Mercy
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When battles needed to be fought, and adults needed to be baby-ed, the child missed out heavily. On growing, learning, and understanding life. On knowing who and what was acceptable, and who and what was dangerous. A child abused or neglected missed out. By all means. On parts that were integral for his wholesome growth…
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When we speak about the fantasies of invisible children, there are several psychological mechanisms at play. An invisible child is exactly that: unseen. If you ask them what they felt like growing up, they often describe themselves as background objects: “like a piece of furniture,” “living in the shadows,” or “present, but not noticed.” Validation…
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حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ يُونُسَ الْحَنَفِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عِكْرِمَةُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ، حَدَّثَنِي أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ، – وَهُوَ عَمُّ إِسْحَاقَ – قَالَ بَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذْ جَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ فَقَامَ يَبُولُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَقَالَ أَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَهْ…
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And they sold him for a low price, – for a few Dirhams (i.e. for a few silver coins). And they were of those who regarded him insignificant. (Yusuf:20) Yusuf was sold for a few meagre dirhams in the market. Did that price define what he was worth? So they raced with one another to…
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When a loved one walks away in a moment you would have loved that they stayed…and understood If you have ever been a victim of abuse, what you receive in it’s aftermath may be unexpected. The road is not smooth. Escaping the abuse is just step one. You may have had shocking experiences of how…
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Mu’awiyah ibn Al-Hakam رضي الله عنه narrates: While I was praying with the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه و سلمsomeone sneezed so I said: ‘Yarhamu kallah (May Allah have mercy on you)’. The people shot me looks so I said: ‘O my mother’s loss of me! Why are you looking at me?’ Then they…
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Muhammad ibn Idris Ash-Shafi’ee رحمه الله was one of the greatest scholars the Ummah ever saw. Apart from being an exceptional scholar, he was also a gifted poet. Muzani visited him in his last illness. He narrates: ‘How have you made morning?’ I asked. ‘I have made morning leaving this world, parting from my brothers,…
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وَ أوْحينا إِلَيْهِ لَتُنَبِّأَنَّهُمْ بِأَمْرِهِمْ هذا وَ هُمْ لا يَشْعُرُوْنَ When the brothers of Yusuf took him away from his father with an undercover plan and a false assurance of his safety, they set out to execute their plot of getting rid of their brother. They tied a rope around him and forced him into…