I went to a friend's home for an evening tea that day and she made me one of the best homemade chocolate cakes I have ever tasted ma shaAllah. Naturally, I asked if it was possible to get the recipe of her 'sinfully' deliciously moist-melt-in-the-mouth chocolate cake. Beaming with pride, she gave away her 'secret recipe' and explained the few tips to make the cake close to perfect, alhamdulillaah.'Make sure you observe closely the texture of the chocolate when melting it especially in the last...
I was in a furniture shop with my sister that day, looking through its collection of English furniture and interior decorations. I have this thing about flowers and laces, so, naturally, English design has always been the one I admire the most. Then, I saw this beautiful 'Old Granny Chair' and I could not resist temptations to land myself on it!
It is so comfortable like you wouldn't believe it. Its cushion is well padded, it has a very wide sitting platform, a very high back which allows you...
It was really hard for Selina to face the reality that was staring at her. Buckets of tears must have fallen from her beautiful face since then day she lost her baby. Carrying him for nine months, it was extremely hard to come back from the hospital without him in her arms. She had waited for five years for him. Never had it occurred to her that her delight was temporary. Never.She had prepared a beautiful fully carpeted nursery room, filled with baby-blue color, decorated with wallpaper that...
A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university lecturer. Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life. Offering his guests coffee, the lecturer went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups:porcelain, plastic, glass, some plain-looking and some expensive and exquisite, telling them to help themselves to hot coffee.When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the lecturer...
BismillaahAs Salaamu 'alaykum and peace to all,Eau De Parfum - A Motivational Story about ForgivenessThat day I was with my adorable hyperactive 5 and 3 year old nephews. They were trying to demonstrate their ‘martial art’ skills which they have acquired from the free lessons courtesy of Ultraman, Power Rangers SPD, Ninja Turtles, Ben 10 and many other violent ‘fake superheroes gurus’ that they found on the cable’s cartoon channels. While enthusiastically and willingly using each other as...
That day I called a friend of mine, asking if she wanted to have coffee with me that evening. She said she could meet up with me tomorrow, InshaAllaah and that she had to finish off a project due in 15 hours!
She said that just 15 hours earlier, her professor emailed her to inform of the probable grade she would get for his subject. She was just about 20 points short of getting an A, which is a 4.0 GPA. And she has a good chance for an A considering that she has yet to submit a project worth...
"No, I don't want this type of fries. I always had the crinkled-cut type here. Not this one!" complained the man sitting next to my table where I dined with a friend that day.
What? I couldn't believe what I just overheard. Is this man for real?
I tried to focus on my conversation with my friend but my head was spinning in dizziness with the man's outburst. He got upset for having to eat a differently-cut fries? Goodness, I was staggered with his ridiculousness and pettiness. How I wished...
BismillaahAs Salaamu 'alaykum and peace to all,Moon, Clouds or Rooftop? - A Motivational Story for a Brand New YearI
was at my usual girls-day-out with one of my tightest groups of
girlfriends. That was when one of my girls announced the best news of
the year that she is getting married! Yey! Alhamdulillaah…To
help cut down her wedding expenses, she happily pointed ‘guns’ to our
hijabi heads, and declared that we are all assigned to the ‘best
designation’ for any wedding ceremony- the...
High fever and flu with nose runny Severe headache and painful tummyDry mouth with blisters throbbing This was when you decided on sendingAn accusing message to kill my physical beingTo the world I kept on smilingClearly they didn't know what I was facingWithin myself my mind is numbingDespite the hot temperature I was feelingMy mind is determined to slowly go into freezingStab Bash Smash Whack Clobber Pierce and SliceThis is my heart and next to it- Saw another knife?Here, take them both honey...
“Aargh!” Tina shrieked while swiftly pulling both her legs up off the floor.“What?” Seri immediately jumped onto her chair, startled by Tina’s screeches. Still confused, she asked again, “Tell me what’s wrong?” Tina regained her composure and answered sheepishly, “Sorry, a cat just brushed my ankle.”Seri had this I want you dead expression written all over her face while climbing down from the chair. Tina had lived with the fear of cats since the day she first saw one. No one could explain her...
Disclaimer :The contents on this website do not necessarily reflect the views of Jamaah At-Taqwa. All information is posted by visitors or gathered from different Islamic sites and other sites of interest. Restrictions may apply how you visit the site Jamaah At-Taqwa @ SHAW UNIVERSITY
Search Articles
