When we dress up for dinner parties and get-togethers, why shy away from wearing one's best for the special days of the most important beings in the universe? At such days, we should endeavor to be joyous in our hearts, minds and yes, on the outside too.Some people complain about not celebrating birthdays during the annual time of sadness. But as we know, we have Islamic birthdates that can be used too at a different time of the year. A positive approach would be to arrange to celebrate one's birthday before Muharram or even on Eid az-Zahra itself!

Are all those energies we are putting into different mediums leading us somewhere.

Today, the most dominant system in place is the industrial food chain, a mechanized process that seeks to get the most yields from crops at the cheapest possible cost to the producer. This translates into neglecting the long-term health of the soil, as well as the health of the consumer, by using various pesticides and fertilizers. 

Thank you Lord for the strength of my mind to express this thought. And help evil whisperings and wickedness be fought. Without you, I would be roaming about in confusion and doubt. Realizing there's nowhere else to look but to follow your direct route.

With this increase in popularity comes an influx of news websites reporting hundreds of stories daily. However, while the amount of websites has increased, their biases have also, and it's difficult to come by a website that isn't hawking an agenda (or two).

Rarely do we ever think to check the veracity of the stories before passing them on. We enjoy disparaging a "bad guy" so much that we don't even question if the disparagement is warranted or true.