Zaid Bukhari Hassan

Zaid's new baby!

2010-06-29T10:43:00.000-07:00

Asalamu Alaikum all,

Zaid has a baby brother! Check out his blog at rashidokashahassan.blogspot.com!

Enjoy!

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At the Science Center

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Eid Ul Adha

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Emily Khala's

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Trip to Washington DC!

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Zaid resting in the car from all the excitment!

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Stopping over at Lopa Apa's house on the way to Washington DC!

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At Dipu Mama's house, with Liton Mama, Lopa Apa and Family!

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Zaid and his Fupi!

Picture Moment!

The Fight Cont!

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Cooking in the hotel room!

Running off from the room

Halaqa Fever!

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Friends?! A picture moment! Zaid and Mohammed in the same place at the same time?!

Eid Ul Fitr 2009

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Yummy

Stealing Eid Breakfast!

Ramadaan 2009

2009-10-07T03:53:00.000-07:00

Assalamu Alikum!

Zaid and Ameera get ready to go t0 Iftaar!

SMILE dinner

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Yummy...Candy Party

2009-05-06T20:22:00.000-07:00

Rolos

M and Ms!

Cake Decorating competition!

Top Three cakes at the Candy Party!

Ameera balancing candy her nose!

Zaid and Friends!

2009-05-06T20:16:00.000-07:00

Tahara trying to get Zaid's Attention

Zaid laughing at Tahara...above picture

Keeping the two Junglies at different levels...to help tame them!

Abdur Rahman...Shying away from all the sisters having fun!

Zaid and Friends

2009-05-06T20:12:00.000-07:00

Zaid Borrowing Tahara's Cupcake

Tahara!

Zaid Stealing Irum's Camera...from her purse!

Abdur Rahman!

Ameera and Zaid!

Donate to Imam Siraj Wahhaj generously

2009-04-22T20:43:00.000-07:00

Assalamu Alikum,

One of the greatest Sheikhs in North America is in need of our help...
Mashallah I am sure he has made a difference in the lives of every Muslim child, who grew up in North America ...

May Allah SWT grant him a speedy recovery. May He purify him. May He wash away His sins and forgive him. May He grant him a spot in the highest of Jannahs. Ameen.

www.HelpImamSiraj.com

Sleepy Head

2009-04-22T20:40:00.000-07:00

Assalamu Alikum,

Zaid fell asleep eating his lunch this afternoon! following in the footsteps of his cousin Junayd. When he was a baby he would fall asleep during every meal!

2009-04-22T20:36:00.000-07:00

BismiAllah As salaamu ‘alaykum wa rahmatuAllahi wa barakaatuh

How you deal with others, is how you will be dealt with
A wise man once said to his son, “My son, do not become resentful when you are afflicted with trials, for indeed that is tantamount to having bad thoughts about one’s Lord, and also it gives pleasure to one’s enemy. Do not mock others, for indeed by Allah, every time I ever mocked anyone, I was afflicted in the same way as the person I mocked. In this world, man is a target of arrows that come to him successively; some pass him by, some fall short, some faill to his right and others to his left, and some strike him. Know that for every deed you are rewarded, and how you deal with others is how you will be dealt with. And whoever is dutiful to his parents, his children will be dutiful to him. Avoid greed and ambition, for both represent poverty in the present. Fear Allah as much as you are able. And if you are able to make today better that yesterday and tomorrow better than today and your secrets better than your outward deeds, then do so. Beware of deeds that you have to apologize for, for one never has to apologize for goodness. When you stand for prayer, perform the prayer of one who is saying farewell, as if you feel that you will never afterwards pray again. Adhere to modesty, and you will be of its people. Do not inflict harm upon others; rather given them good, and forgive if you are able to. Do not be miserly if you are asked for something and do not tarry when one seeks help from you. Whoever is stingy, then Allah will make things narrow for him; and whoever gives, then Allah will give him a replacement for what he gave.”

Gems & JewelsCompiled by: ‘Abdul Malik Mujahid

Story Time!

2009-04-22T20:30:00.000-07:00

Sahar reads Mohammad and Zaid a book before Halaqa

Every Firday is Good Friday...

2009-04-14T21:22:00.000-07:00

On their way to Jummah on Good Friday

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Mamima and Zaid

Naseebah and zaid

Zaid's New Hair Cut!

