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The 7 goals for a

productive day � Surah

Fatiha

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Allah�s

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We all want to have a productive day. We strive hard in

figuring out our interests and potential and learn to

manage that precious commodity, time. We set goals

and develop strategies to accomplish them.

Now, the point to ponder is, are these �goals� really

aimed at gaining the Pleasure of Allah subhanahu wa

ta`ala (glorified is He)?

What goals should we set for ourselves to achieve in a

day that are aimed at gaining the pleasure of Allah (swt)

and inching closer to Jannah (Paradise) insha�Allah

(God willingly)?

Subhan�Allah (glory to God)!! Allah (swt)�the Supreme

Being�gives us the answer in 7 short ayahs (verses of

the Qur�an) very aptly titled ��Al Fatiha�The Opening.�

Here goes:�

Say Bismillah before beginning a task�In

the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most

Merciful: Start each task with the name of Allah

(swt). It increases barakah (blessings). Say Bismillah

before eating, starting something new, entering the house etc.

Thank Allah (swt) often�[All] praise is [due] to Allah,

Lord of the worlds: A true believer is grateful in all

circumstances. Look around you and acknowledge the blessings

of Allah (swt) and thank Him for them each day. This very

practical exercise will help in dealing with traumatic situations

and fighting discontentment and increase the chances of leading

a stress-free lifestyle.

Be Kind�The Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful: Allah

(swt)�s beautiful qualities of being Especially merciful and

Entirely Merciful. We should try to adopt these qualities in our

daily lives and be merciful and kind to the people around us. Be

kind to your family, neighbors, and friends. Take a pot of

chicken soup to someone with a cold, or give a ride to someone

to the mosque or the halaqas (study circles) today.

Remember the Day of Judgment�Sovereign of the Day

of Recompense: Tell yourself each day that this dunya (life,

universe) is just �play and amusement� and very soon that day

will come when Allah (swt) will recompense us for each good

and bad deed done. This will insha�Allah assist us in balancing

the dunya and the akhirah (Hereafter). Read Surah Mulk every

night.

Seek Only Allah (swt) for help�It is You we worship and You we

ask for help: Remember Allah (swt) is only a du`a� (supplication) away.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: �Man should call upon

Allah alone to provide for all his needs, so much so that even if a shoe-

lace is broken, he should pray to Allah to provide a shoe-lace, and if he

needs salt, he should beseech Allah to send it to him.� [Tirmidhi] We

know and accept that only Allah (swt) can help us during our hardships.

We increase our reliance on Allah (swt) and make du`a� and practice

patience.

Follow the Sunnah�Guide us to the straight path: Yahiya ibn

Mu�âdh (rahimahu Allâh, may God be pleased with him) said, �Renew

your hearts with the remembrance of Allâh because it rushes into

forgetfulness.� We should try each day to learn something new about

the deen (religion). Learn a new sunnah (tradition) or Qur�anic ruling on

some matter relating to your everyday life.

Do righteous deeds and seek the company of the

righteous�The path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor,

not of those who have evoked [Your] anger or of those who are astray:

Make an effort to do good deeds and seek the company of those people

who remember Allah (swt) when they meet. Listen attentively to the

jumu`ah khutbah (Friday sermon) and attend halaqas (study circles).

The good news is that Allah (swt) reminds us of these goals at least 17

times a day; in every fard salah (mandatory prayer). Alhamdulillah

The brain contains billions of nerve cells that send and receive

information around the body.

The human

brain is over

three times as

big as the brain

of other

mammals that

are of similar

body size.

The human brain is like a powerful

computer that stores our memory

and controls how we as humans

think and react. It has evolved over

time and features some incredibly

intricate parts that scientists still

struggle to understand.

The human brain

is protected by the

skull (cranium), a

protective casing

made up of 22

bones that are

joined together.

The brain is suspended in

Cerebrospinal fluid, effectively

floating in liquid that acts as both a

cushion to physical impact and a

barrier to infections.

Most strokes result

from a blood clot in

the brain that blocks

the local blood

supply, this causes

the damage or

destruction of

nearby brain tissue

and a wide range of

stroke symptoms.

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ts as both a

act and a

Diseases of the brain include

disease and multiple sclerosis.

Diseases such as these can limit

the normal function of the

human brain.

bones that are

joined together.

rokes result

blood clot in

n that blocks

l blood

this causes

age or

tion of

brain tissue

ide range of

ymptoms.

Each side of the brain interacts

largely with just one half of the body,

but for reasons that are not yet fully

understood, the interaction is with

opposite sides, the right side of the

brain interacts with the left side of

the body, and vice versa.

Dress up for your wife, look clean and smell good. When was the last time

you went shopping for the best clothing? Just like the husband wants his

wife to look nice for him, she also wants her husband to dress up for her too.

Remember that the Prophet (PBUH) would always start with Miswak when

returning home and always loved the sweetest smells.

Use the best names for your wife. Call your wife by the most beloved

names to her, and avoid using names that hurt their feelings.

our daily lives until it

which brings no attention

from the husband

like this; recognize all the good that she does and focus on that.

If you see wrong from your wife, try being silent and do not comment! This

is one of the ways the Prophet (PBUH) used when he would see something

have mastered.

5. Smile at your wife whenever you see her and embrace her often. Smiling

is Sadaqah and your wife is not exempt from the Muslim Ummah. Imagine

life with her constantly seeing you smiling. Remember also those Hadeeth

when the Prophet (PBUH) would kiss his wife before leaving for Salah, even

when he was fasting.

