How to Make your Wife Happy

Found this at themodernreligion.com. To all husband out there, please read... and read... and read....do not ignore it! ;))

1. Beautiful Reception. After returning from work, school, travel, or whatever has separated you:
 

• begin with a good greeting
• start with Assalamau 'Aliaykum and a smile. Salam is a sunnah and a du'aa for her as well
• Shake her hand and leave bad news for later!
   

 2. Sweet Speech and Enchanting Invitations
 

• Choose words that are positive and avoid negative ones
• Give her your attention when you speak or she speaks
• Speak with clarity and repeat words if necessary until she understands
• Call her nice names that she likes, e.g. my sweet-heart, honey, saaliha, etc

3. Friendliness and Recreation
 

• Spend time talking together
• Spread to her good news
• Remember your good memories together
   

4. Games and Distractions
 

• Joking around & having a sense of humor
• Playing and competing with each other in sports or whatever
• Taking her to watch permissible (halal) types of entertainment
• Avoiding prohibited (haram) things in your choices of entertainment

5. Assistance in the Household
 

• Doing what you as an individual can/like to do that helps out, especially if she is sick or tired
• The most important thing is making it obvious that he appreciates her hard work

6. Consultation (Shurah) Specifically in family matters
 

• Giving her the feeling that her opinion is important to you
• Studying her opinion carefully
• Be willing to change an opinion for hers if it is better
• Thanking her for helping you with her opinions

7. Visiting Others
 

• Choosing well raised people to build relations with. There is a great reward in visiting relatives and pious people.  (Not in wasting time while visiting!)
• Pay attention to ensure Islamic manners during visits
• Not forcing her to visit whom she does not feel comfortable with
   

 8. Conduct During Travel
 

• Offer a warm farewell and good advice
• Ask her to pray for him
• Ask pious relatives and friends to take care of the family in your absence
• Give her enough money for what she might need
• Try to stay in touch with her whether by phone, e-mail, letters, etc.
• Return as soon as possible
• Bring her a gift!
• Avoid returning at an unexpected time or at night
• Take her with you if possible

9. Financial Support

• The husband needs to be generous within his financial capabilities. He should not be a miser with his money (nor wasteful).
• He gets rewards for all what he spends on her sustenance even for a small piece of bread that he feeds her by his hand (hadeith).
• He is strongly encouraged to give to her before she asks him.
   

10. Smelling Good and Physical Beautification

• Following the Sunnah in removing hair from the groin and underarms.
• Always being clean and neat
• Put on perfume for her

11. Intercourse

• It is obligatory to do it habitually if you have no excuse (sickness, etc.)
• Start with "Bismillah" and the authentic du'a.
• Enter into her in the proper place only (not the anus)
• Begin with foreplay including words of love
• Continue until you have satisfied her desire
• Relax and joke around afterwards
• Avoid intercourse during the monthly period because it haram
• Do what you can to avoid damaging her level of Hiyaa (shyness and modesty) such as taking your clothes together instead of asking her to do it first while you are looking on
• Avoid positions during intercourse that may harm her such as putting pressure on her chest and blocking her breath, especially if you are heavy
• Choose suitable times for intercourse and be considerate as sometimes she maybe sick or exhausted.

12. Guarding Privacy

• Avoid disclosing private information such as bedroom secrets, her personal problems and other private matters.

13. Aiding in the Obedience to Allah
 

• Wake her up in the last third of the night to pray "Qiam-ul-Layl" (extra prayer done at night with long sujood and ruku'ua)
• Teach her what you know of the Qur'an and its tafseer
• Teach her "Dhikr" (ways to remember Allah by the example of the prophet) in the morning and evening
• Encourage her to spend money for the sake of Allah such as in a charity sale
• Take her to Hajj and Umrah when you can afford to do so

14. Showing Respect for her Family and Friends

• Take her to visit her family and relatives, especially her parents
• Invite them to visit her and welcome them
• Give them presents on special occasions
• Help them when needed with money, effort, etc.
• Keep good relations with her family after her death if she dies first. Also in this case the husband is encouraged to follow the sunnah and keep giving what she used to give in her life to her friends and family.

15. (Islamic) Training & Admonition. This includes:

• The basics of Islam
• Her duties and rights
• Reading and writing
• Encouraging her to attend lessons and halaqahs
• Islamic rules (ahkam) related to women
• Buying Islamic books and tapes for the home library

16. Admirable Jealousy

• Ensure she is wearing proper hijab before leaving house
• Restrict free mixing with non-mahram men
• Avoiding excess jealousy. Examples of this are:

  
  1- Analyzing every word and sentence she says and overloading her speech by meanings that she did not mean
  2- Preventing her from going out of the house when the reasons are just
  3- Preventing her from answering the phone.
  4- etc.

17. Patience and Mildness

• Problems are expected in every marriage so this is normal. What is wrong is excessive responses and magnifying problems until a marital breakdown.
• Anger should be shown when she exceeds the boundaries of Allah SWT, by delaying prayers, backbiting, watching prohibited scenes on TV, etc.
• Forgive the mistakes she does to you  (See item 18)
• How can you best correct her mistakes?
  1- First, implicit and explicit advice several times.
  2- Then by turning your back to her in bed (displaying your feelings). Note that this does not include leaving the bedroom to another room, leaving the house to another place, or not talking with her.
  3- The last solution is lightly hitting (when allowable) her. In this case, the hsuband should consider the following:
  • He should know that sunnah is to avoid beating as the Prophet PBUH never beat a woman or a servant.
  • He should do it only in extreme cases of disobedience, e.g. refusing intercourse without cause frequently, constantly not praying on time, leaving the house for long periods of time without permission nor refusing to tell him where she had been, etc.
  • It should not be done except after having turned from her bed and discussing the matter with her as mentioned in Qur'an
  • He should not hit her hard injuring her, or hit her on her face or on sensitive parts of her body
  • He should avoid shaming her such as by hitting her with a shoe, etc.

