IS CELEBRATING NEW ISLAMIC YEAR IS A RIGHT THING TO DO ?

It is shameful and embarrassing that in 2017 Muslims around the world continue to celebrate and 

congratulate one another upon the arrival of the Islamic New Year, when in fact the entire Muslim community should be mourning the martyrdom of the grandson of the Holy Prophet (saw), Imam Hussain bin Ali (as), who was butchered on the plains of Karbala along with his family and companions.

We are constantly told that this happened 1400 years ago and thus should not be given such importance or attention. However, the Qur'an sets a precedent when it highlights to us that even to the nascent Muslim community, reflecting on the events of Jesus, Moses, Abraham and Noah was fundamental to their growth and development despite occurring thousands of years earlier.

The 10 nights of Muharram should be widely recognised as a period of mourning for each and every lover of the Holy Prophet (saw) as he himself cried over the atrocities that befell his grandchildren years before the incident took place.

"Anas bin Malik said, "The head of Al-Husain was brought to 'Ubaidullah bin Ziyad and was put in a tray, and then Ibn Ziyad started playing with a stick at the nose and mouth of Al-Husain's head and saying something about his handsome features." Anas then said (to him), "Al-Husain resembled the Prophet more than the others did." Anas added, "His (i.e. Al-Husain's) hair was dyed with Wasma (i.e. a kind of plant used as a dye)."

Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 3748
In-book reference : Book 62, Hadith 95

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MAKE YOUR DAUGHTER'S A PRODUCTIVE MEMBER OF SOCIETY ! GIVE THEM SOME FREEDOM !

I’ve realized that we expect young girls to know certain things without giving them the opportunity to learn them.

They’re not trusted with a car alone but are ridiculed for not knowing how it works and what goes into fixing minor glitches.

Girls in green playing national/international sports invite all kinds of jokes/criticism/snipes but an average girl is teased for not knowing the mechanics of tennis/cricket/soccer.

They’re not trusted with their accounts/property dealings but are mocked at for not knowing the technicalities of these complicated transactions.

They are not allowed to spend more time out of the house with their friends without a Damocles sword hanging over their head to return home before it’s “too late” and yet they’re told they’re too compulsive and don’t know how to engage with people.

They’re not encouraged to participate in our ever so passionate drawing room conversations on politics and the world but they’re criticized for not knowing enough about how the world’s running. (Sit back, shut up and listen.)

If they’re not born genius, they’re soon relegated to obscurity of the “ordinary girl” (Too bad she doesn’t act like a computer at the age of 5. No use sending her to college.)

They're not a liability but they're turned into one. No second chances.

They’re hastily put into rigid binaries of “different” and “ordinary” and that’s supposed to be a compliment.

They’re not taught self-defense yet they’re called weak.

You’re just a girl. You don’t know how the world works.
Yes. Because you made me so afraid of falling down that I never had the heart to try. I “arranged whatever pieces came my way”

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