Archive for June, 2005

Be kind to yourself.

June 20, 2005

KINDNESS You wouldn’t chew somebody else out for a small error that was totally unintentional, would you? So don’t beat yourself up over perfectly human mistakes, either. Give yourself the benefit of the doubt, and show confidence in yourself…so that next time the mistake won’t be repeated.

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I worry about every mumin – Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin (TUS)

June 16, 2005

“I travel a great deal. I remain away from you for long periods of time, but this separation is only on a physical plane. Be assured that I keep you in my sight, I have placed you in my heart. I swear in the name of Allah and Maula Imam-uz-Zaman that wherever I go, east […]

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MAKKAH’S WATER OF BENISON

June 14, 2005

Zamzam   Comes the hajj season, and I am reminded of the wonders of aab-i-Zumzum. Let me go back to how it all started.   In 1971, an Egyptian doctor wrote to the European Press, a letter saying that aab-i-Zumzum was not fit for drinking purposes. I immediately thought that this was just a form […]

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GRATITUDE

June 14, 2005

Are you grateful? Sure, you say “Thank you” to someone, perhaps out of politeness, upbringing or generosity. But are you grateful. Do you feel gratitude FOR what you have rather than TO somebody for doing something. Thanking is about that nice person who helped you. Gratitude is about how you feel about what you have. […]

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