18. Pardoning and Appropriate Censure

• Accounting her only for larger mistakes
• Forgive mistakes done to him but account her for mistakes done in Allah's rights, e.g. delaying prayers, etc.
• Remember all the good she does whenever she makes a mistake
• Remember that all humans err so try to find excuses for her such as maybe she is tired, sad, having her monthly cycle or that her commitment to Islam is growing
• Avoid attacking her for the bad cooking of the food as the Prophet PBUH never blamed any of his wives for this. If he likes the food, he eats and if he doesn't then he does not eat and does not comment
• Before declaring her to be in error, try other indirect approaches that are more subtle than direct accusations
• Escape from using insults and words that may hurt her feelings
• When it becomes necessary to discuss a problem wait until you have privacy from others
• Waiting until the anger has subsided a bit can help to keep a control on your words.

When You Thought I Wasn't Looking

By a Child

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you hang my first painting on the refrigerator, and I immediately wanted to paint another one.

When you thought I wasn't looking I saw you feed a stray cat, and I learned that it was good to be kind to animals.



When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you make my favorite cake for me and I learned that the little things can be the special things in life.

When you thought I wasn't looking I heard you say a prayer, and I knew there is a God I could always talk to and I learned to trust in Allah.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you make a meal and take it to a friend who was sick, and I learned that we all have to help take care of each other.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you give of your time and money to help people who had nothing and I learned that those who have something should give to those who don't.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I felt you kiss me good night and I felt loved and safe.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you take care of our house and everyone in it and I learned we have to take care of what we are given.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw how you handled your responsibilities, even when you didn't feel good and I learned that I would have to be responsible when I grow up.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw tears come from your eyes and I learned that sometimes things hurt, but it's all right to cry.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw that you cared and I wanted to be everything that I could be.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I learned most of life's lessons that I need to know to be a good and productive person when I grow up.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I looked at you and wanted to say, "Thanks for all the things I saw when you thought I wasn't looking.'"

Beauty Tips

For attractive lips

Speak words of kindness.

For lovely eyes,

Seek out the good in people.

For a slim figure,

Share your food with the hungry.

For beautiful hair,

Let a child run his or her fingers through it once a day.

For poise,

Walk with the knowledge that you will never walk alone.

People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived,

reclaimed, and redeemed;

Never throw out anybody.

Remember, If you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm.

As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.

The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears,

The figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair.

The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes,

Because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides.

The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mole,

But true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul.

It is the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she shows.

And the beauty of a woman, with passing years, only grows!

How to make your Husband happy ?

The following article is a summary of the book "How to Make Your Husband Happy" by Sheikh Mohammed Abdelhaleem Hamed.

1. Beautiful Reception

After returning from work, school, travel, or whatever has separated you,

• Begin with a good greeting.

• Meet him with a cheerful face

• Beautify and perfume yourself

• Start with good news and delay any bad news until he has rested

• Receive him with loving and yearning sentences

• Make hard efforts for excellence of the food & having it ready on time.

2. Beautify and Soften the Voice

For your husband only, it shouldn't be used in front of non-mahram men (men who can marry you if you were unmarried)

3. Smelling Good and Physical Beautification

• Take good care of your body and fitness.

• Put on nice and attractive clothes and perfumes.

• Bathe regularly and, after the monthly period, remove any blood traces or bad smells.

• Avoid that your husband observes you in dirty clothes or rough shape

• Avoid prohibited types of ornamentation, e.g. tatoos

• Use the types of perfumes, colors, and clothes that the husband likes

• Change hair style, perfumes, etc. from time to time However with these things you should avoid excessiveness and, of course only act as such in front of mahrem men and women.

4. Intercourse

• Hasten for intercourse when your husband feels compulsion for it.

• Keep your body clean and smelling good as possible including cleaning yourself of released fluids during intercourse.

• Exchange loving phrases with your husband.

• Leave your husband to fully satisfy his desire.

• Choose suitable times and good occasions for exciting your husband and encouraging him to do intercourse, e.g. after returning from a travel, weekends, etc.

5. Satisfaction With What Allah (subhaanahu wa ta'aalaa) Has Allotted

• You shouldn't be depressed because your husband is poor or works in a simple job

• You should look at poor, sick, and handicapped people and remember Allah (subhaanahu wa ta'aalaa) for all that was given to you.

• You should remember that real wealth lies in faith and piety.

6. Indifference to Worldly Things

• You should not consider this world as your hope and interest.

• You should not ask your husband for many unnecessary things.

• Asceticism does not mean not to enjoy what is good and permissible (Halal), but it means that one should look forward to the Hereafter and utilize whatever Allah SWT gave them to achieve paradise (Al-Jannah).

• Encourage your husband to reduce expenses and save some money in order to give charity and feed poor and needy people.

7. Appreciation

• By the saying of the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam), the majority of people in Hell were women because they were ungrateful and deny the good done to them.

• The result of being grateful is that your husband will love you more and will do his best to please you in more ways

• The result of being ungrateful is that your husband will be disappointed and will start asking himself: "Why should I do good to her, if she never appreciates?"

8. Devotion and Loyalty

• In particular in times of calamities in your husband's body or business e.g. an accident or a bankruptcy

• Supporting him through your own work, money, and properties if needed.

9. Compliance to Him

• In all what he commands you, unless it is prohibited (Haram)

• In Islam, the husband is the leader of the family, and the wife is his support and consultant.

10. Pleasing Him If He Is Angry

First off, try to avoid what will guarantee his anger. But if it happens that you can't, then try to appease him as follows:

• If you were mistaken, then apologize

• If he was mistaken then:
     Keep still instead of arguing or
      Yield you right or
      Wait until he is no longer angry and discuss the matter peacefully with him.

• If he was angry because of external reasons then:
      Keep silent until his anger goes
      Find excuses for him, e.g. tired, problems at work, someone insulted him

• Do not ask many questions and insist on knowing what happened e.g.
      1) You should tell me what happened!
      2) I must know what made you so angry!
      3) You are hiding something, and I have the right to know!

11. Guardianship While He is Absent

• Protect yourself from any prohibited relations

• Keep the secrets of the family, particularly intercourse and things that the husbands don't like other people to know.

• Take care of the house and children.

• Take care of his money and properties

• Do not go out of your house without his permission and put on full hijaab

• Refuse people whom he does not like to come over

• Do not allow any non-mahram man to be alone with you in any place

• Be good with his parents and relatives in his absence

12. Showing Respect for his Family and Friends

• You should welcome his guests and try to please them, especially his parents.

