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Monday, 03 Zul Qa'dah 1431 / 11 October 2010

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NOAH's (AS) ARK
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Everything I need to know, I learned from Noah's (AS) Ark:

ONE: Don't miss the boat.

TWO: Remember that we are all in the same boat!

THREE: Plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the Ark

FOUR: Stay fit. When you're 60 years old, someone may ask you to do something really big.

FIVE: Don't listen to critics; just get on with the job that needs to be done.

SIX: Build your future on high ground.

SEVEN: For safety's sake, travel in pairs..

EIGHT: Speed isn't always an advantage. The snails were on board with the cheetahs.

NINE: When you're stressed, float awhile.

TEN: Remember, the Ark was built by amateurs; the Titanic by professionals.

ELEVEN: No matter the storm, when you are with ALLAH, there's always a rainbow waiting.

Aayeshah Radiyallahu Anha reports that the bed on which Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam slept was made of leather, in which was filled coir of the palm tree. [TIRMIZI]

Commentary: The bed Sayyidina Rasulullah Sallallahu'Alayhi Wasallam used, was at times the one made of leather as stated in the above Hadith, or at times was one that was made of canvas, as will be mentioned in the following Hadith. At times it was only a mat made of palm leaves.

This subject has been narrated in many Ahaadith that when the Sahaabah Radiyallahu 'Anhum asked the permission to make a soft bed, Sayyidina Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam used to reply: 'What do I have in common with worldly comforts. My example is that of a traveller who after walking, stops under the shadow of a tree for a while to rest, and after sitting a while continues on his way'.

Sayyiditina Aayeshah Radiyallahu Anha says: 'Once a woman from the Ansaar came and saw that an Abaa (cloak) was spread on the bed of Sayyidina Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam. She returned home and made a bed in which she filled wool, and sent it to me for Sayyidina Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam. When Sayyidina Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam returned and saw the bed, he inquired,'What is this?' I replied: 'A certain woman from the Ansaar came and after seeing the bed of Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam she made and sent this bed'. Sayyidina Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam said; 'Return it'. It looked good to me, and I did not feel like sending it back. Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam insisted that I send it back, and said: 'I swear an oath if I wish Allah Ta'aala will line up mountains of gold and silver for me'. On this saying of Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam I returned the bed.

Sayyidina 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud Radiyallahu 'Anhu says: 'I once came to Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam. He was resting on a mat made of palm leaves, the marks of which could be seen on the mubaarak body of Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam. After seeing this state I began to cry. Sayyidina Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam asked: 'What is the matter, why are you crying?' I replied: 'O Messenger of Allah, these Qaysars and Kisras sleep on beds of silk and velvet, and you on this palm mat'. Sayyidina Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam said.' 'It is not a thing to cry about. For them is the world and for us the hereafter'. A similar incident once took place with Sayyidina Umar Radiyallahu 'Anhu when he came to Sayyidina Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam and this same type of question and answer took place. The detailed incident is mentioned in the Sahih Bukhaari.

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* WITH just two weeks until thousands of matriculants sit for their final exams, the biggest teachers' union in the Eastern Cape has refused to be part of a plan to help the matrics.

* STATS-SA will mobilise an army of 120 000 field workers with 30 000 supervisors to do a headcount of everybody in SA on October 9 and 10 next year (2011).

* Nelson Mandela's new memoirs explore his anguish over the toll political activism took on his family, according to excerpts that appeared in Sunday newspapers around the world.

* Overnight, Israel's cabinet backed a controversial law that will force non-Jewish citizens to pledge an oath of loyalty to the country as a Jewish state.

Ingredients:
3 apples - peeled, cored and sliced
2 cups grape or apple juice
1 cup water
1/2 cucumber sliced
1 stick celery
4 kiwi fruit peeled and sliced
Handful baby spinach
Handful watercress
Handful raisins
Small knob ginger chopped
4 leaves mint
2 tablespoons honey

Optional:
Handful wheatgrass (an excellent immune booster)

Method:
Put all ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth. If consistency is too thick, simply add water. Serve immediately.

Cook's Tip:
To boost anti-oxidant levels, substitute the juice with 2 cups green tea. For a refreshing, sparkly option, strain juice, then add a 1/2 glass appletiser to each serving. Serve immediately.

"Ons voel mos nie almal altyd dieselfde nie, is dit nie? Partymaal voel jy goed en ek dalk bietjie af, soos Allah wil. Kliek hier vir die nuutste Dagstukkie om jou aan te moedig. Ons het ook al die Dagstukkies wat ons nou al uitgestuur het saam op een bladsy gesit, juis vir jou gerief. As ek dus 'n Dagstukkie uitstuur en jy voel dis nou nie vandag vir jou bedoel nie, dan kan jy sommer maklik vir jouself al die Dagstukkie-opskrifte gaan deurkyk totdat jy een vind wat jou hart aanraak. Of as iets gebeur wat jou so bietjie van balans af gooi: besoek die Dagstukkies! Jy weet nooit, dalk wil Allah jou juis deur 'n besondere Dagstukkie bemoedig.

E-pos ons by sjbekker@vodamail.co.za as jy die Dagstukkies op jou rekenaar wil ontvang..."

ONE-LINERS
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* Better to understand a little than to misunderstand a lot.

* We see things not as they are, but as we are.

* The girl with a future avoids a man with a past.

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