Ramadan Dates!

Ramadan is associated with so many marvelous things the first thing that springs to mind is of course fasting and The Holy Qur'an! It truly is a blessed month with so much to gain from! Its a month of the Quran, fasting, its the month of the individual meaning its a time when we dedicate time and effort working on ourselves on our character trying to better ourselves not just for the month but for good!

The other day my husband told me a really beautiful comment made by one of the brothers he works with! He had written a message to the muslims in their company regarding Ramadan and had said something along the lines of this

'let the other people at work know that your fasting not by the fact that your not eating food but by the good change in your behaviours and the improvments in your characters!

Subhana'Allah what a beautiful phrase and its so true Ramadan is not just about not eating its a month of spirituality and purification!

Another thing that Ramadan is associated with is particular types of food! We all in our homes and families probably have particular dishes which are usually only made in Ramadan or become a daily thing in Ramadan!
One thing I associate with Ramadan are dates! Not just any type of dates but dates stuffed with whipped up double cream and topped with a crunchy almond! So I thought Id share it here incase anyone wishes to try it mmmmm they are so tasty!

Ingredients:
Dates (not the type squished up in a packet)
Thick Double Cream or Whipping Cream
Almonds

Method:
Pour the Cream into a bowl and wisk it up. I recommend an electric wisker or you could be there for long time! Keep wisking until the cream thickens up and is no longer runny! (test it by putting some on a spoon and turning the spoon upside down if the cream does NOT fall off then its ready!)
Slit the along the middle (long ways) and remove the seed. Now with a teaspoon carefully take some cream and holding open the date place the cream in the date!
Put an almond on the top and its finished!

Result:

Yummy dates!

Ill post some photos up soon of what they should look like!

Mouse Trap!

Its always a concern for us all as individuals when something is worrying us as individuals when we ourselves are facing problems etc however how many of us spend the same amount of time worrying about others in the same way trying our best to find a solution... I know myself I am guilty of this and was reminded this just a moment ago when reading an interesting story about a little mouse I received in an email!

Its so easy for us all to look at the problems of others and think...'oh thats a shame but it doesnt affect me so its not that big of a deal'! This really is the wrong way to look at things... as brothers and sisters in humanity we have a duty to look out for one another, for our families, friends, neighbours and all of our fellow human beings!

As Muslims also we should know the importance of caring for one another from the saying of the Prophet (saw):

“The Ummah is like one body; if one part of it hurts, the rest of the body is overcome with pain.”

Let us not all become desensitized to the pains and sufferings of not only our fellow Muslims but also of all our fellow human beings!

Like I mentioned earlier I have a nice story of a little mouse to share with you all!

A mouse looked through the crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife open a package. What food might this contain?" The mouse wondered.......he was devastated to discover it was a mousetrap. Retreating to the farmyard, the mouse proclaimed the warning :There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house!"The chicken clucked and scratched, raised her head and said,"Mr.Mouse, I can tell this is a grave concern to you, but it is of no consequence to me. I cannot be bothered by it. "The mouse turned to the pig and told him, "There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house! "The pig sympathized, but said, I am so very sorry, Mr.Mouse, but there is nothing I can do about it but pray. Be assured you are in my prayers. "The mouse turned to the cow and said "There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house! "The cow said, "Wow, Mr. Mouse. I'm sorry for you, but it's no skin off my nose."

So, the mouse returned to the house, head down and dejected, to face the farmer's mousetrap alone. That very night a sound was heard throughout the house -- like the sound of a mousetrap catching its prey. The farmer's wife rushed tosee what was caught. In the darkness, she did not see it was avenomous snake whose tail the trap had caught. The snake bit the farmer's wife. The farmer rushed her to the hospital. After treatmentshe returned home with a fever. Everyone knows you treat a fever with fresh chicken soup, so the farmer took his hatchet to the farm yard for the soup's main ingredient. But his wife's sickness continued, so friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock. To feed them, the farmer butchered the pig. The farmer's wife did not get well and later died. So, many people came for the funeral, the farmer had the cow slaughtered to provide enough meat for all of them. The mouse looked upon it all from his crack in the wall with great sadness.
So, the next time you hear someone is facing a problem and think it doesn't concern you, remember.......when one of us is threatened, we are all at risk. We are all involved in this journey called life. We must keep an eye out for one another and make an extra effort to encourage one another.

REMEMBER.......OUR LIVES ARE WOVEN TOGETHER - EACH OF US IS A VITAL THREAD IN ANOTHERPERSON'S TAPESTRY.

Im Back! Ramadan Kareem!

Salaam and Hello to Everyone!

Wow Ive been away for agesssss but so much has happened since! Firslty a very BIG and Belated RAMADAN KAREEM to everyone!

Ok now since Ive been away lets see what has happened! Well I moved home not just moved but had major DIY to do in the place before we really could put up furniture etc! Alhamdulillah by the Grace and Mercy of Allah we are settled and very happy here in our beautiful new home!
More major and more imprortant than that is the Great News which happened at 1:13pm on Saturday 16th June 2007!
By the Grace and Mercy of Allah the Almighty I gave birth to a beautiful baby boy who we named Yaqub Bilal Alam Masha'Allah! He is very much 100% gorgeous and totally irrestitable masha'Allah! I cant begin to explain what a terrific and moving experience motherhood is! It really is a Mercy that so much love endlessly pours out of you for this child you actually feel your heart flutter when they gaze into your eyes and smile, you can spend endless hours watching them sleep just gazing intently at their small chest moving up and down, waking up over and over and over again at night just to make sure your precious one is ok even though they made no sound of complaint.... Subhana'Allah its amazing and I shall be sharing more of these experiences as time goes on insha'Allah!


Yaqub is now 3 months old masha'Allah I shall post 2 pictures up one of him when he was first born literally when he maybe 10 mins old (see pic above)and the other from just a few days ago! (see bellow)Please keep us in your prayers!