• You should avoid problems as much as you can with his relatives.

• You should avoid putting him is a position where he had to choose between his mother and his wife

• Show good hospitality for his guests by arranging a nice place for them to sit in, perfection of food, welcoming their wives, etc.

• Encourage him to visit his relatives and invite them to your home

• Phone his parents and sisters, send letters to them, buy gifts for them, support them in calamities, etc...

13. Admirable Jealousy

• Jealousy is a sign for wife's love for her husband but it should be kept within the limits of Islam, e.g. not insulting or backbiting others disrespecting them, etc…

• You should not follow or create unfounded doubts.

14. Patience and Emotional Support

• Be patient when you face poverty and strained circumstances.

• When you face calamities and disasters that may happen to you, your husband, his and your children, relatives or properties, e.g. diseases, accidents, death, etc.

• When facing hardships in Da'wah (imprisonment, getting fired, arrested etc.

• Be patient and encourage him to keep on the path of Allah and remind him of Paradise.

• When he mistreats you, counteract his ill-treatment by good treatment.

15. Support in Obedience to Allah, Da'wah and Jihad

• Cooperate with your husband and remind him of different obligatory and voluntary worships.

• Encourage him to pray at night.

• Listen and reciting the Qur'aan individually and with your husband.

• Listen to Islamic tapes and songs individually and with your husband.

• Remember Allah subhaanahu wa ta'aalaa, much, particularly after Fajr and before Maghrib.

• Share in arranging Da'wah activities for women and children.

• Learn Islamic rules (ahkaam) and good manners ('adab) for women.

• Support your husband's activities by encouraging him, offering wise opinions, soothing his pains, etc.

• Yielding some of your rights and a part of your time with your husband for Da'wah

• Encourage him to go for Jihad when needed and remind him that you and children will be in the preservation of Allah, subhaanahu wa ta'aalaa.

16. Good Housekeeping

• Keep it clean, decorated and well arranged

• Change house arrangements from time to time to avoid boredom

• Perfect food (preparation) and prepare healthy foods

• Learn all the necessary skills for managing the house, e.g. sewing

• Learn how to raise children properly and in an Islamic way.

17. Preservation of Finances and the Family

• Do not spend from his money, even for charity without his permission unless you are sure that he agrees on this.

• Protect his house, car, etc. while he is absent.

• Keep the children in good shape, clean clothes, etc. Take care of their nutrition, health, education, manners, etc. Teach them Islam and tell them the stories of the Prophets and companions.

 

Finally, please make Du'a for the writer; Sheikh Mohammad Abdelhaleem Hamed for the translator brother Abu Talhah, and for the reviewer, brother Adam Qurashi. Remember this is not a perfect translation so forgive us our faults and correct our errors. Muslim Students' Association University of Alberta Edmonton, Canada February, 1999

Taken from : Al-Haramain.org Newsletter

Facts About Hair Loss

Many Muslim women and many converts to Islam in particular claim to experience hair loss after adopting hijab (Islamic dress). Their normal reaction is to assume that hijab is the reason for this difficult condition and wonder how they may avoid losing their hair and still wear hijab

Fortunately, it is unlikely that hijab is the cause for any woman to lose her hair. In fact, hijab is a great protection for your hair as it never gets exposed to outside elements such as the sun, wind, air, rain, smog and other forms of pollution. In addition, women who wear hijab are much less likely to use excessive amounts of hairspray or to curl their hair regularly, both of which damage the hair and may cause it to break and fall out.

If you began losing your hair after you adopted hijab, it is most likely a coincidence since there are many health conditions which can contribute to hair-loss in women. For example, it is common to lose large amounts of hair after giving birth, especially if you are breastfeeding. This usually begins 4-6 months after the birth of a baby and grows back soon after that. Illnesses such as thyroid diorders and iron-deficiency anemia may also cause hair to thin and fall out while certain types of medications and even stress can do the same. Whether the hair loss is permanant or temporary depends on many factors, and these are best discussed with a qualified physician.

Older women in particular should realize that hair thinning is a natural part of the aging process although the process is gradual and should not result in large clumps of hair falling out all at once.

To reduce stress on the hair and scalp, do not style your hair in tight braids. Allow your hair to air dry after shampooing and do not brush it while it is wet. Avoid hot curlers and harsh chemicals such as dyes, perms and styling products. In addition, do not make it a habit to leave your hair wet under the hijab.

The Islamic Garden

Oh Muslimah

OH MUSLIMAH

Stand proud for who you are

Show your faith

And let it shine through

Don’t let others

Cloud your view

Let them see

What lies just beneath your cloth

Let them be amazed by all your thoughts

OH MUSLIMAH

Let your action speak

Louder then words

Your acts represent more

Then any word unheard

OH MUSLIMAH

You are a symbol of true Islam

You represent muslims from near and far

You are a sign

For the world to read

You symbolize

What our nation really needs

Peace ,Kindness ,Inner Strength, and Faith

OH MUSLIMAH

Stand up straight

For ALLAH wants to

Meet you at heavens gate!

