As a reminder to myself and to my readers, here’s an excellent piece from Suhaib Webb‘s site. ———– Avoiding a Harmful E-Diet by Naiyerah Kolkailah Food is a necessity in life. But keep over-eating (irrespective of nutritional value), and you can become overweight and obese. Eat unhealthy, fatty foods, and you get high cholesterol, high … More Avoiding a Harmful E-Diet
The end. It’s been a long time coming, but it only hit me now – and it’s given me much to think about; with sadness and longing – because I’ve always been very sentimental about the past. Let me explain: For the last 12 or so years, I’ve lived in Cape Town. But I was … More The Final Goodbye
Not long after Discovery Bear and Ms Froggie’s union, it was the turn of Discovery Bear’s best friend – Chariman Pooh. Having been divorced for some time, Pooh was a lonely bear; yet he was optimistic, and always kept a smile on his face. Stephanie, who was a late arrival to Playtime HQ, was also … More The Playtime Council: Happily Ever After…
There’s something different about taking the train. Far from the privacy of traveling by car, yet in some ways, a journey with more solitude; allowing more personal time to think, reflect, and observe; not having to worry about traffic and road obstacles, letting the conductor direct you, in this big, metal carriage, on a fixed … More Train of Thought
Here’s a quick question for all that read this blog: do you participate in online discussions? I’m not talking about specialised forums, but general portals – like news sites that allow you to comment on stories (for example, South Africa’s News24). And if so, what’s your experience been like – particularly when you comment on … More A question for you, the reader
So don’t even try shaking hands with them 😉 (Taken at Boulders Beach, Cape Town. Of course, the sign actually means you’re not to pet the penguins. They bite, apparently – so it could get nasty. Especially now that it’s mating season.)
The following was written mostly after last Friday’s Jumuah. It’s more a personal reminder for me than for others – but if you can take something from it, I hope it will be a source of great benefit for you. “Remember frequently the destroyer of pleasures” – goes the reported hadith (reported in Tirmidhi, Nasaa’i, … More Remember, remember
In case you didn’t know, Mezba has set up an awesome website that aims to teach kids (and adults :)) the Quran through the creative use of Lego. You can find the site at http://readwithmeaning.wordpress.com/.
“Tasawwuf” is a segment of Islam that’s concerned with the growing – or maturation – of the soul. One of the teachings it extracts from the Islamic sources is that things – all of which were created by the Almighty Allah – are created in one of two ways: Instantly, by Allah’s command (“Be…and it … More Food for the Soul
