mercy
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If you’ve rarely been handed things on a golden plate, then you may have subconsciously, over the years, developed a precious skill: resourcefulness. Solid and strong. Perhaps you are yet to grasp how valuable and transferable that skill is. And yet to even label it as strength. Resourcefulness; to make do with what you have.…
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How easy it is to appreciate a child’s ideas, make space for them, and acknowledge their feelings. What a privilege it is to be in their pure presence, be a recipient of their love, and be their go-to for assistance. It is easy indeed to love a child. What then makes a little being, eager…
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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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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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عن عائشة رضي الله عنها قالت: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم: إن العبد إذا اعترف ثمّ تاب, تاب الله عليه -متفق عليه Aa’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه و سلم said: When a slave admits (his sin) and repents, Allah will accept his…
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Narrated by Abdullah ibn Umar رضي الله عنه: We were with the Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلمin one of his military expeditions when we passed by a group of people. ‘Who are they?’ he asked. ‘We are Muslims’, they replied. Meanwhile, there was a woman lighting a fire and with her was her child.…