2009-04-08T20:11:00.000-07:00

Looking at himself...not sure of his new look

It'sThursday!

2009-04-08T20:10:00.000-07:00

It’s Thursday! Got a Grudge?

It is narrated from Aboo Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allaah sallAllaahu 3Alayhi wassallam said:
“The gates of Paradise are opened on Mondays and Thursdays, and every slave (of Allaah) who does not associate any partners with Allaah is forgiven, except a man between whom and his brother there is some grudge. It is said, ‘Wait for these two until they reconcile, wait for these two until they reconcile, wait for these two until they reconcile.’” [1]
It’s Thursday! Got a Grudge?
Do Not Hold it…
Reconcile.

Wassalam,
Al Huda Institute, Canada
www.alhudainstitute.ca
www.alhudapk.com
www.farhathashmi.com

Zaid at the SMILE Event

2009-03-27T19:28:00.000-07:00

Mashallah SMILES had put on an amazing event on two weeks ago! Zaid had a great time with his cousin Ameera making a kite, playing basketball, eating tons of pizza and much more. You can check out SMILES on face book. A great organization working with kids special needs.

Fiaza Baji and Zaid...

Zaid Playing Ball

Smiling for the camera

Bangladesh Trip 2009!

2009-03-24T10:13:00.000-07:00

Assalamu Alikum!

Zaid justcame back from a super fun trip visiting his Dada and Dadu Moni (grandparents)in Bangladesh!
He went from being Goolu Holu to Kutush!
Here are a few pics of his trip. He had an amazing time. He didnt want to leave. When we were returning to Canada , He ran to his Dadu Moni (grandma) and started waving bye bye to us!

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Hassan's favorite pass time in Bangladesh!

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Morning Sun

Trying to get a picture of Hassan and His sister Together

Fupi and Chacha Time!

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Zaid's Baby Dadi!

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Zaid and His Dadu Moni (Hassan's Mom)

Saying farewell to Susmita ...off to school we go!

Man Selling tea and bread

Clothing for Sale!

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Spying on the Rickshaw!

Zaid hanging out

Ammu and Fupi

Fupi and Zaid

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Hassan and Fupi

Kala Moni (Hassan's Aunt) could not keep her eye's off zaid ;)

Susmita and Nanu (Fareheen's Grandma)

Visiting Nanu!

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Zaid Accepting a Young Cocnut from His Uncle Miraj

Tutul Chacha and Zaid

Hassan and Naila's cousins

Zaid and Dadu Moni

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Tickel Time with Dadu Moni!

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Upside Down Zaid!

Brotherly love...Hassan and Rifaat

Hassan and His other half Babu Bhaya

All in a family!

With Ammu (Hassan's Mom)

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Zaid Babu Chacha (Hassan's Cousin) and Dada (Hassan's Dad)

Susmita and Fupi!

Zaid!

Fupi love!

And More of it!

2009-03-18T09:33:00.000-07:00

Zaid experimenting...;)

Zaid playing with Momo and Recca, the household help

Zaid Showing His Dada (Hassan's Dad) and His Dada's friend play car with a stool

Zaid in His "Car"

Naila with Tutul Chacha (Her dad's brother) and His family

Words of Wisdom

2009-02-18T22:02:00.000-08:00

The servant (whose fault) Allah conceals in this world, Allah will also conceal (his faults) on the Day of Resurrection. (Muslim, 6266) O community of people who have believed by their tongue but whose belief has not entered their hearts, do not backbite Muslims and do not search for their faults, for if anyone searches for their faults, Allah will search for his fault, and if Allah searches for the fault of anyone, He disgraces him in his house (Abu Dawud, 4862) None of you should tell me anything harmful about my companions, for I want that, as long as I come to you, my mind should be clean in respect to each one of you. (Abu Dawud) The one who covers the failings of someone in this world will have his shortcomings covered by Allah on the Day of Judgement. (Muslim)

Deers In Winter

2009-01-23T06:05:00.000-08:00

Taken from the 26th floor! 5 deers, chilling in the winter!

Yummy! Lunch Time!

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Zaid - The Movie!

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ENJOY!

Madihah and Zia's Wedding

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Salikah ,Zaid an dNaila

Ameerah and Nanu

Well Hello!

Madiahah !

