Abu Dharr (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) said, "Allah, the Almighty, says: `Whosoever does a good deed, will have (reward) ten times like it and I add more; and whosoever does an evil, will have the punishment like it or I will forgive (him); and whosoever approaches Me by one span, I will approach him by one cubit; and whosoever approaches Me by one cubit, I approach him by one fathom, and whosoever comes to Me walking, I go to him running; and whosoever meets Me with an earth-load of sins without associating anything with Me, I meet him with forgiveness like that". [Muslim]

Commentary: This Hadith mentions the infinite Compassion and Mercy of Allih to His obedient slaves and a special expression of which will be made by Him on the Day of Resurrection. On that Day, He will give at least ten times reward for each good deed. In some cases it may be far more than that, seven hundred times or more, as He would like. Such benevolence on His part warrants that a Muslim should never lose hope of His forgiveness.

"Ek was absoluut verbaas en aangegryp toe ek in Hoofstuk 99 van die Koran sien hoe groot my geloof en goeie dade regtig hoef te wees om vir genade en beloning in aanmerking te kom! Kliek net bietjie hier onder en dan gaan lees jy op die nuwe Afrikaanse Moslem Webtuiste hoe klink dit in die heerlike nuwe vertaling van ons geliefde Koran, getiteld: "Die Boodskap van die Koran." Alle Lof kom Allah toe!

En o ja, kyk ook sommer by: "Wat glo Moslems?": die eerste helfte is al klaar. Onthou om vir al jou Afrikaanse vriende van hierdie Webtuiste te sê: ook die wat nie Moslems is nie en selfs vir hulle wat glad nie meer glo nie... onthou dit is daar vir jou en vir hulle en vir die Plesier van Allah: www.koraninafrikaans.com"

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500g vegetables of your choice – patti pans, sweet potatoes, gem squash, pumpkin, baby potatoes, carrots, marrow
1 Tbsp brown sugar
1 Tbsp lemon pepper
1 Tbsp garlic butter salt to taste
Salt to taste
½ cup fresh cream

Method:
Wash veggies and cut those that are big or whole into chunks. Leave sweet potatoes, baby potatoes, gem squash and marrow unpeeled. Place veggies in an ovenproof casserole Mix together rest of the ingredients and pour over the vegetables Cover casserole with foil and bake at 180*C for 15 to 20 minutes, then remove foil and bake uncovered for a further 10 to 15 minutes or until all the veggies are very tender.

MALES
Sajid - Prostrator. One who worships Allah.
Tufail - Mediator. Expedient.
Wasim - Graceful. Handsome. Good looking.

FEMALES
Sakina - Variant of Sakinah: Tranquility. Devout. Allah-inspired peace of mind.
Kameela - Most perfect
Majida - Glorious

The Times We Live In...
The businessman dragged himself home and barely made it to his chair before he dropped exhausted.

His sympathetic wife was right there with a tall cool drink and a comforting word.

"My, you look tired," she said. "You must have had a hard day today. What happened to make you so exhausted?"

"It was terrible," her husband said. "The computer broke down and all of us had to do our own thinking."