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Living for What Lies Ahead
When Ameerul Mu-mineen Sayyiduna ‘Umar bin Khattaab (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) set out to conquer Baytul Muqaddas, he spent time with the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) in Syria. The commanders of the army would invite him to their homes, and he would accept their invitations out of respect for them. However, the only commander who had not invited him was Sayyiduna Abu ‘Ubaidah bin Jarraah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu).
Sayyiduna ‘Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) eventually said to him, “Every commander of the army has …
What’s Draining Your “Battery”?
We are generally conscious of anything that causes us a loss. If a business is losing money because of unnecessary expenses, we investigate, identify where the money is going and try to stop the loss. If our electricity bill suddenly increases, we check what is consuming so much power and look for ways to reduce it. When our phone battery starts draining unusually quickly, we check which apps are responsible. We may delete an unnecessary app, restrict its activity or put …
A Forgotten Family
(Ammaa Jee [rahimahallah] – Part Four)
Despite the severe poverty they endured, Ammaa Jee (rahimahallah) was determined to preserve the dignity of her family. She never allowed their condition to become known outside the four walls of their home. She did not let the neighbours know what they were enduring, nor did she devise excuses or seek ways of indirectly obtaining assistance from neighbours, relatives or even distant acquaintances.
What made their difficult circumstances even more painful …