By Cheryl Al-Sasah

22 Dua from The Holy Quran

" And when My servants ask thee concerning Me, I am indeed close (to them): I respond to the dua (prayer) of every suppliant when they calleth on Me " [ Quran 2:186 ] 1. Our Lord! Grant us good in this world and good in the life to come and keep us safe from the torment of the Fire (2:201) 2. Our Lord! Bestow on us endurance and make our foothold sure and give us help against those who reject faith. (2:250) 3. Our Lord! Take us not to task if we forget or fall into error. (2:286) 4. Our Lord! Lay not upon us such a burden as You did lay upon those before us. (2:286) 5. Our Lord! Impose not on us that which we have not the strength to bear, grant us forgiveness and have mercy on us. You are our Protector. Help us against those who deny the truth. (2:286) 6. Our Lord! Let not our hearts deviate from the truth after selves, and unless You grant us forgiveness and bestow Your mercy upon us, we shall most certainly be lost! (7:23) 13. Our Lord! Place us not among the people who have been guilty of evildoing. (7:47) 14. Our Lord! Lay open the truth between us and our people, for You are the best of all to lay open the truth. (7:89) 15. Our Lord! Pour out on us patience and constancy, and make us die as those who have surrendered themselves unto You. (7:126) 16. Our Lord! Make us not a trial for the evildoing folk, and save as by Your mercy from people who deny the truth (10:85-86) 17. Our Lord! You truly know all that we may hide [in our hearts] as well as all that we bring into the open, for nothing whatever, be it on earth or in heaven, remains hidden from Allah (14:38) 18. Our Lord! Bestow on us mercy from Your presence and dispose of our affairs for us in the right way. (18:10) & (59:10) 19. Our Lord! In You we have placed our trust, and to You do we turn in repentance, for unto You is the end of all journeys. (60:4) 20. Our Lord! Perfect our light for us and forgive us our sins, for verily You have power over all things. (66:8) 21. Surah Al-An'am 6.162: Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Verily, my Salât (prayer), my sacrifice, my living, and my dying are for Allah, the Lord of the 'Alamîn (mankind, jinns and all that exists). Our Lord! Perfect our light for us and forgive us our sins, for verily You have power over all things. (66:8) 22. Surah Al-An'am 6.162: Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Verily, my Salât (prayer), my sacrifice, my living, and my dying are for Allah, the Lord of the 'Alamîn (mankind, jinns and all that exists).

The Truth About Walt Disney Company

FACT: Disney hired Victor Salva, a convicted child molester, to direct its movie "Powder." When Salva's victim, Nathan Winters (now 20), publicized the hiring, some of the police officers who investigated the 1987 molestation said they were incredulous that Salva was working again as a movie director. "It just blows me away," said Officer Gary Primavera. "He has serious signs of being a pedophile." One Disney official, John Dreyer, refused to respond to Winter's demand that Disney fire Salva, saying, "What's the point other than you want to make headlines?" That's compassion for you.

FACT: In "The Little Mermaid," a scene depicts a priest becoming noticeably aroused while presiding over a wedding. Also, a castle spire on the jacket art for the video resembles a phallus.

FACT: Disney signed Martin Scorsese, the director of "The Last Temptation of Christ," to a 4-year-contract. This movie depicts Jesus, may Allah's blessings be upon him, in a very bad manner.

FACT: Newsweek magazine reports that Disney is considering buying a movie called "Ripe" which is about the deflowering of 14-year-old twins.

FACT: Disney hired Kevin Smith to produce "Chasing Amy," is an account of a man's pursuit of a lesbian.

FACT: Disney-Owned Miramax released the homosexual movie, "Lie Down With Dogs."evision, Children and Family Values:

FACT: Disney recently bought Capital Cities/ABC for $19 billion. On March 19, 1996, ABC aired a "Dana Carvey Show" program which featured jokes and laughter about alcohol abuse and cocaine addiction. The same show had a skit called "Under Five on Comedy Central" in which children made crude jokes and resorted to name-calling. Also on the show, Carvey portrayed George Washington using cocaine, and Ben Franklin in bed with another man. The same program had a cartoon skit entitled "The Ambiguously Gay Duo" in which two Superman-style heroes are homosexual lovers and drive a super car shaped like male genitalia. Finally, a "Celebrity Bloopers" spoof featured 17 uses of the F-word (bleeped out, of course; but its intent was clear). What more can our children and families expect from ABC?motion of the Homosexual Agenda:
FACT: Michael Eisner, Chairman of the Walt Disney Company, Michael Ovitz, President of the Walt Disney Company and Joe Roth, Chairman of Walt Disney Motion Pictures, all serve as members of the Hollywood Supports Board of Trustees. Hollywood Supports is a pro-homosexual group whose focus is to promote the homosexual agenda. The Disney-endorsed group aims to tell companies how to form homosexual employee groups and provides a "Sexual Orientation in the Workplace" seminar.

FACT: Disney helped promote the 6th annual "Gay and Lesbian Day at Walt Disney World." Disney has allowed the homosexual organizers to portray Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck as homosexual lovers, and Minnie Mouse and Daisy Duck as lesbians.

FACT: Disney sued a kindergarten for painting Disney characters on the wall of their child care facility. However, Disney took no legal action to prevent the "Gay Chicago Magazine" and "Gay Day at Disney" Website from using Disney characters to promote the "Annual Gay & Lesbian Day at Disney World." The cartoons even used the copyright script of Disney's name.

FACT: Disney has extended company health benefits to live-in partners of homosexual employees (the policy does not cover unmarried heterosexual couples who live together).

FACT: Disney president Michael Eisner is quoted as saying he thinks 40% of Disney's 63,000 employee are homosexual.

FACT: Disney has the largest gay and lesbian employee organization in the entertainment industry.

FACT: Hyperion Press, a Disney-owned subsidiary, has published "Lettin' It All Hang Out," the autobiography of RuPaul, a well-known "drag queen" (transvestite) entertainer.

FACT: Hyperion Press also published "Growing Up Gay." Written by three homosexual comedians, the book is aimed at "gay youngsters who were bred by heterosexuals."

Kids Listen to our Every Deed

How many times have you told your kids to change their clothes/brush their teeth/do their homework/or anything else for that matter? There is really no right answer because there is really no limit to the number of times we have to ask our kids to do something.

For most of us, this is a normal part of our daily lives. We ask, and ask, and ask, and if we are lucky, our kids cooperate after the fourth request or after a loud but otherwise harmless scolding. We complain that our kids never listen to us; we ask other moms how they get their kids to behave, eat their vegetables, or go to sleep. We consult books and Internet sites at all hours on better childrearing and discipline and other parenting techniques. And still, our kids just don't listen.

But, they do observe. While we are yelling at them, they are watching us; while we argue with our husbands, they are watching; while we mutter curses under our breath at raging drivers, they are watching; and while we chat with our friends on the phone, they are watching us. If you have toddlers, you are beginning to see this already. You see them carrying on animated conversations on their battery operated toy cell phones. They pace around the house with their heads cocked, their little shoulders straining to hold up the fake phone with the blinking lights. Yup, our kids are watching our every move, even when they don't listen to one word.

