In the pursuit of knowledge

Salam Alaykum, Alhamdulilah. I pray that this blog meets you all in the best of health and eeman. My aplogies for not posting any blog for a while I was busy advertising the blog and trying to get some inspiration for what to write. May Allah make our affairs easy for us all ameen. My news highlight of the week was the story of the freed BBC journalist, Alan Johnston, describing the water he was given to drink at the start of his ordeal as murky and this contributed to him falling ill. Some time passed and he was able to convince his captives to boil the murky water for him to make it drinkable and his health improved. This got me thinking of the plight of millions of people around the world (mainly in Africa) who have little or no access water. When they find water it is most likely dirty but they have no choice but to drink it since they aren't sure when next they would be able to find water to drink. This has a knock on effect of causing diarrhea and cholera which the weak among...

Salam alaykum waramatullah wabarakatuhu, All praise is to Allah Lord of the worlds, the creator of the heavens and earth and all that is in them and in between them. I ask for the blessings and mercy of Allah on prophet Muhammad (SAW), I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed shaitan, the shayateens and the evil from myself and the evil of my desires. All the good that would result from this blogging is from Allah and all that is evil in it is from myself. I ask Allah's forgiveness and I pray Allah purifies my intention for doing this. Inshaallah I intend to use this means (blog) as a reminder first for myself and all of us. Any comments would be welcome and deeply appreciated. It is important that one shouls enjoin what is good and forbid what is evil but also important is that the one who enjoins good should practice that which he enjoined and keep away from that which he has asked others to keep away from. So I ask all of you to remember me in your duas that Allah makes it easy ...