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Sahar and Madihah

Taking a pic with Mona and Khadra

Game Time ! Ameerah Wins a Prize at Madihah and Zia's wedding

RIS Weekend!

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Zaid chatting Up with Ameerah!

Loving Maariyah! HELP!

REanna and Zaid

Big Moose!

"Dushtu" Chele! But Mami-ma loves you anyways!

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Winter Storm 2008

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View from our Window this morning!

Mohammed geared up to face the on coming storm last night

Zaid trying to take Mohammed's spot

Wu Tang..

or is it Tag-Wu...

Meerapa and Zaid

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Ameerah and Zaid kept gazing into each other's eyes, but every time the camera came to take the picture zaid moved his head away!

Pumping it Up!

2008-12-16T12:57:00.000-08:00

Suprise from Sasktoon!

2008-12-10T10:43:00.000-08:00

A great Suprise, Br. Hajjinour and Sister Memuna stop over in Toronto (during their transit) from Halifax to Saskatoon! It was really great to see them for 20 mins... :)

Eid!

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Funny Zaid!

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The 13 Days of Celebration has begun!

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The ten days plus 3 days of Eid is here! The celebration at the Kibria house begun this weekend! With a family Halaqa kicking off the 13 days ! Mami Ma and Zaid

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Rajiv Educating the Others on the importance of the 10 days...or so he pretends!

Chilling after the halaqa

Ezaz the star of the halaqa...tells us about the Kaba AND recites surahs...not being forced AT ALL!

Planning for Eid...

Too much love in the room!

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Reanna Forcing Love onto Zaid :)

Mendhi Time! Getting REady for the biggest Celebration of the year...EID!

Zaid and Ezaz

Nana trying to eat Zaid!

Meal Time

2008-11-28T16:44:00.000-08:00

Baba and Zaid....the first meal of the Month of Dhull Hajj!

Exciting Times!

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Funny Mama!

Nana and Zaid

Zaid Cooking with Nana

Monster Horse Time!

Hello!

Peek-A -Boo!

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Sabiqoon

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Who are the Sabiqoon?
-The pioneers – the first ones who hasten to perform good deeds ("big" or "small")
-Those who are not lazy/ do not wait for others to do good; rather, they are the initiators. They seize any opportunity to do good in the way of deen
-They rush towards seeking the pleasure of Allah alone.
-They are the nearest to Allah – are of those who are given great honour by Allah.

Surah Al-Waqi'ah

Faces at Fahmida' abd Hamd's Hajj Farewell Party!

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Shabina, Shaheen and Baby!

Mariam and Sabeena

Zaid and Khadra!

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Sakina taking a bit into Yummy dessert

Hassan trying to keep baby happy....if only you saw the facial expressions on the baby!

Zaynab and Atikah...Suprise !

Mona , Khadra and Shaheen

Boxed Up

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The Ten Days of Dhul Hajj are near!

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As the ten days of the month of Dhull Hajj are coming near...lets make plans to do as many good deeds as possible. These 1o days are the best 10 days inshallah ameen...

an idea for Charity...

Narrated Anas bin Malik (R.A.):
Allah's Apostle (S.A.W.) said, "There is none amongst the Muslims who plants a tree or sows seeds, and then a bird, or a person or an animal eats from it, but is regarded as a charitable gift for him."
Sahih Bukhari Vol. 3 Book 39 No. 513

Mohammed's Aqeekah Party!

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Ahmer , Sahar and Mohammed (Mashallah). The star of the Party!

...And His Yummy Cake!

Anisa and Family helping out in the Kitchen! Super Girls!

Zaid helping out in the kitchen!

Fishes..the Center Pieces!

Relaxing....

2008-11-17T20:53:00.000-08:00

After Madihah's Nikkah ! Yahoo ..Zaid Comes back to Nanu's house to relax. He was with us from the morning watching the process of the wedding from getting the bride ready, to rushing to the masjid, picking up the cake, going back to the wedding house.... He first climbed the stairs to see if Mama was in his room

Came back down the stairs once he figured out he was not there

Ran like a mad man to the kitchen

Trying to dodge Reanna (the camera man) to the Pots and Pans!

Decided to take them all out...the best way to relax after a stressfull day...Cook a yummy meal! better keep up inshallah in the future!

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Exciting Weekend!

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Good Old Choto Cacu! Finally figured out how to use different features on the Camera!