The lessons they learn

The truth is that we shouldn't worry that our children never listen to us. Instead we should worry that they are always watching us. It is true. When we tell our kids to pick up their toys, they don't listen. We raise our voices, and they still ignore us. Then, we become irate and yell, and they have a temper tantrum or break down into a fit of tears. But not before they have taken careful note of our actions. In fact, every time we "tell" our kids to do something, we are teaching them a lesson. We are telling them to do one thing, but we are really showing them how to do something else. When we yell at them in anger, we are showing them how to get someone to listen to us. When we throw toys into the toy box or kick toys out of the way as we point our fingers, we are showing them how to display their anger.

And think about when you are driving your kids to school in the morning. A hurried driver cuts you off and you swerve to avoid getting side swiped. "Moron!" you yell, as you correct the wheel. You shrug it off and silently thank Allaah that nothing happened. Your kids in the back saw what happened. In these situations, we rarely explain to our kids that the other driver made a mistake by changing lanes without signaling or by turning right just as we crossed a green light. Instead, we show them how to handle such situations: curse and complain.

The lessons we want to teach

It is almost impossible to handle every situation of every day in a manner befitting for teaching our kids lessons. But if we are aware of the opportunities (and the impending dangers) of such situations, we can at least make the most out of as many situations as possible. For example, we know that disciplining our kids is one of the most challenging aspects of each day. And, during the course of a day's worth of disciplining, we find ourselves yelling, getting angry, scolding, and then usually seeking some sort of repentance for angry words or sentiments. If we could only see ourselves the way our kids probably do, we might learn a thing or two.

Well, obviously, we can't see ourselves and we can rarely stop ourselves in the midst of heat and anger, but we can prepare ourselves for these moments. If we can decide ahead of time what we want to teach our kids, we can create a sort of game plan for situations. For example, we want our kids to learn that they don't have to yell to be heard. So, the next time you ask your son to pick up his puzzle pieces and get ready for dinner, brace yourself. If you want him to understand that he needs to listen to you and comply, then figure out a way to get him to hear you. Ask him to look at you or get down on your hands and knees and start showing him how to pick up the pieces and put them in the box. Do anything but don’t yell or scream.

The lessons we learn

If we make a conscious effort to remember that our children are watching us, it will keep us in check. We will mind our manners, we will speak more soothingly, we will control our emotions, and ultimately we will see that, by our kids watching us, we are beginning to behave the way we want them to behave. In other words, it is a cycle that eventually trains parents and their children towards better behavior and emotional restraint. If we know that our kids are watching our every move, we will be mindful of our behavior and set an example with that behavior. Then, our kids will model that good behavior and essentially everyone wins.

Making promises is one of the issues that cause sticky situations for parents trying to model good behavior. Parents, from all parts of the world, have their own way of making, keeping and breaking promises. It is easy to make promises, and it is even easier to break them. Many times parents make promises on a whim and later find out that they didn't or couldn't keep to their word. Sometimes, they even forget altogether that they ever made the promise. How many times have you told your child, "Yes, yes, Inshaa’allaah (Allaah willing), I'll get you that­­____­_[fill in your own word] soon," just to keep your child quiet? The moment the words leave your lips, you should consider that promise cast in stone. A child promised a coveted prize/toy/trip will never forget that promise and will never let you forget it. Actually, quite sadly, many children roll their eyes when they hear their parents say "Inshaa’allaah" for fear that Inshaa'allaah really means "maybe" or "yeah, right" or a plain "no."

Much of our behavior depends on our intentions. If you really mean to get that toy for your son, then assure him that you will. If you don't plan on buying it, then be honest. A dishonest promise might grant you a few minutes of quiet shopping time, but in the end it will lead you further into the depths of your child's distrust. Leading children on with false promises is a guaranteed way to display behavior that your children will never forget and will probably mimic in their own adulthood.

In essence, we are designing our children's futures by our own behavior. Why perpetuate behavior in our children that we ourselves should not be harboring? Keeping in mind that our children are not only watching us but learning from us should be reason enough for us to change our behavior before it is cast in the stone of generations to come.

Al-Jumu’ah magazine

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Both babies when they at 4mth old. Aaron is wearing Ashraf t-shirt. hehehe...hand me downs...

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Paddy and his two friends are talking at a bar.

His first friend says: "I think my wife is having an affair with the electrician. The other day I came home and found wire cutters under our bed and they weren't mine."

His second friend says: "I think my wife is having an affair with the plumber the other day I found a wrench under the bed and it wasn't mine."

Paddy says: "I think my wife is having an affair with a horse." Both his friends look at him with utter disbelief.

"No, I'm serious. The other day I came home and found a jockey under our bed."

 

One day, while Sue was cleaning under the bed, she found a small box. Curious, she opened it and found 3 eggs and 10,000 dollars. A little bit suspicious, she confronted her husband of twenty years about it.

"Oh, that," Frank said. "Every time I cheated on you, I put an egg in this box." Sue was a bit unhappy about this, but figured that 3 affairs over twenty years wasn't so bad.

"But what about the 10,000 dollars?"

"Every time I got a dozen, I sold them."

What Men are Like
Men are like department stores.... their clothes should always be half off.

Men are like vacations.... they never seem to be long enough.

Men are like computers... hard to figure out and never have enough memory.

Men are like coolers... load them with beer and you can take them anywhere.

Men are like chocolate bars.... sweet, smooth, and they usually head right for your hips.

Men are like coffee.... the best ones are rich, warm, and can keep you up all night long.

Men are like horoscopes.... they always tell you what to do and are usually wrong.

Men are like plungers... they spend most of their lives in a hardware store or the bathroom.

Men are like cement.... after getting laid, they take a long time to get hard.

Feel Like a Woman
A passenger plane on a cross-country trip runs into a terrible storm. The plane gets pounded by rain, hail, wind and lightning. The passengers are screaming. They are sure the plane is going to crash and that they are all going to die. At the height of the storm, a young woman jumps up and exclaims, "I can't take this anymore! I can't just sit here and die like an animal, strapped into a chair. If I am going to die, let me at least die feeling like a woman. Is there anyone here man enough to make me feel like woman?"

