You can buy a book called . . .

Only Fools and Fools by Mawlana Ahmad Ali of Ma'hadul Islami, Bradford. Its a translation of some of the stories from the original of Allamah Ibn al Jawzi alayhi rahmah.

Quite cheap book and alhamdulillah is a very gud, pure, light read. Enjoy the book immensely. Some might find the jokes childish and not funny, but I think they brilliant.

"Med" wrote:

You can buy a book called . . .

Only Fools and Fools by Mawlana Ahmad Ali of Ma'hadul Islami, Bradford. Its a translation of some of the stories from the original of Allamah Ibn al Jawzi alayhi rahmah.

Quite cheap book and alhamdulillah is a very gud, pure, light read. Enjoy the book immensely. Some might find the jokes childish and not funny, but I think they brilliant.

i've got that book somewhere...LOL some jokes are really funny make you laff out loud seeing the stupidity ...some can be flat though, but overall yea its an orite book.

Humour is cultural.

If you have a diferent culture, you will not fidn the same thigns funny.

And jokes do especially bad when translated, as they normally rely on puns and other similar sounding words...

tru. at both admin and naj.

Has anyone ever studied sociology at GCSE or A level. If so, do you remember coming across this in the Sociology of the family unit?

The Good Wife's Guide
From Housekeeping Monthly, 13 May, 1955.

Have dinner ready. Plan ahead, even the night before, to have a delicious meal ready on time for his return. This is a way of letting him know that you have be thinking about him and are concerned about his needs. Most men are hungry when they get home and the prospect of a good meal is part of the warm welcome needed.

Prepare yourself. Take 15 minutes to rest so you'll be refreshed when he arrives. Touch up your make-up, put a ribbon in your hair and be fresh-looking. He has just been with a lot of work-weary people.

Be a little gay and a little more interesting for him. His boring day may need a lift and one of your duties is to provide it.

Clear away the clutter. Make one last trip through the main part of the house just before your husband arrives. Run a dustcloth over the tables.

During the cooler months of the year you should prepare and light a fire for him to unwind by. Your husband will feel he has reached a haven of rest and order, and it will give you a lift too. After all, catering to his comfort will provide you with immense personal satisfaction.

Minimize all noise. At the time of his arrival, eliminate all noise of the washer, dryer or vacuum. Encourage the children to be quiet.
Be happy to see him.

Greet him with a warm smile and show sincerity in your desire to please him.

Listen to him. You may have a dozen important things to tell him, but the moment of his arrival is not the time. [b]
Let him talk first - remember, his topics of conversation are more important than yours. [/b]

Don't greet him with complaints and problems.

Don't complain if he's late for dinner [b]or even if he stays out all night. Count this as minor compared to what he might have gone through at work. [/b]

Make him comfortable. Have him lean back in a comfortable chair or lie him down in the bedroom. Have a cool or warm drink ready for him.
Arrange his pillow and offer to take off his shoes. Speak in a low, soothing and pleasant voice.

[b]Don't ask him questions about his actions or question his judgment or integrity. Remember, he is the master of the house and as such will always exercise his will with fairness and truthfulness. You have no right to question him. [/b]

[b]A good wife always knows her place. [/b]

[url=http://www.j-walk.com/other/goodwife/]Link [/url]

If any girl here likes to read fashion/girl magazines...isnt it intresting to note that no magazine would EVER publish an article like that today.

one of your best posts. I liked that post a lot.

MashaALLAH. May ALLAH Ta'ala give you a happy home life, and all of us aswell.
ameen

"Med" wrote:

I liked that post a lot.

And why am I not surprised. :roll: :roll:

"MuslimSister" wrote:

[b]Don't ask him questions about his actions or question his judgment or integrity. Remember, he is the master of the house and as such will always exercise his will with fairness and truthfulness. You have no right to question him. [/b]

Thats assuming that the man is infallible. When the truth is far from it.

I studied this in sociology.

