Driving in the country

Driving in the country (Muldersdrift, Johannesburg)

Memos from South Africa

Photo taken while visiting the Lifestyle Nursery during drive in the country side of northern johannesburg towards the muldersdrift area. Are'nt the flowers just beautiful? And these fish - some of them were just sooo huge. I love Koi fish! I hope you all are having a great finish to 2010...I do miss you all and hope to catch up on your blogs sooon.

Beauty

BluePearl (c) 2010

Arabic phrases of the week

الله عز وجل

Transliteration: Allah Azz wa jal

Translation: It refers to Allaah, meaning He is: "Mighty and the Majestic." It has the same meaning as Subhaana Wa Ta'aala. which means "Glorious and Exalted is He," 

Usage: Glorification of Allah or in communication or reference to Allah
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Qatar National day

Courtesy of Risponé. {Busy!} Flick stream

18 December is always a beautifully inspiring cultural day in Qatar with every single person, national and non national alike, celebrating the countries national day. This year it seemed the excitement was just blinding considering the recent win of the World cup 2022 bid. I love seeing the patriotic dress up of people and cars alike and whether you decide to be outdoors in on all the real excitement or share it 
behind closed doors with Qatar TV and family, it's just simply fantastic.

What beautiful words

إِلَّا تَنصُرُوهُ فَقَدْ نَصَرَهُ اللَّهُ إِذْ أَخْرَجَهُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا ثَانِيَ اثْنَيْنِ إِذْ هُمَا فِي الْغَارِ إِذْ يَقُولُ لِصَاحِبِهِ لَا تَحْزَنْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَنَا ۖ فَأَنزَلَ اللَّهُ سَكِينَتَهُ عَلَيْهِ وَأَيَّدَهُ بِجُنُودٍ لَّمْ تَرَوْهَا وَجَعَلَ كَلِمَةَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا السُّفْلَىٰ ۗ وَكَلِمَةُ اللَّهِ هِيَ الْعُلْيَا ۗ وَاللَّهُ عَزِيزٌ 

حَكِيمٌ ﴿٤٠﴾

(40) If you help him (Muhammad) not (it does not matter), for Allah did indeed help him when the disbelievers drove him out, the second of the two; when they (Muhammad and Abu Bakr) were in the cave, he () said to his  companion (Abu Bakr): "Be not sad (or afraid), surely Allah is with us." Then Allah sent down His Sakinah (calmness, tranquillity, peace) upon him, and strengthened him with forces (angels) which you saw not, and made the word of those who disbelieved the lowermost, while the Word of Allah that became the uppermost; and Allah is All-Mighty, All-Wise. [Surah-at-Taubah]

Have a great weekend!

Young Entrepreneur

Alot of you already know Amber, the success driven muslimah who aims high to achieve all her dreams. She is the founder of  Sisterswhoblog (SWB) network (which promotes your blogs allowing you to inspire and support each other in life) and SSOUQ (which means Sisters' Souq; promoting online products and services  for Muslim women). I encourage you all to support her dream by joining Sisterwhoblog and/or SSouq. You can also keep up with the latest on the SWB Network by reading the magazine or become involved in the SWB Awards by voting or nominating. Voting will take place between 29-31 December. Read more here!

Thought of the day

No matter how much something hurts, No matter how much you want something, you need to understand that Allah knows best why you can not have it. Allah azz wa jal. Inshallah.

Be Patient and put your trust in Allah. Have a great week!

9 Weird things about me

                           IamFarsilla dear darling, thank you for the tag.

1. I only eat the white meat of chicken and Turkey & when it comes to fish I can get sick if I see any skin on my fish - skinless and boneless pieces only.Dont give me anything else. 

2. Only my mother understands point 1 which is another thing, till this day, whenever my mother is with me, she dishes my meals and even for my brothers...we are spoilt that way...she knows what each of us like.

3. When I am in a reflective mood, I go shopping, eat smarties and don't talk much to anyone. 

Wonderful sunday

Hope you're having a great weekend!

وَيَسْتَجِيبُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ وَيَزِيدُهُم مِّن فَضْلِهِ ۚ وَالْكَافِرُونَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ شَدِيدٌ ٢٦

(26) And He answers (the invocation of) those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah - Islamic Monotheism) and do righteous good deeds, and gives them increase of His Bounty. And as for the disbelievers, theirs will be a severe torment ...

[Surah 42: Ash Shura]

1 محرم Muharrum 1432

To tell you of something, me

1. The weekend has been kind in offering not only some relaxing time but perhaps some momentous time-capsuling moments for the Gulf ...

- It seems the gulf has had a great celebratory few days with the Queen visiting Abu Dhabi and Oman while Oman's King has been celebrating his 40 years of ruling, UAE celebrating its 39th Birthday and dear Qatar celebrates its win for the 2022 FIFA world cup. 

Funny words

Hope your weekend is going great!

مبروك قطر Congratulations Qatar

Congratulations Qatar

The 2022 FIFA World Cup is all yours

We're proud of you &know you'll host the best world cup the world has seen!

Inshallah

2022 bid

www.qatar2022bid.com

While UAE gets ready to celebrate its National day on the 2nd of December, Qatar is also preparing for its own National day on 18th December - all over the corniche, lights and decorations are going up ahead of the big day but perhaps an even more exciting thrill is the decision day for the Qatar 2022 bid, which also happens to be tomorrow, 2nd December. So while UAE celebrates National day , Qatar will be eagerly waiting to hear who will be the host city for 2022.  Good luck Qatar and Congratulations UAE on your 39th Birthday!