She sees a hand raise in the back, and a muscular man starts to walk up to her seat. As he approaches her, he takes off his shirt. She can see the man's muscles even in the poor lighting of the plane. He stands in front of her, shirt in hand and says to her, "I can make you feel like a woman before you die. Are you interested?" Eagerly, she shakes her head and exclaims, "Yes!" The man hands her his shirt and says, "Here, iron this."

 

Halalkah ayam daging

Received an email from a friend and would like to share it with all of you here....Shocking!

 

Assalamualaikum semua.

 terlanjur sahabat saya ,che ismail  dah buka cerita,wajib  saya berkongsi.

 Jika anda pernah come across Majalah 3 pada bulan July ade paparan ttg ayam
 organic herba di usahakan seorang profesor - Dr Mohamad Zainol Abdul Haja.
 Saya tertarik dgn cara pembiakan ayam yg Dr Zainol usahakan,bersih,terkawal
 dan halal.

 Saya dan suami menjejaki Dr Zainol,dpt jumpa,berborak,sy juga pernah bawa
 Dr Zainol dan isteri beliau  Dr Mumtaz ,berjumpa dgn network saya di Melilea  Puchong.Sekadar ingin mengajak beliau berkongsi pengalaman dgn kami.

 Saya kagumi insan ini,mengorbankan kerjaya profesional utk akhirnye memilih
 jalan berbakti kepada ummah.Terlalu mudah akidah umat islam di Malaysia
 kini diperalat,kami sgt sedih.Matlamat kami sama,insyaallah.

 Sungguh,teknologi menjadikan kita negara yg moden,teknologi juga akan
 kemudiannye merosak byk perkara baik dlm tubuh kita..yg akhirnye akan
 merosak akidah.Kalau hendak dicerita,sgt panjang. Saya ringkaskan.

 Wujud enzim khinzir dlm ayam diper akui setelah bbrp tahun buat
 research,malah byk website yg ade maklumat ini,sy akan beri add nnt.
 Enzim khinzir mungkin tidak terlabel secara individual dlm proses
 menggemukkan ayam(m'sia tidak akan buat label ) ,tp hasil dari kajian
 ,protein dari khinzir,antibiotik,dan pelbagai lagi mampu menyuburkan
 ayam,cepat gemuk,lg berat lagi cepat boleh jual,cepat dpt hasil.,maka
 suntikan,makanan ayam ade campuran pelbagai yg sumbernya diragui.
 Thats y,dari telur hungga ia menjadi  hidangan anda,ayam tidak perlu
 mengambil masa berbulan bulan..ayam KFC cuma 28 hari,ayam daging mungkin
 40 hari...sy tidak pasti.

 Lately sibuk harga  ayam naik,sy come across pulak seorang pengusaha ayam
 berbangsa china di Buletin Utama 2 mlm yg lalu,"harga ayam mesti mau naik
 sikit,makanan ayam pun ssulah naik halga,itu UBAT ayam pun sudah naik
 halga"...ubat ???..tapi tiada apa lagi yg memeranjatkan saya....anda
 fikirkan,anda nilailah.Ayam kat malaysia ni sampai dah macam tak cukup
 supply,hg semakin lama semakin naik,yg gemuknye pengusaha ayam cina
 inilah.

 Halal ke ayam daging? Tidak mengapa jika anda pasti dan yakin ttg kehalalannye,tambahan di Malaysia ade sykt besar yg melabelkan halal utk ape pun jua produk
 ayamnye. Tetapi Taraf Halal itu ,saya anggap ia hanye di kategorikan utk PROSES
 PENYEMBELIHAN cara islam yg diutamakan di sykt itu..even pernah masuk
 TV,tetapi cara ayam dibesarkan,di beri mkn makanan yg bagaimana tidak
 mungkin termasuk dlm HALAL yg dimaksudkan....anda fikir bagaimana?

 Sy pernah bertanye kpd Dr Zainol,government negara islam ini tak berbuat
 ape ape ke? Dia jawab,it happens around the world nanee.its the technology!!

 Percaya atau tidak,sewaktu Dr Zainol confirm ayam daging ini ade enzim
 khinzir,beliau menangis,after a long time of research,baru skrg confirm!!
 Saya juga sgt sedih..sgt sgt sedeh. Bayangkan kotornye,hinanya makanan
 yang kita mkn,makanan yg membentuk 'kita'.

 Ayam daging biasanya dlm 20 minutes kalau letak kat luar peti sejuk mesti
 lalat dah datang,bau dia mak aaaaiiiii...senang hanyir,kenapa?Ade certain
 part part ayam ni daging dia punyelah padat  dan banyak kan...kenapa
 ye...fikir fikirkan.

 Saya tidak berniat mempromosi ape ape,sy juga tiada share dlm biz Dr
 Zainol,tapi saya seru,kepada sesiapa sahabat yg terbaca email ini,mungkin
 skrng tiba masanye kita mengubah sumber  pemakanan kita..maafkan saya jika
 terlambat bercerita,sy hanya manusia,kdg2 sy takut juga pandangan ikhlas
 saya di salah erti.Pernah beberapa kali sy bercerita kpd kwn kwn,tapi
 cerita sy di anggap seperti diada adakan,malah ade yg tak respon ape
 ape,(bila pk pk kelakar pun ade,takkan benda dasyat mcm ni takde respon
 ek...)jd sy berhenti bercerita seketika..maafkan sy terlambat memanjangkan
 kepada kwn kwn..but anyway inilah sebenarnye tanggungjawab kita.
 Fwd this mail to your friends,kita ambillah tanggungjawab ini.insyaaallah
 Allah berkati.

 last mth pun article Ayam Organic ade keluar kat Berita Harian,full
 page,kat dlm tu pun ade ttg enzim khinzir ini.


 Anyway sy dan keluarga kini tidak lagi risau harga ayam daging ni naik ke
 turun ke,lantokkkkkk le dia.... Ayam organic jauh lebih sedap,manis n tak byk daging.,yg penting kita pasti ttg sumber pembesaran ayam ini.,insyaallah.

 TQ & Regards.
 Nanee


 Attached (no 1-3)  mail from Dr Zainol,panjang,tapi make sure  u read the
 last page.he also provided some website add for you to refer.