"MuslimSister" wrote:

[b]A good wife always knows her place. [/b]

a cross between a zombie and a parrot :roll: dont think so...okay theres being considerate and then theres being an over-considerate prat

"MuslimSister" wrote:

If any girl here likes to read fashion/girl magazines...isnt it intresting to note that no magazine would EVER publish an article like that today

exactly...how hypocritical is that i mean they complain that Islam oppresses women and not so long ago they themselves were spreading stuff like this :!:

"muslim_kuri" wrote:

"MuslimSister" wrote:

If any girl here likes to read fashion/girl magazines...isnt it intresting to note that no magazine would EVER publish an article like that today

exactly...how hypocritical is that i mean they complain that Islam oppresses women and not so long ago they themselves were spreading stuff like this :!:

true

but the above article is taking the mick "dont question him even if he stays out all night cos he's the master of the house" :roll:

LilSis I hope you taking notes on how to be a proper wife according to your western ways.

[size=9]hehehehe[/size]

[size=7]joke, yeh. no need to get over excited[/size]

"Med" wrote:

one of your best posts. I liked that post a lot.

did u notice its from an English KUFFAAR's magazine published in 1955?

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"Med" wrote:

L[b]ilSis I hope you taking notes on how to be a proper wife [/b]according to your western ways.

...

[size=7]joke, yeh. no need to get over excited[/size]

Haha.

lol :roll:

"Med" wrote:

But wen the kuffar have things in line with islamic principles then we dont reject the islamic principles just cos the kuffar accept them.

just obeying and not questioning anything whether its right or wrong aint an Islamic principal

O my Lord!
Here is Your slave
With raging rivers tearing down his face
O my Lord!
Here stands Your slave
With a pulsating heart that cries out Your name
O my Lord!
He seeks Your help and guidance
In a world which he is caged within

"Go easy on yourself, for the outcome of all affairs is determined by Allah's decree. If something is meant to go elsewhere, it will never come your way, but if it is yours by destiny, from it you cannot flee..."

[Umar (ibn-al-Khattab]

lesson from a Frog Tale...

A group of frogs were hopping contentedly through the woods, going about their froggy business, when two of them fell into a deep pit. All of the other frogs gathered around the pit to see what could be done to help their companions. When they saw how deep the pit was, the rest of the dismayed group agreed that it was hopeless and told the two frogs in the pit that they should prepare themselves for their fate, because they were as good as dead.
Unwilling to accept this terrible fate, the two frogs began to jump with all of their might. Some of the frogs shouted into the pit that it was hopeless,and that the two frogs wouldn't be in that situation if they had been more careful, more obedient to the froggy rules, and more responsible.
The other frogs continued sorrowfully shouting that they should save their energy and give up, since they were already as good as dead. The two frogs continued jumping as hard as they could, and after several hours of desperate effort were quite weary.
Finally, one of the frogs took heed to the calls of his fellows. Spent and disheartened, he quietly resolved himself to his fate, lay down at the bottom of the pit, and died as the others looked on in helpless grief. The other frog continued to jump with every ounce of energy he had, although his body was wracked with pain and he was completely exhausted.
His companions began anew, yelling for him to accept his fate, stop the pain and just die. The weary frog jumped harder and harder and -- wonder of wonders! Finally leapt so high that he sprang from the pit. Amazed, the other frogs celebrated his miraculous freedom and then gathering around him asked, "Why did you continue jumping when we told you it was impossible?" Reading their lips, the astonished frog explained to them that he was deaf, and that when he saw their gestures and shouting, he thought they were cheering him on. What he had perceived as encouragement inspired him to try harder and to succeed against all odds.
This simple story contains a powerful lesson. Your encouraging words can lift someone up and help them make it through the day. Your destructive words can cause deep wounds; they may be the weapons that destroy someone's desire to continue trying -- or even their life. Your destructive, careless word can diminish someone in the eyes of others, destroy their influence and have a lasting impact on the way others respond to them.
Author: Unknown

Good posts muslim_kuri

"muslim_kuri" wrote:

Your encouraging words can lift someone up and help them make it through the day. Your destructive words can cause deep wounds...

[size=9]I'll bear that in mind.[/size]

"Med" wrote:

I was pointing out dat SOME ppl are a bit too westernised, and they should perhaps follow what their traditional elders have been teaching.

whose "traditional elders" u referring to?

my elders have never taught me that the husband is the master of the wife, or that a woman should walk ten paces behind her hubby or that a bride is shamless if she God Forbid expresses her happiness on her wedding day, or that she should "stick it out" if her husbands beats or cheats on her

SOME people are cavemen-they should move with the times and learn sumin from the West and leave their village ways

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The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small unhabited island. He prayed madly for ALLAH to rescue him, and everyday he scanned the horizon for help, but no-one seemed forthcoming. Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect him from the elements and to store his few possessions.