Loving Reanna!

Baby Apa from London England Came to Visit on Saturday! family Time at the Kibria's house!

Reanna smelling the flowers!

Sahar , Mohammed , Naila and Zaid at Madihah's Nikkah! on Saturday at ISNA Masjid!

Good Morning!

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zaid on the Run

Sleepy Zaid

Zaid is Back!

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Ready for Change this Ramadaan?

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Are You Ready for CHANGE this Ramadan?
16 Proven Techniques to Help You Kick Bad Habits
“Change” is the vogue today. “Change” is being chanted by the presidential candidates to rally up public support; “Change” is being demanded by the masses suffering due to skyrocketing fuel and commodity prices; “Change”, a drastic one indeed, is what we are witnessing with awe in the global weather patterns.
For Muslims, Ramadan is the prime time for change. This intense, one-month boot camp dramatically alters our routines and schedules. From tight sleep schedules, to starvation for extended hours, to reduction in consumption of junk foods, to a technology diet; to withdrawal from caffeine addiction, to lengthy standing in Taraweeh prayers at night, to extensive listening to the Quran. What a change indeed!
Beyond Routines and Rituals
The real change, however, Ramadan demands of us is the internal change – a change that positively transforms our lifestyle, character, attitudes, conversations, and habits. Allah has described this change in the month of Ramadan as follows: “so you may exercise self-restraint (Taqwa)” [Quran 2:183].
Slavery to Ramadan?
If our change is limited to outer physical practices only, we become slaves to Ramadan, instead of being servants to Ar-Rahman (Allah, the Merciful).
Prophet Muhammad has warned us about those who don’t fast from bad behaviour:
"Allah has no interest in any person's abstention from eating and drinking, if that person does not give up lying and dishonest actions" [Sahih al-Bukhari].
Ramadan Resolutions
Every Ramadan we make resolutions and tell ourselves: “This Ramadan will be different. I’m going to change my ______ habit.” “I will give up ………”, “I will take my practice of Islam to the next level”. But how many of us are really able to follow through? Plenty of good intentions, many amazing wishes, but sadly enough, life goes on as usual the morning of Eid.
Ask yourself, how is my fasting benefiting my spiritual connection with Allah? How is my extensive worship in Ramadan helping me discipline my tongue (taste and speech), eyes, ears, and habits?
Are you ready to take that first step to transform your bad habits into good ones?
16 Ways to Kick Bad Habits
Few things are more demanding than eliminating bad habits, since they are part of our daily routines and personality. It takes days of patience and practice to break old habits.
However, the good news is, Ramadan offers a perfect and natural environment for moral training. Interestingly, researches from “positive psychology” (scientific study of successful people) have repeatedly shown it takes 30 days to kick a bad habit and develop a new one.
In addition to the physical discipline in the 30-day boot camp of Ramadan, the increased spiritual exercise and connection with Allah, can transform your habits for life.
Try these proven techniques for a successful positive change in your habits (during Ramadan and beyond!):
1. Acknowledge and Identify your bad habits: First step is to admit you need to change. If you are in a state of denial, you won’t recognize that you have a bad habit to change.
2. Pick a habit for 30 days: Prioritize your bad habits and focus on one for 30 days. Take a 30-day trial to re-condition your habits. If you are committed to changing at least one habit, you will see remarkable results, God-willing.
3. Realize that it’s in us to change: Don't believe the old saying, "You can't teach an old dog new tricks." You can break a bad habit if you really want to. No one else can change your habits, if you don’t want to.
4. Remember, Allah loves those who commit mistakes and repent: Prophet Muhammad said:
“By Him in Whose Hand is my life, if you were not to commit sin, Allah would sweep you out of existence and He would replace (you by) those people who would commit sin and seek forgiveness from Allah, and He would have pardoned them.” [Sahih Muslim]
5. Intention & Plan to change: "If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.” A healthy process of change in character requires a gradual pace, which entails planning. Develop concrete milestones to measure your progress.
6. Replace a bad habit with a good one: Completely eliminating a habit is more challenging than replacing it with a more productive habit. Moreover, it’s crucial to replace the lost natural needs, such as the need to socialize and to be entertained with something healthy.