** I do not receive the attachment but please go to the links and read the articles. - Lyndy

 (1)
 Asssalammualaikum

 This is the article on pork protein used in chicken breeding.  Pls spread
 around.

 wassalam

 Dr. Mohamad Zainol Ahmad Haja
 Head - Research & Development
 Innovation Centre
 Mumtaz Meat & Marine Foods Sdn Bhd.
 No 17. Jalan Nirwana 35.
 Taman Nirwana. 68000 ampang.
 Selangor. Malaysia.
 Tel 603 92811802 / 92816924
 Fax 603 92816925
 e mail nattpro@streamyx.com
 mobile 6012 3248081
 (See attached file: ayam dengan enzyme babi.doc)

 (2)

 please read and there is plenty of further evidence by this well known
 reporter Felicity LawrencePlease click here to view the article or select
 the link below or copy it into the address bar of your
 browser.http://www.theecologist.org/archive_detail.asp?content_id=309Many
 thanksThe Ecologistwww.theecologist.org

 (3)

 Nannee assalam mualikum

 This well known reporter works for both Penguin and Guardian 2 big time
 publishers in the UK    Name :Felicity Lawrence


 http://www.theecologist.org/archive_detail.asp?content_id=309

 You just print this name and you will get his reputation

 Dr. Mohamad Zainol Ahmad Haja
 Head - Research & Development
 Innovation Centre
 Mumtaz Meat & Marine Foods Sdn Bhd.
 No 17. Jalan Nirwana 35.
 Taman Nirwana. 68000 ampang.
 Selangor. Malaysia.
 Tel 603 92811802 / 92816924
 Fax 603 92816925
 e mail nattpro@streamyx.com
 mobile 6012 3248081


 http://www.theecologist.org/archive_detail.asp?content_id=309

 Why didn't the water just flood out when it was turned into a takeaway or
 a ready meal or a chicken nugget? The chicken was from Holland. Some time
 later Sandford discovered that there was gossip among UK producers that
 some Dutch companies had found new methods of adulterating their meat. Now
 the authorities had to prove it. Sandford knew it would be a slog. 'When
 they realise you are on their trail, they just change their specification
 to disguise what they are doing in different ways. They are
 multi-million-pound companies with limitless money to spend on
 technology.' Sandford has a budget of £20,000 a year to spend on
 laboratory tests.

 The breakthrough came when the laboratory Sandford uses in Manchester was
 able to develop new DNA testing that could pinpoint protein from different
 species of animals. The first DNA tests on further samples of Dutch
 catering chicken – well-known brands that are used widely in takeaways,
 pubs, clubs, Indian, Chinese and other ethnic restaurants across the
 country – showed up lots of water and, astonishingly, pork. Some of the
 samples of what were being sold as chicken breasts were in fact only 54
 per cent chicken. Nearly half of the samples contained less meat than they
 claimed and were mislabelled. Most had originated in Thailand and Brazil.
 And instead of using the old trick of phosphates to hold the water in, the
 processors were using a new, little understood method involving hydrolysed
 proteins. Hydrolysed proteins are proteins extracted at high temperatures
 or by chemical hydrolysis from old animals or parts of animals that are
 not use for food, such as skin, hide, bone, ligaments and feathers. Rather
 like cosmetic collagen implants, they make the flesh swell up and retain
 liquid.

 Shortly afterwards some documents came into my hands that suggested there
 was considerably more going on behind the scenes. These documents showed
 that, together with the Food Standards Agency (FSA), the Manchester lab
 had been looking for not just chicken adulterated with pork, but also
 chicken adulterated with beef waste. The possibility of BSE in chicken
 meat raised its ugly head. If the Dutch processors were injecting chicken
 with hydrolysed proteins extracted from cow material, as these documents
 suggested, which bit of the cow was that material coming from? And would
 the process of hydrolysis kill off any infective BSE prions? The baton
 passed to Ireland where the food safety inspectors in Dublin, tipped off
 by their English colleagues, had started their own tests on chicken. Using
 a private lab with different and more sensitive DNA testing techniques,
 they found what they had been looking for: undeclared bovine proteins in
 chicken breasts from Holland, and lots more pork in chicken labelled
 'halal'. Since much of the chicken was destined for ethnic restaurants
 where pork would be abhorrent to Muslims and beef to Hindus, it presented
 considerable moral dilemmas.

 The BBC's Panorama team was keen to take the investigation further and it
 made sense to join forces with it. I had traced the production of
 hydrolysed proteins back to factories in Germany and Spain. Panorama began
 secret filming. Its evidence was shocking. Panorama caught a Dutch
 additive supplier and a German protein manufacturer on video boasting that
 they had developed undetectable methods of adulterating chicken with waste
 from cows. The cow proteins were mixed into additive powders, which were
 then injected into the meat, mostly chicken breasts, by poultry
 processors, so that it could take up as much as 50 per cent water. But
 they were able to break down the DNA of the cow proteins to such an extent
 that the authorities' tests would not find it. Proteins extracted from
 chicken waste could also be used, but the reason for choosing cows was
 that the raw material was even cheaper. The owner of the Dutch company
 that mixed the proteins into powders for the chicken processors to use
 told the undercover reporters that for more than 10 years the industry had
 been extracting hydrolysed beef proteins to inject not only into chicken
 but also into other meats such as ham.
 Boikot makan ayam semua kecuali yang dijual oleh Dr Mohamad Zainol Ahmad
 Haja ini, bantulah beliau untuk ekonomi muslim.

 Thank you & regards
 Nanee
 HQ/Accounts
 03-33442882 ext 2151

Yuuuuhuuuuu.....

Kengkawan.... there are some issues and stories on Nusantaratv.tv that I would like to share with you. Please feel free to drop by Nusantaratv.tv and comments, discuss or share your thoughts. Oh yeah, Nusantaratv.tv is also having Hari Raya Video Greetings Contest, you are all welcome to participate. Will announce the prizes pretty soon!!!

