by Mohamed Ismail Bukharia | Dec 12, 2007 | Wise Words
Imagine there is a bank that credits your account each morning with R86400. It carries over no balance from day to day. Every evening it deletes whatever part of the balance you failed to use during the day. What would you do? Draw out every cent, of course!!!Each of...
by Mohamed Ismail Bukharia | Dec 12, 2007 | Smile
Why is there an expiration date on sour cream? If most car accidents occur within five miles of home, why doesn’t everyone just move 10 miles away? If man evolved from monkeys and apes, why do we still have monkeys and apes? I went to a bookstore and asked the...
by Mohamed Ismail Bukharia | Dec 12, 2007 | Significant Days and Nights
The twelfth month of the Hijra calendar is Thul Hijjah. This is one of the four sacred months, and is the month of the Hajj. The Hajj, or Pilgrimage, as it has become known in the West, is the time of year when Muslims from all over the world visit the Ka’ba...
by Mohamed Ismail Bukharia | Dec 11, 2007 | Stories
For those who are lucky to still be blessed with your Mum, this is beautiful. For those who aren't, this is even more beautiful.The young mother set her foot on the path of life. "Is this the long way?" She asked. And the guide said: "Yes, and the...
by Mohamed Ismail Bukharia | Dec 11, 2007 | Wise Words
A man often made vows of repentance but broke them again till one of the sheikhs said to him: ‘I think thou art in the habit of eating a great deal and that thy power of restraining appetite is more slender than a hair, whilst an appetite such as thou nourishest...