anymore. Someone please get to the bottom of this!