 

Kampung Air Gemuroh - Nostalgia Kampung
Kecantikkan pemandangan pantai dihiasi dengan sampan dan perahu layar ditambat dipancang-pancang. Di tepi pantai terdapat warung Wak Deris yang . . . More

 

Cakap Salah Tak Cakap Salah - Bulan Puasa
Bila Pak Awang bangun sahur selalu aja Pak Awang bersungut dengan Mak Mah kau tu! Apa tidaknya pukul 2 atau 3 pagi dikejut suruh makan . . . More

Breaking Fast

This weekend, tomorrow night, I will be breaking fast with my Mom. Next weekend, she will be breaking fast at my sister's place. We would like to make sure that she does not break fast alone at home. But then again, she rushes off to Terawih right after breaking fast. So, breaking fast with us on Saturday nights may become a hinderance to her.

I would like to know your thoughts into this. Is breaking fasts together so important that we do not perform Terawih? Discuss this ....Here

Looking forward to see you there.... Thank you!!!!

New Toy

Dearest HB bought me a new toy!!! Thanks a Million, dearest!!! I likeeeee!!!

Acer Aspire 4720.

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Thank you!!!!

Use Mouse

 

Yesterday, I took out Ashraf Let’s Read Books and its ‘Reading Pen’ for him to practice his reading. We bought them for him last year and after using it for a few times plus dropping it umpteen times, we decided to keep it away from him for a while. I changed the Reading Pen batteries and passed it to him.

While I’m working on my PC, he was on his bed with the books. With the Reading Pen, he needs to simply point it to the words on the book and it will read for him. When he points it on the page no. the pen will read the entire page. So half way, it stopped and after switching off n on again, it was ok. Then it died again. He got so frustrated and asked me to read for him.

 

Being lazy mummy…. I was still trying to use the pen to read the book. (When we bought it, it came with a CD-Rom and we need to download all the info/datas into the pen). I started to grumble at him… “See, I told you to take good care of your things but you didn’t. You kept dropping this thing and now its spoilt.” He told me…”Use mouse”. I said there is no mouse in the package. Only a CD. This is not a computer, so no mouse.

 

Each time it died I kept grumbling at him. And he kept telling me to use mouse. In the end, I guess he got fed up with me for reprimanding him, he turned to me and pointed to my lips… I said use MOUTH!

Kakakkakakaka…He wanted me to tell him the story and not use the Pen!!!! Kuang Kuang Kuang…

 

This was taken early this year. The exact stuff I mentioned above.

Ashraf reading the book... mcm anak boss.... hmm... like father like son.

 

Anak Bujang Ku (ahem... dlm bahasa melayu)

Anak bujang ku berkobar-kobar nak tolong cat pintu pagar dan pintu rumah. Sibuk aku dan suami mengecat, sibuk lah dua-duanya merenggek nak cat. "Daddy, plsss I want to paint. I want to help you". Suami ku cakap tak boleh. "Both of you, remember this moment ok? Remember what you just said because that would be the same words I want to hear from you in 10-15 years time..." kekekeke...
Sekarang merenggek nak tolong nanti lagi 10 tahun kita yg merenggek minta tolong...
Sejak balik dari Penang tahun lepas memang tak sempat nak 'layan' tu pintu dan pagar. Da terkopek-kopek cat pun buat tak nampak jeeerr... Oleh kerana ura-ura tahun depan nak tukar pintu dan pagar, kita kasi cantik sikitlah tahun ni. Kalau nak tahu warna apa pintu kita tu, datang lah hari raya nanti eh...

Cat rumah??? woiiii tolong sikit!!! Dengan 4 budak ni, saya ada kerja yg lebih mustahak...iaitu melayan makarena mereka-mereka ni. Tak kuasa betul nak cat rumah. Tunggu budak budak ni besar sikit lah nampaknya. Lagipun dinding masih elok... masih bersih.

Oklah... saya nak sambung kerja. Kepada semua, selamat bersahur yerrr...

Selamat.....

SELAMAT MENYAMBUT RAMADHAN AL-MUBARAK.

SEMOGA AMALAN KITA MENDAPAT BERKAT, INSYA'ALLAH....

Saya mengambil kesempatan ini untuk memohon ampun dan maaf kepada sesiapa yg mengenali saya, adik adik, sepupu sepipit, geng Klub K dan semua rakan taulan.

Something nice to share....

 

Attachment: Persediaan hadapi puasa.pps

Epok-Epok Sardines ordered by Lyna and Suriah

Start:

Sep 11, '07 10:00p

60pcs of Epok-epok sardines

The next Jennifer Hudson

Dakari (2 years old at the time) singing " And I am telling you" she's singing her heart out!!!

So cute!!!!

Photos

My Weekend

A good friend's father passed away on Saturday night. Please sedekah Alfatihah to her father, Easa Bin Karjo...May Allah bless his soul.

Aaron had his immunisation on Saturday and the nurse who attended to us was surprised as he is big for a 3.5 mths old baby. He weighs 7.3kg. Hmm... I don't think he is that big but yes he is heavy. Naik lenguh tangan dukung dia.

We had started giving him cereal on Friday. Hmm....we hoped that it could reduce his milk intake but apparently it is not going to work that way. After giving him 150ml of cereal from his bottle, I put him to sleep. He woke up an hour later. Made him wait for 15 minutes before giving him 140ml of warm water. Finished his water and was crying for milk after about 10 minutes later. Gave him another 140ml of milk. Finished his milk and off to LALALand!

Doc said that 150ml of milk for him would last for 2-3 hours. Yeah right! It’s not going to work for him.

This morning, I left home to run some errands at 8.45am. My maid was feeding him 150ml of cereal. I came back an hour later he was crying for milk. My maid said that he slept only for 45 minutes. She fed him milk and I did my cooking. 30 minutes later, he cried again and refused to sleep. I fed him about 80ml of milk. He sleeps at 10.45am and as I am typing this, he is still sleeping. Da kenyang, senang hati, tidur pun lena.

Aaron had fever yesterday, the effect for the immunisation and we brought him to the clinic. Ashraf has been coughing incessantly for the past few days and since he has finished his medicine, we brought him to the clinic again. Doc said his lungs are clear but we are wondering why that chesty cough. We will take him to KKH if his condition does not improve in a few days time.

 

My project N is schedule to launch on 10 September 2007. There are few more things to look into and to implement. I pray that everything will go ahead as plan and that Allah give us his blessings and help us make this project a success. Amin!

Karaoke for the deaf.wmv

Must Watch!!! This is so darn funny!!!!! I just could not stop laughing...