For instance, it’s easier to replace or balance your addiction to TV with a physical workout or reading, than to suddenly remove the TV from your life. Interestingly, Prophet Muhammad, the greatest ‘psychologist’ of humanity, illustrated this principle in these words:
“Fear Allah wherever you may be; follow up an evil deed with a good one which will wipe (the former) out, and behave good-naturedly towards people.” [At-Tirmidhi]
7. Change your Environment: Resist the negative peer pressure by finding a better company of friends. Collective action to change is very powerful. Prophet Muhammad explained this peer pressure effect with this analogy:
“A good friend and a bad friend are like a perfume-seller and a blacksmith: The perfume-seller might give you some perfume as a gift, or you might buy some from him, or at least you might smell its fragrance. As for the blacksmith, he might singe your clothes, and at the very least you will breathe in the fumes of the furnace.” [Sahih al-Bukhari & Muslim]
8. Exercise (physical and spiritual): A habit of regular physical exercise is obviously important for lasting weight loss. But you may not realize that exercise helps in eliminating a number of bad habits. For example, among smokers who become competitive runners, for example, over 80% give up smoking.
Moreover, exercising your will power (struggle to fight temptations) for 30 days helps you kick all kinds of bad habits and form new good ones. Willpower is like a muscle; the more you exercise it, the more you strengthen it.
9. Think of yourself as a changed, different, new person. This simple psychological shift in your thinking about your own image can do wonders. Tell yourself, “I can’t continue this ill-behaviour. I am better than that. I am stronger. I am wiser.”
10. Reward success: The most fundamental law in all of psychology is the “law of effect.” It simply states that actions followed by rewards are strengthened and likely to recur. Unfortunately, studies show that people rarely use this technique when trying to change personal habits.
Setting up formal or informal rewards for success greatly increases your chances of transforming bad habits into good ones, and is far more effective than punishing yourself for bad habits or setbacks. As Muslims we should also remember that the ultimate reward is Allah’s Pleasure and Paradise in the Hereafter.
11. Schedule / limit your bad habits: If you are really struggling to kick a bad habit, try limiting the habit to a specific time and place. Research and case studies confirm that this rather unconventional approach can be a useful first step in changing bad habits or learning new good ones.
12. Tell someone about your effort to change if it helps: He or she may keep you on track.
13. Resolve to continue on and follow up: Giving up bad habits or learning good habits requires regular maintenance and determination. It is a long, ongoing process, also known as “Tazkiyyah” in Islamic terminology. It’s more difficult than the first few steps of change. (“How many times have I dieted, for example, only to gain the weight back?”)
14. Remind yourself of Death and Hereafter often: "Remember often the terminator (or destroyer) of all the pleasures [i.e. death]," the Prophet once stated. [At-Tirmidhi. ]
15. Develop a relapse strategy: How do you ensure not to return to your bad habit you are trying to change? Some people donate money to a good cause every time they return to sinning or a bad habit. This reminds them of the ‘cost’ of going back to old bad habits. Others try physically demanding acts to deter them from reverting to old ways.
16. Ask Allah for Help: Last but not least, make Asking for Allah’s Help an integral part of the overall change process. Ask for Allah’s Help before, during and after every attempt at kicking a bad habit. Do so sincerely, even begging and crying, like a child does when he or she really wants something. Allah is Ever-Willing to Help and to Respond to our needs, but it is us who must take the first step towards Him.
"And whosoever is conscious of Allah and keeps his duty to Him, He (Allah) will make a way for him to get out (from) every (difficulty) , and He will provide him from (sources) he could never imagine." [Quran 65:2-3]
References for Further Reading:
How to Replace Bad Habits with Good Ones - Stephen Kraus
Tazkiyah: The Islamic Path of Self-Development - Abdur Rashid Siddiqui
Purification of the Heart -Hamza Yusuf
I want to Repent, But…. - Saalih Al-Munajjid
“Personal Development” SeriesSharing Islam Publications, a project of DawaNet CanadaFor feedback & ideas, please contact Publications@ DawaNet.ca __._,_.___

Cottage Time!

2008-09-08T12:02:00.000-07:00

Blue water...Just like Saskatoon!

Hassan ready to move in for the weekend...With his purse in hand!

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Lunch Time
Zaid Ready to Take off!

...With Zeena Aunti

Mohammed and mommy down time

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Sahar and Mohammed on the Beach
Jungly Jaid in the Water
Mohammed sun bathing...thats the way we like it yaar!
Masala corn...Yummy!
Cottage time!

