Archive for June, 2008

Put the glass down

A professor began his class by holding up a glass with some water in it. He held it up for all to see and asked the students, ‘How much do you think this glass weighs?””50 gms!’…. ‘100 gms!’…… ‘125 gms‘ …… the students answered.
‘I really don’t know unless I weigh it,’ said the professor, ‘but, [...]

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Journey of a seeker

For those interested to view video of Khalil Moore’s “Journey of a Seeker”, please go to this link :
http://www.halaltube.com/khalil-moore/video/journey-of-a-seeker

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Nails

Cutting/Trimming of the nails is part of our Prophet Muhammad s.a.w sunnah. It is encourage for a person to cut the nails regularly and preferably on days such as Monday, Thursday and Friday.
When cutting the nails, one should start from the right hand.  Start with the pointer finger and move down to the little finger [...]

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Travelog Haji

 
I’m now in the midst of reading the above book, “Travelog Haji” by Prof. Muhd Kamil Ibrahim.  A big thank you to Zarinah, our Halaqah sister.  She was the one who recommended this book to us via sms. 
This book is written in Malay and I hope there will be an English translation soon [...]

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Practising our knowledge

We learn, we study and we are suppose to practice what we learn and study.  But how much of what we learn and study do we actually put in practice?  Is it 20%, 40 %, 70 % or even 100% ?
I have to acknowledge that not all that I learned I actually put in practice. [...]

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Simple deeds are the best!

‘Aisha (radiAllahu anha) narrated, that the Prophet was asked,
“What deeds are loved most by Allah?” He said, “The most regular constant deeds even though they may be few.” He added, “Don’t take upon yourselves, except the deeds which are within your ability.” [sahih al-Bukhari, 8:76:472]
I like this hadith.  It always help to remind me that [...]

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Better or bitter half?

Better  or bitter half? …Which one is it?
 
What am I talking about? Well, I am sure some of you have already guess the answer.  Yes, yes … I am talking about the man or woman in our life, our better or bitter half, our husband/wife.
 
I think this term is very appropriate.  We always hear this [...]

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Plants

Read an interesting article which appeared in the newspaper and it talks about how plants such as Yucca, Begonia, Petunia and Azalea can be asthma-friendly. 
As we know, people with asthma must avoid contact with dust, moulds and allergens.  So no pets, no dirty carpets, dust anywhere in the house or office.  In fact, avoid being [...]

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