In the pursuit of knowledge

As salaam alaykum wara matullah wabarakatuhu, How are you all? I pray this post meets you in the best of eeman and health. It has been a while since my last post the hustle and bustle of life is to blame but Allah has made it possible for me to write this alhamdulilah. I would like to relate a little story about a friend of mine after seeking her permission of course hoping that it serves as a reminder for us all as we go about our everyday activities. May Allah continue to be with her, give her strength and increase her in eeman. She applied for a job at the start of the year, went for the interview but was unsuccessful. Seven months later the company sends her an email saying that another position is available and would she be interested in applying for it. Alhamdulillah after the interview process she was accepted for the position. I remember the feelings of upset she had the first time of applying for the job and didn’t get it. Sometimes in life we experience difficulties and setba...

Salam alaykum waramatullah wabarakatuhu, I hope this post meets you in the best of health and eeman. I have been a little busy with work. The breakfast programme on BBC this morning (hope you haven't spotted that I do enjoy watching the BBC, I don't work for them, honest. lol) were showing a video of a type of bird called starling the video was taken in Gretna Green. Thousands of these birds were flying together in a coordinated manner and not hitting one another, it was a sight to behold. They were described as performing aerial acrobatics. They perform this act in the autumn and it was probably to find a safe place to sleep. It looked like they were being controlled by some remote control. The interviewee, a man from RSPB (The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) was asked how they did this of which he had no answer. Allah created these birds and has equipped them with this means by which all they could all pull together to find a safe place to rest for the night. This ...