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Tuesday, 07 Rabi Ul Awwal 1433H/ 31 January 2012
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The Artist
Once upon a time, a well-known painter was finishing his painting of the Kaabah. It's an incredibly beautiful painting to be shown at the Airport during the upcoming Hajj Season.
The painter wanted this painting to be a master piece. He worked on it for weeks on the top of a 24 storey building. He was consumed by and excited with his own painting that he unconsciously took a few step backward while admiring the 2 x 8 m painting. He didn't look back when he walked backward. He kept on walking backward until it was a step away from the edge of the 24storey building. Just one more step backward and he could have fallen to his death.
A man saw what the painter was doing and was about to shout at him to warn him when he realized that his shout might surprise the painter and thus make him take that fatal one step backward and fall down. So the man took a brush and some paint and began to paint on the beautiful painting until it was completely damaged.
Upon realizing what happened to his painting, the painter got very angry and moved forward to hit the man. However, some other people who were also present at the vicinity held him and showed him his last position which almost made him fall.
MORAL: Sometimes we have painted our future with such beauty and dreamed of beautiful days we will spend with our loved one, but then Allah seemed to destroy our beautiful painting when Allah sees what danger lies ahead of us. Sometimes we are angry and annoyed by what Allah has done to us, but one thing we have to keep in our mind is that our Creator Allah is Most Wise an always keeps our best of interest in mind!
So when Allaah Subhaanahu wa Ta'ala , in His Infinite Wisdom, tests us with a situation that we think is difficult or takes away something that in our mind was good for us, we need to remember that perhaps it may not be so. Perhaps if we had continued in our way, it might have been harmful for us and whatever Allah decreed for us is actually better for us, for He is All-Wise and All-Knowing.
Allah Ta'aala says: "and it may be that you dislike a thing which is good for you and that you like a thing which is bad for you. Allah knows but you do not know." (Surah Baqarah: 216)
A calamity that makes you turn to Allah is better for you than a blessing which makes you forget the remembrance of Allah.
CHEERFUL SMILE
Nabi Sallallahu alaihi Wa Sallam has said: "Do not abuse anyone…Do not look down upon any good work, and when you speak to your brother, show him a cheerful face." (Muslim)
Why should I smile:
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It is also a form of charity.
* Research has proven that more energy is used to frown than to smile.
* The glance of a smile automatically softens the heart.
* It creates unity.
* Ponder for a moment...whether at home, at work, at campus or anywhere
for that matter...those that are liked the most are those that smile
the most.
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| Sehri Ends |
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| Fajr begins |
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| Zawaal | 12:21am |
12:09am |
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| Asr |
3:51pm |
3:46pm |
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| Asr |
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| Maghrib |
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* A Swedish Supreme Court judge said South Africa’s so-called secrecy bill should reduce its threats to journalists and whistle-blowers.
* Afghan government officials and representatives of the country's former Taliban rulers are to hold peace talks in Saudi Arabia, a Riyadh-based Afghan diplomat said.
* Russia says the Syrian government has agreed to send a delegation to Moscow for proposed talks with Syrian opposition activists on resolving the Arab nation's months-long unrest.
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Ingredients:
Boneless
chicken (cubed) 1 kg
Salt as per taste
Garlic Paste 1 tablespoon
Whole Red Chillies 4-6
White Pepper Powder 1tablespoon
Vinegar 2-3 tablespoon
Soya Sauce 4 tablespoon
Chilli Sauce 2 tablespoon
Sugar 1 teaspoon
Chinese Salt 1 teaspoon
Tomato Paste 1 cup
Tomato Sauce 1 cup
Stock 1 cup
Cooking oil 4-6 tablespoon
Garnish:
Spring Onion (Chopped) 2 tablespoon
Carrot (Julienne) 2 tablespoon
Capsicum (Julienne) 2 tablespoon
Method:
Marinate chicken with chilli sauce, vinegar, soya sauce, salt, white pepper,
sugar and Chinese salt. Keep aside for half an hour. In a pot, heat Cooking
Oil on medium heat for 3-5 minutes. Saute garlic for a minute and add
chicken. Golden fry the chicken on high heat and remove it from the pot.
In the same pot add tomato paste, ketchup and stock. Add salt, whole red
chillies and cook until thick. Add the chicken and bring to a boil. Heat
a sizzler plate (easily available in shops) on medium heat for 10 minutes
and pour the machurian into the hot plate.
Presentation:
Garnish and serve hot with boiled rice or fried rice.
Tip:
To make chicken stock, boil 1/2 kg chicken bones in a pot with 4-6 cups
of water until only one cup of stock remains. To avoid heek, add one small
whole peeled onion and 2-4 black pepper corns when it comes to a boil.
Instead of stock, you can also use 1-2 chicken cubes dissolved in 1 cup
water.
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Bob was in trouble. He forgot to attend a dinner invite from the in-laws. His wife was raging.
She told him "Tomorrow morning, I expect to find a gift in the driveway that goes from 0 to 200 in 6 seconds AND IT BETTER BE THERE !!"
The next morning he got up early and left for work. When his wife woke up, she looked out the window and sure enough there was a box gift-wrapped in the middle of the driveway.
Confused, the wife put on her robe and ran out to the driveway, brought the box back in the house.
She opened it and found a brand new bathroom scale.
Bob has been missing since Friday.
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