One day, after searching for food, he arrived home to find his tiny hut in flames,the smoke rolling up to the sky. The worst had happened; everything was lost. He was stunned with grief and anger. ALLAH, "why did you do this to me!" he cried.

Early the next day, he was awakened by the sound of a ship that was approching the island. it had come to rescue him. "How did you know i was here"? asked the weary man to his rescuers.

"We saw the smoke signal", they replied!

[b]Lesson[/b]

It is easy to get discouraged when things are going badly, but we should not lose heart, because ALLAH is at work in our lives, even in the midst of pain and suffering.

salaam

Jihad
Why can’t I do good anymore
Worship, pray

Why do I feel like this oh tell me!
Why is it that my heart is heavy?

I need something,

Someone

To get me out of this

It feels like hell

This is not me

Where has the good in me gone?

I don’t recognise myself

I can’t think straight

Look at everyone looking at me

They think I’m so good

I haven’t a bad deed to my name

They can’t see my soul

They can’t feel my addled emotions

They don’t realise what is going on inside

They don’t see the battle inside

They don’t feel the battle outside

This is what you call jihad

The battle of all battles

The battle with your own enemy

The enemy inside you

Called your nafs

Who resides in you

Who tempts you

To bad

Qulsoom Ul Nisa Razaque

really good.

(it describes me pretty well.)

and me. :?

salaam
OBITUARY THE SAD PASSING OF COMMON SENSE

Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape.

He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as
knowing when to come in out of the rain, why the early bird gets the worm, life isn't always fair, and maybe it was my fault.

Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't spend more than you earn) and reliable parenting strategies (adults, not children, are in charge).

His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well intentioned but
overbearing regulations were set in place.

Reports of a six-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition.

Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the job they failed to do in disciplining their unruly children.

It declined even further when schools were required to get parental
consent to administer Panadol, sun lotion or a sticky plaster to a student; but, could not inform the parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion.

Common Sense lost the will to live as the Ten Commandments became contraband; churches became businesses; and criminals received better treatment than their victims.

Common Sense took a beating when you couldn't defend yourself from a burglar in your own home and the burglar can sue you for assault.

Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, after a woman failed to realise that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She
spilled a little in her lap, and was promptly awarded a huge settlement.

Common Sense was preceded in death by his parents, Truth and Trust; his wife, Discretion; his daughter, Responsibility; and his son, Reason. He is survived by three stepbrothers; I Know My Rights, Someone Else is to Blame, and I'm A Victim.

Not many attended his funeral because so few realised he was gone.

If you still remember him pass this on ... If not join the majority and
do nothing.

[b]Shakespeare Gone Mad:[/b]

Dear "Hamlet",

I hope the weather is "As you like it". Do you remember, on the "Twelfth Night", we went to visit the "Merry Wives of Windsor" and were caught in "The Tempest"? Among the visitors was "King Henry V" who told us how "The Merchant of Venice" helped him with the "Taming of the Shrew". Didn't he also narrate "A Winter's Tale"? "Romeo and Juliet" have found out that "Love's labour lost". It was all "A Midsummer Night's Dream". There was "A Comedy of Errors" when "King Henry VIII" took away the old cloak of "King Lear" by mistake. It was all "Much Ado About Nothing". Convey my regards to "Julius Caesar". Looking forward to your reply. As the saying goes "A Measure for Measure".

Yours sincerely,
"Macbeth"

Found some good qoutes/pearls of wisdom

Put aside your pride,
Set down your arrogance,
And remember your grave.
- Ali ibn Abu Talib (radiAllahu anhu)

Does money upset the hearts of learned men?
He answered "men whose hearts are changed by money are not learned"
- abu Hamid al Ghazali

shaitan is always looking for an opening to get you.
Drive him away whith Dhikr.

seven days without prayers makes one WEAK.

Meet people in such a manner that if you die,
the should weep for you,
and if you live,
they should long for you.
- Ali (radi Allahu anhu)

link: http://www.geocities.com/mutmainaa/pearls.html

[size=14][color=green]"How can you rejoice about this life that grows shorter each hour." [/color][/size]
(Sayyidna Ali, Radi-Allahu anhu)