Thank her for all that she does for you. Then thank her again! Take for

example a dinner at your house. She makes the food, cleans the home, and

a dozen other tasks to prepare. And sometimes the only acknowledgment

be; thank her!

Ask her to write down the last ten things you did for her that made her

happy. Then go and do them again. It may be hard to recognize what gives

work on repeating those times in your life.

s the men may look down

upon the requests of their wives. The Prophet (PBUH) set the example for us

in an incident when Safiyyah (R.A) was crying because, as she said, he had

put her on a slow camel. He wiped her tears, comforted her, and brought

her the camel.

Be humorous and play games with your wife. Look at how the Prophet

(PBUH) would race with his wife Aisha (R.A) in the desert. When was the

last time we did something like that?

are those who treat their families the best. And I am the best amongst you

Disclaimer... This is innocent humour

Before marriage, a man

yearns for the woman he

loves. After marriage, the

"y" becomes silent.

Ingredients

85g thick rice noodles

500ml hot chicken or

vegetable stock

1 tsp fish sauce

juice ½ lime

1 star anise

pinch sugar

1 handful small raw

prawns

handful mint and

coriander leaves

chopped red chilli , to

serve

Method

Boil the noodles until al dente, then drain.

Put the stock in a pan with the fish sauce,

lime juice, star anise and pinch of sugar.

Bring to the boil and add the noodles and

prawns. Warm through, then pour into a

bowl and serve topped with the mint,

coriander and chilli.

Prawn miso bowl Swap the fish sauce,

lime juice, star anise and sugar for a

sachet of miso soup or 1 tbsp miso paste.

Per serving

256 kcalories, protein 31g, carbohydrate

30g, fat 3 g, saturated fat 0g, fibre 2g,

sugar 3g, salt 3.33 g

Vision- To nurture young learners to be able to think and

learn for themselves, whilst understanding, exploring and

expressing their shred, moral, spiritual and social values of

ISLAM and becoming part of a growing British society.

Cheap & FUN!! Just buy a packet of disposable cups and you

can have hours of fun with you child any age by:-

1. Stack them up in a pyramid as high as u can get!

Challenge yourself how high?

2. Line them up like bowling and role a ball to knock them

over, create a score bored

3. Roll up a paper ball and line and number the cups aim

for the highest numbers so you can win the game,

Whoever wins they can get to has a treat of what they like

and the loser would have to do the most hated chore in the

house. Try making it that you as the parent loses.

A lovely way to connect with your child by making a real flower collage, this is easily done by

collecting flowers, leafs, sequences diamonds etc.

Once you have collected enough, place them in a think book e.g. phone book, or put them in

between tow pieces of absorbent wood place something heavy on top and leave for a bout

3wekeeks.

When time has been completed you can then carefully take it out and start arranging it in a

beautiful collage. You can then add sequences and the diamond on them.

If you have enough space and making sure that things

are safe you can create an obstacle course with your

child. Children love to race against time, so put a

stopwatch on and being the countdown.

A few chairs a mini task like eat 3 apples at the end of

jumping over and going under the chair.

Try to ues the whole house upstairs down stairs and

the garden.

Draw a map make it existing

In France after picking groceries in the supermarket, a Niqabi

sister stood in the line to pay. After a few minutes, her turn

came up at the checkout counter.

The checkout girl was a non-Hijaabi Arab Muslim girl. She

began to scan the items of the Niqabi sister. After a while she

looked at her with arrogance & said:

"We have many problems in this country & your Niqab is one

of them! We, immigrants, are here for trade and not to show

our Deen or history! If you want to practice your Deen and

wear Niqaab then go back to your Arab country and do

whatever you want!"

The Niqaabi sister stopped putting her grocery in the bag and

lifted up her Niqaab. The checkout Arab girl was in total shock.

The Niqaabi girl who was blonde with blue eyes told her:

"I am a French girl, not an Arab immigrant. This is my country

& THIS IS MY ISLAM. You born Muslims sold your Deen and we

bought it from you!"

Allah says:

"If you turn away, Allah will replace you by another people,

and they will not be like you." (47:38)

OUR CHILDREN

OUR FUTURE

How do you expect kids to listen to their parents

when...

* Tarzan lives half naked,

* Cinderella comes home at midnight,

* Pinocchio lies all the time,

* Aladdin is the king of thieves,

* Batman drives at 200 mph,

* Romeo and Juliet commit suicide out of love,

* Harry Potter uses witchcraft,

* Mickey and Minnie are more than just friends,

* Sleeping Beauty is lazy,

* Dumbo gets drunk and hallucinates,

* Scooby Doo gives nightmares,

* and Snow White lives with 7 guys.

We shouldn't be surprised when they misbehave, they get it from

their storybooks and cartoons!

We should instead be teaching them stories like

Prophet Mohammad (لی ص ه يه ا ل لم ع س and Khadija (RA)'s ( و

pure love,

Prophet M0hammad (لی ص ه يه ا ل لم ع س and Aisha (RA)'s ( و

sweet acts of love,

Abu Bakr (RA)'s loyalty and undying service for his master,

Umar ibn Khatthab (RA)'s love for justice and tolerance,

Uthman ibn Affan (RA)'s level of shyness and modesty,

Ali ibn Abi-Talib (RA)'s show of courage and bravery,

Khalid ibn Waleed (RA)'s desire of combating evil,

Fatima bint Muhammad (RA)'s love and respect to her father,

Sallahuddin Al-Ayubi (RA)'s conquest of the promised land,

and much much more...

Above all, we should teach them about Allah (SWT), Qur'an and

the Sunnah!

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