Islam – The best and easiest religion to follow

A Bedouin once asked the Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him), “O Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him), if I do the five farz (pillars) of Islam – the declaration of faith (shahada), prayer (salah), alms-giving (zakat), fasting (sawm) and pilgrimage (hajj) and I won’t do anything more or less, will you guarantee Jannah to… Continue reading Islam – The best and easiest religion to follow

Life – Enough Of Your Silly Games With Me!

Life – you lively vixen who is sometimes joyful and sometimes sad! Why do you sometimes change colors faster than a chameleon? And are sometimes so slow it seems ages! All I want is to live in the moment and slowly disappear into the ages. Like everyone else who has existed on this earth Starting… Continue reading Life – Enough Of Your Silly Games With Me!

Is there something like a ‘cure-it-all’?

The elusive ‘cure-it-all’ Apropos an article by Madeline Holcombe on CNN where she talks about five easy steps to get healthier. In this article, she asks at the beginning of the article if an undiscovered ingredient could cure all our health concerns. And she says it would be nice if such an ingredient were present!… Continue reading Is there something like a ‘cure-it-all’?

Salaam – The Greatest Ice-breaker (Ever) PERIOD

Peace

Salaam/Peace One of the greatest gifts from ALLAH Subahanahu Ta’aala is ‘Salaam’. A Hadith [saying of Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him)] states – “You shall not enter Paradise until you believe, and you have not believed until you love one another. Shall I tell you of something you can do to make you love… Continue reading Salaam – The Greatest Ice-breaker (Ever) PERIOD

Islamic Prayer, Supplication, and Mathematics – A Simple Connection

Lay Mathematics Approach to Islam Let me tell you at the outset itself that I am neither very good at mathematics nor do I claim to know everything about Islam. With the former, it has been at best a ‘one-way’ love affair. Although, I have to admit a few branches of this ‘dizzy’ damsel (algebra,… Continue reading Islamic Prayer, Supplication, and Mathematics – A Simple Connection

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