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Sunlight: A Cure To Depression

Sunlight and Serotonin We’re used to hearing about how too much of the sun’s warm rays can be harmful to your skin. But did you know the right balance can have lots of mood-lifting benefits? Sunlight and darkness trigger the release of hormones in your brain. Exposure to sunlight is …

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Cohabiting With Ones Mother

‏ الرِّبَا سَبْعُونَ حُوبًا أَيْسَرُهَا أَنْ يَنْكِحَ الرَّجُلُ أُمَّه It was narrated from Hadhrat Abu Hurairah Radhiyallahu Anhu that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “There are seventy degrees of usury, the least of which is equivalent to a man having intercourse with his mother” Sunan Ibn Majah Note: Just …

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IETHAAR (SELF-ABNEGATION)

In the Qur’aan-e-Kareem Allah Ta’laa praises a certain Sahaabi and his wife for their self-abnegation. Self-abnegation is the attribute of forsaking one’s own right or preference for the right or preference of another. In the Shari’ah this is termed as Iethaar. The relevant Aayat in this regard states: “And they …

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