Honey Water

And your Lord inspired to the bee, “Take for yourself among the mountains, houses, and among the trees and [in] that which they construct. Then eat from all the fruits…

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Hibiscus Herbal Tea

Although herbal teas are safer than prescription medication and definitely healthier and more nourishing than store bought soft drinks, beverages and juices, we must know our herbs and their effects…

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Mint Yogurt Lassi (Ayran)

The latest hype in health and nutrition is all about your gut microbiome, or gut flora. However, traditional medicine and nutrition, although they lacked the diagnostics we currently have, had…

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Recipe: Curried Meat and Turnips

Narrated Abu Musa: Allah’s Messenger (SAWS) said, “Many amongst men reached (the level of) perfection but none amongst the women reached this level except Asia, Pharaoh’s wife, and Mary, the…

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What it means to be a Muslim

Alive Friday, August 24, 2007, life was breathed into me once again. This wasn’t in the Emergency or any medical institution. This happened right on my dining room table, plugged…

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A letter to my 16-year-old self

Life does not begin with marriage, nor does it end with divorce. Love, but do not lose yourself to love, for relationships wane and wax like the moon with all…

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