2008-09-08T10:46:00.000-07:00

Warming up by the fire
Yummy Breakfast by Tahmina and Abul Ala
Junaid Chacha and Zaid
Babu, Zaid and Mohammed making friendship

Juniad Chacha teaching Zaid Early

2008-09-08T10:39:00.000-07:00

Louise's Party!

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Mami Ma giving some loving!
Where is Ali?! (Louise's husband to be)...Zaid is with Louise!
Smiling up for the Camera

Peak A Boo!

Camera Problems!

2008-08-19T07:52:00.000-07:00

Assalamu Alikum

Hope all is well! Sorry for not putting pictures up! We have been going through some issues with our camera and computer...for that reason we asked some friends to send us pictures to put up!
But Inshallah the camera will be fixed soon.

Wassalamu Alikum

Naila

Ramadaan Prep Time...!

2008-08-01T21:12:00.002-07:00

The Triple Filter ~

During the golden Abbasid period, one of the scholars in Baghdad, the capital of Muslim caliphate at that time, was reputed to hold knowledge in high esteem. One day an acquaintance met the great scholar and said, "Do you know what I just heard about your friend?"

"Hold on a minute," the scholar replied. "Before telling me anything I'd like you to pass a little test. It's called the Triple Filter Test." "Triple filter?" "That's right," the scholar continued.

"Before you talk to me about my friend it might be a good idea to take a moment and filter what you're going to say. That's why I call it the triple filter test. The first filter is Truth. Have you made absolutely sure that what you are about to tell me is true?"

"No," the man said, "actually I just heard about it and..."

"All right," said the scholar. "So you don't really know if it's true or not. Now let's try the second filter, the filter of Goodness. Is what you are about to tell me about my friend something good?"

"No, on the contrary......"

"So," the scholar continued, "you want to tell me something bad about him, but you're not certain it's true. You may still pass the test though, because there's one filter left: the filter of Usefulness. Is what you want to tell me about my friend going to be useful to me?"

"No, not really."

"Well," concluded the scholar, "if what you want to tell me is neither true nor good nor even useful, why tell it to me at all?"

"O ye who believe! Let not some men among you laugh at others: It may be that the (latter) are better than the (former): Nor let some women laugh at others: It may be that the (latter are better than the (former): Nor defame nor be sarcastic to each other, nor call each other by (offensive) nicknames: Ill-seeming is a name connoting wickedness, (to be used of one) after he has believed: And those who do not desist are (indeed) doing wrong." [Surah al-Hujurat 49.012 ]

2008-08-01T21:12:00.001-07:00

U of S Excitment.

2008-06-30T01:44:00.000-07:00

King of the Castle!

Zaid and the Lizard both eat peas...
Either Zaid is in love with Fatih..or he really wants to eat him...Yummy Turkish Kebabs...

Exploring at the U of S

2008-06-30T01:41:00.000-07:00

Zaid the Dino...

Zaid Trying to Eat Fatih..

2008-06-30T01:38:00.000-07:00

Cool Jaid!

2008-06-27T12:18:00.000-07:00

Punk Zaid!

2008-06-18T10:24:00.000-07:00

Zaid the Halal Punk Rocker...the next nasheed artist... woke up one day...inspired...with his hair in a mohawk...and when the camera came out started to make all of his magazine expression...already has competition...with the country nasheed artist...keeping it real!

Why ride in it..when you can hang out under it!

2008-06-16T22:41:00.000-07:00

Love those Hijabs!

2008-06-16T22:30:00.000-07:00

Swimming

2008-06-09T09:13:00.000-07:00

The only boy at Ladies Swimming, he just floats around the pool waiting for people to entertain him...

After a great swim!

2008-06-09T09:12:00.000-07:00

Zoo Time!

2008-06-09T09:07:00.000-07:00

We went to the Zoo on Saturday...In time for a Thunderstorm! We had the Zoo all to ourselves!

Zaid's Friend, He had a pretty interesting coversation with the goat...The goat started to Baa...and Zaid turned around looked at him and started to try to baa back...but maybe he needs to practise..but he was pretty entertained by the goat!
These "Birds" have no fear...they walk right up to you...but this pic was taken as hassan and Zaid Chased it...